Some have defended the name Sirona, as the name means healing springs and is a Celtic goddess for healing, and put the 'sir' part down to unfortunate choices. One tweet said: "As a South Korean who always felt grossed out by the name Cho Chang for the one East Asian character in that one wizard world, I don't know what I expected going forward in that universe with the new media coming out but it wasn't f***ing Sirona Ryan for their trans character." Rowling's only East Asian character was named Cho Chang - Cho is a Korean surname while Chang is a Chinese surname. This is not the first time the wizarding world has had issues with insensitively naming diverse characters.
While a fan added: "I'm all for the devs adding in a trans character, but why tf did they name her SIRona RYAN." They might as well have called her Misterima David or Boybitsa Jerry." Jaclyn Moore, writer and producer for Queer as Folk, said: "Sirona Ryan is such an insane thing to name the first trans Harry Potter character. Thousands of players and non-players alike were quick to point out the name as it has 'Sir' at the front and the last name is a traditional boys name. On the surface this appears to be some welcome representation for the trans community, but people were quick to point out a major issue with the character's name - Sirona Ryan. The barkeeper for famed pub The Three Broomsticks is revealed to be a trans witch as she casually tells the lead character that some of her old classmates took "a second to realise I was actually a witch not a wizard."
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