JK Rowling has hit back at "ignorant" Emma Watson as their feud over trans issues rumbles on. She said: "When you've known people since they were 10 years old it's hard to shake a certain protectiveness. "For the past few years, I've repeatedly declined invitations from journalists to comment on Emma specifically, most notably on the Witch Trials of JK Rowling. JK also suggested that Emma's privileged upbringing makes her unqualified to speak out on trans issues that impact the general public. The novelist wrote: "Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is.