Earlier this year, Wizards of the Coast's parent company, Hasbro, acquired the toy and board game licensing rights to the Harry Potter films and TV shows. This seemingly opened the door for Wizards of the Coast to create crossover materials between Harry Potter and some of its more popular brands, like Dungeons & Dragons, and Magic: The Gathering. The latter has seen a lot of success from its Universes Beyond crossovers, so it didn't seem completely unreasonable that this could be a possibility. After recently speculating about a Harry Potter Magic set, WotC offered an official update to Screen Rant.
In their official statement, Wizards of the Coast shared that, "The Magic Multiverse has its own school of Magic at Strixhaven with plenty of secrets still to explore. Our Universes Beyond roadmap currently doesn’t have us visiting any others." While not naming Harry Potter specifically, it is very clear that the allusion to other magic schools includes Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry. Although this might be a disappointment for some Harry Potter fans, I think this is ultimately the right decision for Magic: The Gathering for a few reasons.
As I mentioned in my previous coverage, the world of Harry...
