**Hogwarts' Common Sense Has Evaporated: Local Dad Asks Why We're Recasting the Golden Trio When They Were Perfectly Fine**

Hogwarts’ Common Sense Has Evaporated: Local Dad Asks Why We’re Recasting the Golden Trio When They Were Perfectly Fine

Yorkshire Evening Post - Olivia Chen

LEEDS — As HBO prepares to reboot the Harry Potter series with a brand new cast, one furious local resident is speaking out for the silent majority who have finally had enough.

“I cannot be the only one with a shred of common sense left,” raged Gary Thornfield, 47, a father of two and self-proclaimed “casual fan” of the books. “We’ve got potholes that could swallow a Hippogriff, the bin collection is a mess, and the cost of living is through the roof. But no, the big brains in Hollywood think the most pressing issue is finding a new kid to say ‘Yer a wizard, Harry’.”

Thornfield, who says he hasn’t read a book since 1998 but “knows what works,” took to a local community Facebook page to vent his frustration. The post, captioned “Tell me I’m wrong,” has since been shared over 45,000 times.

“It’s the sheer arrogance,” he continues in the video attached. “Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Potter. That’s like recasting the Queen. Or renaming the M62. You don’t fix what isn’t broken! Now they want some kid with a TikTok account to play Ron Weasley? It’s madness. Just leave it alone and give us a decent cup of tea at the cinema instead.”

Local residents were quick to agree in the comments.

Karen M.: “FINALLY. Someone with common sense. They ruined it the minute they cast a black actress to play Hermione in Cursed Child. Now this? Stick to the source material and leave our childhoods alone.”

Dave A.: “It’s woke nonsense. Why do they have