There is no doubt that Harry Potter is one of the greatest book series and movies of all time, but the truth is that Hogwarts is very white. It’s doubtful that Warner Brothers will be going back and recreating the Harry Potter movies with more diversity, so Twitter took the task of making Hogwarts black into their own hands.
The hashtag #BlackHogwarts has been trending on Twitter and the tweets are hilarious. The #BlackHogwarts tweets perfectly use other popular GIFs and memes to help describe how black Hogwarts would actually be.
Me ignoring the ghosts in Hogwarts #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/hSeqDpAmOJ
— SourPumPum (@SourPumPum) January 12, 2018
When Ron finds out Scabbers is actually Peter Pettigrew #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/aZWtsMFzgf
— Matt Day (@matt_day_18) January 12, 2018
Before quidditch matches like #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/ZfLv4XBYOz
— Baetranada (@Bakhe_9) January 12, 2018
When muggles try and talk to Slytherins #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/j8JE3OEV4D
— Shayde Sinclair (@shayde_sinclair) January 12, 2018
Invisibility Timbs instead of the Cloak. #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/olkhHMa59N
— TJ Sanders (@TubaTeej) January 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/milteaux/status/951633098218749952
Right before the quidditch match begins. #blackhogwarts pic.twitter.com/Y5PsOeOWTH
— Brian Wasson (@Learnaftreading) January 12, 2018
"We asked Gryffindor Jimmy Jacobs if he was worried about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's impending return. Here's what he had to say" #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/Og71k5V1p6
— Jeff (@JeffJSays) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/iBeezTamii/status/951819051021553665
https://twitter.com/Tinytay19/status/951465203811667968
When you’re walking up the grand staircase and it starts randomly moving #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/BJiVEzy4uj
— Not Telicha. (@telichawhitney) January 12, 2018
But the tweets weren’t just about making Hogwarts black it was about turning the entire Harry Potter black. Twitter users reimagined scenes from the movies and they were spot on.
https://twitter.com/scuba718/status/951712575389126656
The Gryffindor House after Harry caught the golden snitch in his mouth #blackhogwarts pic.twitter.com/acSJ3WoJdP
— 🌹 (@shantal_desi) January 12, 2018
Molly Weasley when Bellatrix Lestrange tried to kill Ginny in deathly hallows #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/5uNVsdOenc
— Jade McKinney (@jaded_energy) January 12, 2018
Harry: “we have to go to the Forbidden Forest”#BlackHogwarts: pic.twitter.com/LWNWvWlwbX
— Demetria Chavon (@DemetriaLesterC) January 12, 2018
Percy Weasley with his Prefects badge be like #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/9iJ1YKv8S5
— M&M (@phantomsrose707) January 12, 2018
"I SAID, whoever put Harry's name in the goblet, your mom's a hoe!"#BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/Qq9Ch8eEE2
— Ana Phylaxis (@KiefChambers) January 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/endurancejunkie/status/951639929188216832
https://twitter.com/jackie_cecilia/status/951643767211200512
Daily Prophet: IS IT TRUE LORD VOLDEMORT HAS RETURNED?
Minister of Magic:
#BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/AfARoB1AsY
— tee ♡ (@taqqiii) January 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/FefeWalters/status/951684365519605760
https://twitter.com/Sfinesse_/status/951633985272152072
With #BlackHogarts trending it was only a matter of time before someone recasted the entire main cast as people of color. The casting suggestions were totally on point, I would pay big bucks to see this Harry Potter.
Y’all already know what’s up #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/mObdgvDa0Z
— mahlia🐨 (@MahliaBrown) January 12, 2018
Professor Sprout #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/rYij2CNHaX
— danielle (@dflash76) January 12, 2018
JK Rowling, the woman behind Harry Potter, gave these hilarious #BlackHogarts tweets her stamp of approval.
Seeing them and loving them. #BlackHogwarts https://t.co/UZTVwmh7Uy
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2018
These tweets are really amazing, but it would be better if diversity in blockbuster movies existed so we don’t have to reimagine these movies with POC as main characters. Seriously just make movies with black people in them.
