It cannot be an easy time to be a woke Harry Potter superfan. On the one hand, there's always some new addition to the franchise being released — another video game, another tie-in, another adaptation of some kind — so you're never without new, stimulating media.
On the other hand series creator J.K. Rowling has expressed the essentially unforgivable opinion that men shouldn't be allowed in women's locker rooms, which is anathema to modern woke ideology.
So obviously it's a bit of a struggle. But apparently enough far-left Potter fans are willing to set aside their grievances to scoop up nearly $1 billion's worth of the latest entry in the series:
Harry Potter-themed game 'Hogwarts Legacy' has become one of the fastest selling video games of all time, despite many claiming they would boycott the release because of J.K. Rowling's trans views.
The hit video game racked up a total of $850 million in revenue with 12 million sales, according to figures released by creator Warner Bros. Games. This makes 'Hogwarts Legacy' one of the fastest selling games of all time and the most lucrative launch ever for the Warner Bros. Discovery media empire.
Give them credit, the wokies tried real hard:
Many trans rights activists called for a boycott of the game as Rowling would likely receive royalties as the creator of the magical universe.
I guess it wasn't enough! Turns out when the new Harry Potter games come out the diehard LGBT activists are like:
Meanwhile J.K. Rowling is out in her garage like:
