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I've only mentioned my past because, like every other human being on this planet, I have a complex backstory, which shapes my fears, my interests and my opinions. I never forget that inner complexity when I'm creating a fictional character and I certainly never forget it when it comes to trans people.

— J. K. Rowling Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues (2020)

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Dumbledore knows pretty much everything anyway, but that Hermione has read it somewhere.

There's the silver lining I've been looking for.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.

The wizards represent all that the true "muggle" most fears: They are plainly outcasts and comfortable with being so. Nothing is more unnerving to the truly conventional than the unashamed misfit!

They see it for what it is [...] It is a fantasy world and they understand that completely.

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