J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, has lashed out at the Vancouver Park Board this week over its apology for a Potter-themed event in the city’s Stanley Park.

At issue is Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience, a wizarding-themed walkthrough running from Nov. 7 through Dec. 7 in the large seaside park in the city’s west end.

Last month, just before tickets went on sale, there were calls for the event to be cancelled over Rowling’s controversial comments about transgender activists in recent years.

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This week, the Park Board voted unanimously to apologize to the city’s transgender, gender-diverse and Two-Spirit (TGD2S) people and their community for the harm caused by hosting the event.

While it stopped short

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