J.K. Rowling Reveals Cut 'Harry Potter' Scene—'Too Graphic'

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has joked she was forced to remove a scene from one of the books in the series because it was "too graphic."

The popular books established the writer as a household name and resulted in her being one of the wealthiest people in the United Kingdom. However, she has gained notoriety in more recent years for expressing her contentious opinions on transgender people, which some LGBTQ+ activists have labeled as "transphobic," a claim Rowling has always refuted.

Now she has responded to a comment from someone who referred to her as "Voldemort," who is the main villain in the Harry Potter stories.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Rowling shared a screenshot of a comment that read: "It all makes sense if you realize she's Voldemort not Harry Potter."

The author added: "My editor actually made me cut a scene in which Voldemort misgendered a pixie. Too graphic."

At the time of writing it had been viewed 965,300 times.

In the post, Rowling appears to be making light of the topic of transgender issues and gender identity.

Newsweek emailed Bloomsbury, which published the Harry Potter books, for comment Tuesday, and a spokesperson for Rowling declined to comment.

This post comes amid Rowling's ongoing controversy regarding her views on transgender issues, a stance that has significantly polarized her audience and former Harry Potter cast members. She also previously made headlines for deliberately labeling someone by the incorrect gender.

Rowling continued her controversial thoughts in the post's comment section.

"I must have missed that rule in creative writing 101...no misgendering fictional characters," one person commented, to which she replied: "You can do it in adult fiction, as long as you've established that the person doing it is Literally Hitler™️. Too violent for kids, though. Murder, yes, obviously. Torture, fine. Misgendering, absolutely not."

"Ahhhhh that's how he creates a Horcrux, then!" someone else wrote. A Horcrux is an object used by a Dark wizard or witch to achieve immortality.

"Trust me, that's far, far worse than a misgendered pixie, appalling though the latter is," Rowling responded.

"To be fair, those pixie genitalia are awfully tiny," someone else wrote, to which Rowling said: "Genitals ≠ gender, as we all know. Anyway, Voldemort knew the pixie was trans because the pixie was wearing a pronoun badge so large it was impeding its ability to fly. Therefore it was deliberate misgendering, which is of course tantamount to genocide."

Rowling isn't shy when it comes to sharing her thoughts on social media. She recently voiced her opinions against actors Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson via a series of posts.

On April 10, the novelist shared an independent review to X, which she described as "the most robust review of the medical evidence for transitioning children that's ever been conducted." The original source has limited the audience of who can see their post.

An X user responded to her post suggesting that Radcliffe and Watson would publicly apologize to Rowling, expecting her forgiveness: "Just waiting for Dan and Emma to give you a very public apology... safe in the knowledge that you will forgive them... "

The author quickly dismissed this notion, stating: "Not safe, I'm afraid," and criticized celebrities who support transgender minors, arguing that they should instead "save their apologies for traumatized detransitioners and vulnerable women reliant on single sex spaces."

Radcliffe and Watson haven't directly addressed the issue of medical transitioning for children, but they have openly supported transgender rights in the past.

In a statement shared to X in June 2020, Watson affirmed her support: "Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren't who they say they are. I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are."

In the same month, Radcliffe penned a short essay for the Trevor Project, highlighting his support for transgender women and clarifying that his stance isn't about personal conflict with Rowling. "I realize that certain press outlets will probably want to paint this as in-fighting between J.K. Rowling and myself, but that is really not what this is about, nor is it what's important right now," he wrote.