(I'll save my dismay for the inevitable mod that turns Hogwarts into a whites-only school.) In that context, it could be taken as unpleasantly ironic that there's a day-one paleness mod, but the great majority of the comments I've seen express only a desire to see their own likeness in the game, or to create a Draco Malfoy-like character. Like some other popular fantasy works, the Harry Potter series has been extensively criticized for excluding or stereotyping people of color (when it's not Opposite Day, that is), and that was clearly on the minds of Hogwarts Legacy's developers. But Hogwarts Legacy should not receive a free pass by those desperate to find some way to justify their purchase despite Rowling’s bigotry.The NPCs populating Hogwarts Legacy are a much more diverse group than the teaching staff and student body from the original movies, at least as far as skin tones go.
I’m happy for the queer and POC folks who have seen this character creator and realised the potential to piece together a representation of who they are. Yet we cheer for it regardless, which was the intention all along. It is performative activism, a move that appears to take a step forward in the medium yet beneath the surface makes no real effort to achieve anything. Hair types, skin tones, facial options, and the smallest of details have been hailed as inclusive and a bold step forward, a bafflingly obtuse declaration given how Harry Potter and transphobia are now forever intertwined.
Putting that aside, appearance and how exactly that might be viewed from a gendered view is all up to the player. On a technical level it is incredibly impressive, and your gender is only ever indicated by whether you decide to enrol as either a Witch or a Wizard. Journalists and influencers started many of their previews with ample love for Hogwarts Legacy and its character creator.
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