New Delhi, May 28 -- JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter book series, approved the new Harry Potter cast for the HBO television series and said the young trio who'll now play Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley are "wonderful".

HBO officially announced that Dominic McLaughlin will play the iconic role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will play the clever and brave Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout will play Ron Weasley, Harry's loyal best friend.

Responding to a Potterhead, a Harry Potter fan, Rowling said, "All three are wonderful. I couldn't be happier."

Notably, things went south between Rowling and the original Harry Potter stars - Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, after the author's transphobi...