J.K. Rowling Defends The Casting Of Black Hermione

Social media has been buzzing with the news of a black actress playing the role of Hermione in the upcoming play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'. Noma Dumezweni, a British theatre and television star, has been roped in to play the role of our beloved Hermoine. 

While there has been a mixed response to the news, JK Rowling has expressed her love for the character and that it is not related to her skin colour. The author tweeted:

Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will play the roles of Harry, Hermoine, and Ron. 

And the characters are open to interpretation and revision, suggested a tweet by Matthew Lewis.