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Sailor Lum (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sailorlum) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} fandom_wank, |
Ah, I knew this would explode into a wanky ship war, when I saw the article. Potter fandom, you do not disappoint.
If the Harmonians were reasonable, they would realize that all this gives the H/Hr shippers is greater plausibility to take it AU and make H/Hr happen. Which is great for H/Hr fic writers and for the H/Hr ship (gives it some more weight, even though it was never canon), IMO. 'Cause JKR would have needed to rewrite some stuff with regard to Harry and Hermione in canon, to make them work in canon (make them not stick with the brother/sister feeling, have Hermione give up on Ron, have Harry not fall for Ginny, etc.) (And even if Ron wasn't right for Hermione, that doesn't mean the Ron the Death Eater trope has got it right, yeesh!)
And if the hardcore R/Hr peeps were reasonable, they'd realize they still have canon, and the fact that it's not impossible for it to work out, because it did, in spite of the odds. Sounds like JKR sees R/Hr being happy and healthy in canon, despite the implausibility of that actually happening were it real life, that she now sees, for whatever reasons. Granted, I can understand the disappointment (and not looking forward to how the Harmonians are going to run with hit), but it's not the end of the world.
And I don't think that JKR necessarily regrets writing R/Hr for her wish fulfillment, although she is definitely sorry if her admitting it now causes people heartbreak, IMO. Maybe she regrets writing it that way, or maybe she's just seeing how she did write it that way as wish fulfillment, after she's had some time and distance, and feels it best to just admit that now that she's realized it, but is sorry if that upsets the fans. I'll reserve my judgment on that for when I see the full interview, although I could see how JKR could regret it if she thinks it encourages people to believe it will likely work out to stay with someone who needs to change significantly before you can be truly happy and healthy with them.
But of course, the Harmonians and hardcore R/Hr shippers are not going to be reasonable, because this is Potter fandom, and there will be wank.
If the Harmonians were reasonable, they would realize that all this gives the H/Hr shippers is greater plausibility to take it AU and make H/Hr happen. Which is great for H/Hr fic writers and for the H/Hr ship (gives it some more weight, even though it was never canon), IMO. 'Cause JKR would have needed to rewrite some stuff with regard to Harry and Hermione in canon, to make them work in canon (make them not stick with the brother/sister feeling, have Hermione give up on Ron, have Harry not fall for Ginny, etc.) (And even if Ron wasn't right for Hermione, that doesn't mean the Ron the Death Eater trope has got it right, yeesh!)
And if the hardcore R/Hr peeps were reasonable, they'd realize they still have canon, and the fact that it's not impossible for it to work out, because it did, in spite of the odds. Sounds like JKR sees R/Hr being happy and healthy in canon, despite the implausibility of that actually happening were it real life, that she now sees, for whatever reasons. Granted, I can understand the disappointment (and not looking forward to how the Harmonians are going to run with hit), but it's not the end of the world.
And I don't think that JKR necessarily regrets writing R/Hr for her wish fulfillment, although she is definitely sorry if her admitting it now causes people heartbreak, IMO. Maybe she regrets writing it that way, or maybe she's just seeing how she did write it that way as wish fulfillment, after she's had some time and distance, and feels it best to just admit that now that she's realized it, but is sorry if that upsets the fans. I'll reserve my judgment on that for when I see the full interview, although I could see how JKR could regret it if she thinks it encourages people to believe it will likely work out to stay with someone who needs to change significantly before you can be truly happy and healthy with them.
But of course, the Harmonians and hardcore R/Hr shippers are not going to be reasonable, because this is Potter fandom, and there will be wank.
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