Evanna Lynch (Luna in ‘Harry Potter’) on JK Rowling: ‘I have compassion for both sides of the argument’

There are many ‘Harry Potter’ cast members who have spoken out against JK Rowling’s words about the trans community and especially transgender women. Daniel Radcliffe wrote a long letter with the message “trans women are women” and Emma Watson has completely distanced herself from the author. However, Evanna Lynch, who she played Luna Lovegood in the sagawas one of the more ambiguous about it.

When the author began sharing her thoughts on social media in 2020, Lynch said she was “irresponsible to discuss such a sensitive issue” AND? would like JK Rowling to refrain from doing thatbut he kept saying it “That said, as a friend and fan of Jo’s, I fail to understand how generous and thoughtful she is.”. These last words, which seemed to justify her author, caused a flood of negative comments to fall on her, which led her to delete her Twitter account. “I was very naive when they dragged me into that conversation”now he says in an interview for The Telegraph.

“I didn’t even know there were two sides. I saw it as good or bad”says the actress, who continues without joining anyone publicly. “I agree with both sides of the argument. I know what it’s like to be a teenager who hates her body so much she wants to get out of my skin, so I have a lot of compassion for trans people and don’t want to add to their suffering.”.

Above all, he also defends the writer: “I feel her character has always been about standing up for the most vulnerable members of society. The problem is that there is disagreement between those who are most vulnerable”concludes. “I wish people would give her more peace and listen to her”he says, because he considers it “it’s important that JK Rowling has amplified the voices of people who are reversing the transition process”an argument that suggests it is difficult and uncomfortable to talk about. “I used to have the urge to say ‘Let’s stop talking about this!’ but I think now I’m a little bolder in engaging in awkward conversations”.

Rowling was a support to her

Evanna Lynch’s affection for JK Rowling goes back before cinema. The one who would later play the curious Luna she was eleven when she wrote a letter to the writer, talking about her suffering living with anorexia. Rowling not only wrote back to him, but they corresponded for years and sent him “amazing and wise letters” while he was in recovery while filming the movies.