Overview

• Rowling posted a lengthy message on X labeling Watson “ignorant” and framing the actress’s views as shaped by wealth and limited life experience.
• She wrote that Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have every right to their beliefs but accused them of assuming a special right to publicly critique her as de facto spokespeople for Harry Potter.
• Rowling cited Watson’s 2022 BAFTA moment as a turning point and claimed Watson sent a brief handwritten note during a period when Rowling says threats against her were at their peak.
• Watson told the Jay Shetty podcast on Sept. 24 that she still “treasures” Rowling and would welcome a conversation despite their policy disagreements.
• A day after her broadside, Rowling said she retains “deep affection” for “some” former Potter actors, and reporting notes HBO is filming a new series adaptation of the books.