Fanfic and differences of opinion

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 38995

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hp_lexicon" <hp_lexicon at y...> wrote:
> Amanda and Heidi are quite right. My point of view is that fanfic 
is 
> wonderful and exciting and well worth the time and effort it takes 
> to write and to read. I, however, do not read fanfic. That is 
> entirely for personal reasons, mostly having to do with the fact 
> that when I write something for the Lexicon I do not want non-canon 
> information creeping in. Simple as that.

I can understand that - I myself read it occasionally, and get 
another reader's view of how things *could* be, if someone would have 
chosen differently. I have my own imaginings about i.e. Harry living 
with Sirius instead of Dursleys (from the night, or from another 
point in Harry's life) that are in some ways different to those I 
read in fanfics of others-- but I still enjoy them. After the Series 
is finished, yes-- I think it *will* be even more enjoyable.

> But I do have something more to say. I have spent a horrible eight 
> months fighting against a small group of people who think they are 
> entitled to force others to believe the way they do. I lost. It 
> wasn't because I don't know how to argue a point or that I didn't 
do 
> my research. And it wasn't because I was wrong and they were right. 
> It's simply because they have the power in this situation and when 
> all was said and done, they pulled rank. Now I'm wondering if they 
> might be able to knock me down personally--that's still up in the 
> air. Since they have officially declared Harry Potter to be Evil, 
my 
> website suddenly becomes an endorsement of Evil. They have the 
> power. You do the math.

Yeah-- That's the sort of reason why I figure that obedience is no 
virtue. After seeing the movie version of Dead Poet's Society in TV - 
well, let's just say it made me think about matters. So that's for 
RL. In Potterverse-- well, Imperius is Unforgivable, and the most 
*evil* person calls obedience a virtue and uses *torture* to "teach" 
it... right after we've seen Wormtail kill Cedric for no reason but 
an order. Or Krum torturing Cedrid under Imperius? It's just house-
elves and the nasty/evil/erratic people who consider obedience as a 
virtue...

I saw Human Rights as themes in Potter-books before I heard that 
Rowling considers Jessica Mitford, a human rights activist, as her 
heroine. As an addition, I'd never heard of Jessica Mitford before 
*that*, but Human Rights is something Harry Potter strongly supports.
I was in a baby-name website that gives meanings for names - Harry 
means army-power. Suits well for our army-power for Human Rights. As 
Shakespeare put it: "Is it more noble to suffer of the arrows of cuel 
destiny or to raise arms against the sea of sorrows?"... Well, 
Harry's definately raising arms.

What kind of people think that defending Human Rights is Evil?

Hope that helps,

-- Finwitch