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J.K. Rowling's attempt at Indian representation was so bad that I related more to the white female lead in 'Harry Potter'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I related much more to Hermione than to the characters who looked more like me.Warner Bros; Marianne Ayala/Insider As an Indian ...
The Financial Express

HBO casts an Italian actor as Parvati Patil, an Indian character, in Harry Potter series; Fans are outraged

HBO’s latest casting announcement for its upcoming Harry Potter series has stirred controversy, particularly among South Asian fans, after they cast Italian actor Alessia Leoni to portray Parvati ...
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Italian Actor To Play Parvati Patel In ‘Harry Potter’ Cos Desi Representation Can Wait, Right?

With over four years of experience in fashion and lifestyle journalism, Tanya is a Political Science graduate from Lady Shri Ram College. She also studied journalism at Xavier Institute of ...
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“Harry Potter” Series Finds Its Mrs. Weasley, Lucius and Draco Malfoy as Well as Petunia and Vernon Dursley: Meet the Stars!

Among the roles the streamer announced had been filled on June 9 are Molly Weasley, Draco and Lucius Malfoy and the titular character's evil stepparents Petunia and Vernon Dursley Minister of Magic ...
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'Harry Potter' had a chance to represent Indian kids like me, but all we got were Parvati and Padma Patil's atrocious Yule Ball outfits

When I was a young "Harry Potter" fan in India, the Patils meant so much to me. Their hideous on-screen Yule Ball outfits, however, were a wasted opportunity for representation. The Patils were robbed ...