Saturday Night Live ‘s Weekend Update introduced newcomer Kam Patterson and delved into the recent headlines over the summer break, but it was MVP Bowen Yang ‘s return on the segment as Dobby the House Elf that stole the show.

The impression, complete with prosthetics and a drab tunic dress, came up after co-anchor Michael Che noted that J.K. Rowling slammed Emma Watson as “ignorant” after she refused to defend the Harry Potter author’s anti-trans views.

“Scared? Why would Dobby be scared, sir? Dobby’s just about to publicly weigh in on trans people, that’s all,” Yang began. “Master sent Dobby to go on the telly and define, once and for all, what a woman is, sir!”

Che took umbrage with the term “master,” to laughs from the crowd, and moved to clarify if Rowling was Dobby’s

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