J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series (in case you just joined Earth), held an impromptu question-and-answer session with her fans on Twitter on Tuesday.
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To everyone asking whether their religion/belief/non-belief system is represented at Hogwarts: the only people I never imagined there 1/2
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
are Wiccans.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
.@GredxForgex Me too! But it's a different concept of magic to the one laid out in the books, so I don't really see how they can co-exist.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 17, 2014
But what about the Jews? Fans wanted to know if Rowling thought there were any Jewish students at Hogwarts, and her answer, I’m sure, touched many a Jewish heart when she confirmed that one of the original 40 students she created was Jewish.
.@benjaminroffman Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
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.@claraoswiin But of course. pic.twitter.com/Galu47MT4X
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
Bravo, J.K. Bravo.
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