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#BlackHogwarts has made for a rather humourous Friday. Picture: AFP/File / Warren Allott
The hashtag, #BlackHogwarts, brings a bit of colour into the world created by J.K. Rowling.
In a nutshell, the trend is combining Black Twitter – a cultural identity focusing on issues of interest in the black community – with the famous Harry Potter series.
The trend is imagining what African American superstars would be like if they were teachers and students at Hogwarts, and has even gone so far as to nominate former US president Barack Obama as Hogwarts principal Albus Dumbledore, and current US President Donald Trump as Voldemort.
When you get re-elected as Minister of Magic for a third term… #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/DVrxCceyZn
— Dove 💕 (@adovestale) January 12, 2018
he whose name must not be spoken #blackhogwarts pic.twitter.com/neHhITeXaP
— ismael (@ishhkaz) January 12, 2018
South Africans even weighed in on the conversation, saying that Afrikaans would probably be parseltongue.
Afrikaans will probablybe parseltongue #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/dSkcXCMKxp
— ♠️ (@Argumento__) January 12, 2018
Have a look at some of the funniest #BlackHogwarts tweets:
When ya baby name come up in the Goblet of Fire #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/qm0mRirKKs
— Descend (@Descend34) January 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/Water_bender19/status/951689798556758016
The Yule ball #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/qA1xTN0kGQ
— Klondike 💫 (@KlondikeThemer) January 12, 2018
When Harry visited Gringotts bank and saw how much money his parents left him #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/Q1QCHjimYe
— Alice ✨ (@Au_Golden_) January 12, 2018
"You're a Wizard Mayne"#BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/Mlswgb76CB
— FaxMachineOfFacts (@USSsquareup) January 12, 2018
I'm tryna learn this transfiguration spell #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/7cZtnvUIup
— kid lantern (@ekansthepokemon) January 12, 2018
Shaq mastered Transfiguration #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/Dju1WXmVcY
— Cambodian Crisp E (@Southern_Libra) January 12, 2018
Somebody tweeted Cripindor…I cannot stand any of y'all #BlackHogwarts pic.twitter.com/eyFNihOWq4
— Cozy and Thique (@KingNak1a) January 12, 2018
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