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My Beloved Part of Harry Potter Canon
Jan. 17th, 2020 02:10 pmChallenge #9
In your own space, promote at least one canon that you adore (old, new, forever fandom).
My forever fandom is Harry Potter, and you might think it’s too old and big to need any promotion at all. But since the author of the canon has probably made some fans doubt it deserves their love, I want to urge them to stay or return. As far as I understand, a noble purpose of fandom is subversion, and it’s ever more important that we continue to make our inclusive, cheerfully queer fanworks.
I know there are brilliant people around whose interpretations, extrapolations, and AUs lead to satisfying and important stories set in the HP world as Rowling has shown and also explained it to us. However, having noticed that I’m not the only one who was disappointed with some developments in the themes and characterisations in HBP and DH, I’d like to promote particularly the part of canon which I’ve always followed (partly because I started writing fanfic in September 2003 and have enjoyed not contradicting my own work).
If you rely only on Rowling’s first five novels, and not on anything she’s said in interviews or otherwise outside of the story, this chosen canon offers fascinating possibilities for the characters and their magical world. I’d love to see more fanworks based on these possibilities.
In your own space, promote at least one canon that you adore (old, new, forever fandom).
My forever fandom is Harry Potter, and you might think it’s too old and big to need any promotion at all. But since the author of the canon has probably made some fans doubt it deserves their love, I want to urge them to stay or return. As far as I understand, a noble purpose of fandom is subversion, and it’s ever more important that we continue to make our inclusive, cheerfully queer fanworks.
I know there are brilliant people around whose interpretations, extrapolations, and AUs lead to satisfying and important stories set in the HP world as Rowling has shown and also explained it to us. However, having noticed that I’m not the only one who was disappointed with some developments in the themes and characterisations in HBP and DH, I’d like to promote particularly the part of canon which I’ve always followed (partly because I started writing fanfic in September 2003 and have enjoyed not contradicting my own work).
If you rely only on Rowling’s first five novels, and not on anything she’s said in interviews or otherwise outside of the story, this chosen canon offers fascinating possibilities for the characters and their magical world. I’d love to see more fanworks based on these possibilities.
