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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Actor playing Harry Potter in new HBO remake.

Entertainment

“Generic slop”: HBO Harry Potter series trailer debuts to strong, mixed opinions

Rebecca Leib

Draco Malfoy on Lunar New Year posters and billboards in China

Culture

Draco Malfoy is the surprising new mascot for China’s Lunar New Year—and Tom Felton can’t get enough

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

“I’m flying to the cottage”: SNL’s “Heated Wizardry” parody split the fandom between laughs and backlash

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Coffee Mate Harry Potter–inspired products, including Butterbeer-flavored creamer, zero-sugar creamer, and Butterbeer-flavored cold foam.

Coffee Mate is rolling out Harry Potter Butterbeer coffee creamers. Here’s where to grab them

Keira Knightley being interviewed by Decider. Text overlay reads "I think I was far too charitable when I originally just read the quote because I didn't expect her to say it LIKE THAT???"

“Very disgusting”: Keira Knightley faces furious backlash over her “miserable response” to Harry Potter controversy

A “Harry Potter” extra shares emotional reaction to seeing her deleted scene for the first time in 20 years: “My heart is racing”

Left: Emma Watson speaking into a microphone on Jay Shetty's podcast. Right: K Rowling arriving for the World Premiere of 'Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows pt2', Trafalgar Square, London. Tweet overlay reads, "Emma Watson is the most nothing burger activist."

“It’s privelege”: Emma Watson’s saying she hopes to “keep loving” J.K. Rowling despite “deep divide” prompts outrage

“What is the point of this show”: First photo of Nick Frost in full Hagrid mode fails to impress Harry Potter fans

paapa essiedu snape casting jason isaacs responds

Jason Isaacs defends Paapa Essiedu’s casting as Snape against racist online backlash: “One of the best actors I’ve ever seen in my life”

A photo of the new actors cast to play the 3 leads I the upcoming Harry Potter TV show. A tweet over reads: black incel snape is going to bully a little white boy over his failed swirler fantasies and malfoy about to call a brown girl a filthy mudblood. this gonna be worse than a tyler perry production.

“Protect them from the fandom”: HBO reveals new Harry Potter trio. Fans already have strong opinions

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

Upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ series sparks backlash from all sides

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Memes

Haggord, the PS1 Hagrid meme, explained

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

TOS - 'I think I'm in love with Sebastian'

‘I think I’m in love with Sebastian,’ also known as the soundtrack to bad decisions that comes from Harry Potter, explained

Mike Hadge

Food Network announces Harry Potter-themed baking show hosted by the Weasley twins

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Margot Robbie as Barbie in Barbie (l) Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (r)

Harry Potter