JKR's dismay at favourite fansite Slytherins

[kyntor70]

No: HPFGUIDX 100040

Pippin stated:

"Fan fiction and fanon often treat Slytherin House
as not only redeemable but already redeemed or simply
misunderstood. Racism gets downgraded (upgraded?) to
pardonable ethnic pride, and Dark Arts fanatics are merely
people who look good in black.


Kyntor replies:

I agree.  I think the authors of fan fiction sometimes have problems 
understanding the concept of canon.  Canon is not only plot, but it 
is character development as well.  JKR has now spend five books 
developing some of her characters.  Take Draco for instance, in her 
books, JKR has really not shown any redeeming qualities in this 
character, but fan fiction authors delights in romanticizing him.