'Wrong' Fanon

[Dominique Medal]

stickbook wrote:
> Sorry if this has been brought up before, but is there any current
> speculation on what's going to happen to some of the fanfics that
> operate on any particular theory if such a theory is "proven wrong"
> by future canon?  Like if one SHIP is obviously not something JKR
> had in mind, do the sunken SHIPs that just get delegated an AU label
> or what?  I mean, there are entire websites dedicated to taking
> sides on issues like this.  Some of them quite popular.
>
> I look forward to seeing, after the OotP release, if fanon is simply
> reorganised or if it's turned completely upside down. *grins
> maniacally*
I doubt ships which canon disproves will be labelled AU. There's always 
post-Hogwarts fics, and sheer disregard of canon (which, granted, I 
haven't seen much of, but still).
Entire theories, however, will more likely be relegated to the scrap 
heap.

David wrote:
> stickbook wrote:
>> -stickbook
>> ...who is just using an easy example, *not* starting a senseless
>> SHIP debate
> Senseless?  How can a SHIP debate be senseless?
Erm, when it's been done before? When it degenerates into a flame war? 
I don't really know, as I personally consider all ship debates 
senseless.

Emilie (who ships everything all at once, thus neatly avoiding the need 
to participate in ship debates)