Following the release of Hogwarts Legacy last week, the much-anticipated video game has immediately rocketed up the Steam charts like a Seeker on his Firebolt. Nevertheless, the game's arrival has likewise been met with a constant stream of backlash and controversy, both due to the game's creator J.K. Rowling's personal anti-trans viewpoints and the disturbing and insensitive themes that are embedded in the Wizarding World's myth.
All in all, the extent to which the Harry Potter franchise is tainted these days should, after Stan Lee's attempts to persuade J.K. Rowling to merge with Marvel never went anywhere. Back in May 2018, the late comic book creator tagged the author on Twitter to joke about her wanting to see Harry Potter's witches and wizards cross paths with Marvel's own magicians.
“Hey [J.K. Rowling] if you ever want me to send Doctor Strange and the X-Men to Hogwarts to teach a few courses, please let me know.”
If a Marvel/Harry Potter crossover were ever discussed, there would be various corporate issues — the latter is owned by Warner Bros. (now Warner Bros. Discovery), which is famously the parent company of Marvel's chief rivals, DC. A look at the replies to Lee's tweet suggests that there would be a lot of people resenting the idea of Stephen Strange and Severus Snape teaching Hermione Granger's class.
We're betting that if someone from Marvel posses this idea on Twitter right now, it'll be quickly dismissed by many enraged by the mere suggestion the House of Ideas should join forces with Harry Potter. So it's probably for the best that Lee's appeal to action was met with radio silence from Rowling, and this potential cross-pollination was Avada Kedavra-d before it could damage either brand.