New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- JK Rowling, the author of the famous 'Harry Potter' series, fired back at Emma Watson, saying that the 'Beauty and the Beast' actor is "ignorant of how ignorant she is."

Rowling and Watson have been at loggerheads over the former's stance on transgender issue.

In a recent post on X, Rowling hit back at Watson, who, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, had declared "she loves and treasures" the British author. This comes years after Watson criticised Rowling over a controversial anti-trans essay she had penned back in 2020.

The dispute between the two began in 2020, when Rowling continued to criticise certain aspects of the trans rights movement.

At the time, Watson had shared on social media, "Trans peop...