TL;DR - Is Hermione Black or White [27/Dec/15]

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Turns out Emma Watson is actually black. Who knew?

As long as the actress nails the role, honestly, who cares?

Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35149864

Britain is a mostly white nation:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rpt-ethnicity.html

Hermione Granger etymology is all European/English
http://www.behindthename.com/name/hermione
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Granger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granger_%28name%29

Rowling Loves Black Hermione:
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/678888094339366914?lang=en

Rowling was heavily involved with the production and cast of the HP films:
https://www.quora.com/How-involved-was-JK-Rowling-in-the-Harry-Potter-movies
https://www.quora.com/What-was-J-K-Rowlings-involvement-in-the-Harry-Potter-movies
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/J._K._Rowling

The curious case of Lavender Brown and White washing:
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Lavender_Brown
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304141/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Kathleen_Cauley
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Jennifer_Smith
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Jessie_Cave
http://stopwhitewashing.tumblr.com/post/15844744957/the-queer-black-bitch-its-hard-out-there-for-a
http://tumblrisweird.tumblr.com/post/33658523870/how-lavender-brown-became-white

Dumbledore is gay?:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7053982.stm

JK Rowlings own original art:
http://holykaw.alltop.com/harry-potter-characters-drawn-by-jk-rowling-i

Colours, metaphors and emotions (very interesting):
http://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/2526528.pdf

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