The Funniest Harry Potter Memes of the Week (April 30, 2025)

John Lithgow recently signed on to play Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter HBO series, but that hasn’t been without controversy. He told the press that he had a friend with a trans child who begged him not to take the role, given JK Rowling’s continued commitment to anti-trans advocacy. He clarified that this wasn’t going to stop him from taking the role, but it does make me wonder if Rowling’s anti-trans stance will get in the way of Warner Bros.’ more Potter content. After all, she is a living author. It’s not like she’s Roald Dahl, who had insidious political views in his day, but has not been alive for the past 35 years to reap financial benefits from film adaptations of his work. In fact, Lithgow is going to be in a play that explores Dahl’s anti-semitism, so maybe he has a thing for deeply bigoted authors.