Meet Sirona Ryan, a barkeep at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade.
The wizarding world ofHarry Potterhas introduced its first transgender character in the midst of on-going controversies around authorJ.K.
Rowling’sstatements about trans people.
Sirona Ryan can be found at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade in ‘Hogwarts Legacy.'.Warner Bros. Games
The player interacts with Sirona while on a mission involving a goblin named Lodgok.
“I’ve known [Lodgok] for years.
“He was cordial enough, but we weren’t friends then.
His mistrust of wizardkind ran deep…
Hadn’t seen him in years when he came in a few months ago.
But, he recognized me instantly.
Which is more than I can say for some of my own classmates.
Took them a second to realize I was actually a witch, not a wizard.”
EW reached out to a rep for Warner Bros. Games for comment.
“I believe wholeheartedly that trans women are women and trans men are men,” he said.
This game has been no different.
We know that’s a diverse audience.
That they have a home here and that it’s a good place to tell their story.”
Other elements toHogwarts Legacyappear to accommodate gamers who wish to create gender non-conforming characters.
Hogwarts Legacywill arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC this Friday.
