1. It wasn't a spontaneous publicity stunt. She had it in her notes for a long time.

2. Who cares if children read the books? There's no strong cussing, explicit sex, gruesome violence, etc. Children are seeing worse things on TV than what's in Harry Potter. Half of them are probably seeing worse in their actual lives.

3. There's a bajillion and three characters in the Harry Potter series with character depths that range from barely mentioned to we know the precise shape and cut of their left baby toenail. Why is it shocking that among so many characters, some might be black, some might be gay, etc.?

4. Who cares?