[HPforGrownups] Re: reasons for fanfic THE CANON

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 16375

> So by all means, enjoy fanfic. I'm really, honestly not against it
> at all for anyone (but me). But understand that, as these posts
have
> so eloquently pointed out, you do lose something special along with
> the things you gain. You forever lose JKR's own version of the
> characters she has created. 


Breaking the rules to say nothing more than I agree with this
excellent essay.

Actually, I fibbed a bit: I will also say that I think Snape is more
than a stereotype, he's a test of Harry's maturity in understanding
that you don't have to be a nice guy to be a good guy.  As I said
before, Harry is still at the stage of his life when his personal
likes get in the way of how he perceives someone (ie, he's still not
100% or even 90% sure of Snape at the end of GoF.)

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