People Are Not Happy With J.K. Rowling's Depiction Of Native Americans

J.K. Rowling's new Pottermore story about the American Wizarding World had a lot of Harry Potter fans excited, but it also upset plenty, too.

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In the first installment of the four-part series, Rowling introduces readers to the earliest wizards and witches in North America: Native Americans skilled in animal and plant magic, who don't need wands to conjure spells. Rowling also describes skin-walkers (which, according to some Native legends, is a person who can transform into an animal at will) as Native American animagi — fictional beings of her own creation. She also includes medicine men in her narrative.

BuzzFeed News has reached out to a representative for Rowling for a comment.