And yes, I know it's fictional and that's silly, but that's how I felt. ;p
I can completely relate! They may be fictional, but we've spent a lot of time thinking about them and understanding them and wishing them well.
There's a difference, though, in that ALMT was finished and posted before all this new information came out, so it counts as completely canon-compliant at the time if was written. Sadly, seven(!) years from when I started it, Kaleidoscope is still a WIP. If it were already finished, I think I would have left it entirely alone and simply labeled it as canon-compliant as of the publication of DH.
I can understand JKR has a world and she wants to share what she couldn't share in the books.
I can even say that if it is for characters that I have no particular (fanfic) stake in, say the Weasley family for example, I would be delighted to read more backstory.
But it does to a certain extent ruin the fun of speculating...
And there's the rub, because speculating really is so much fun.
as far as I can gather, the site takes much time and computer speed and I lack both!
I lack both, as well! So I may not really return to Pottermore, despite having created an account. I did recently learn about this site (http://pottermorespoilers.tumblr.com/), though, which might be useful or fun. As long as JKR keeps away from the characters we'd rather keep speculating about. ;)
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Date: 2013-08-04 09:05 pm (UTC)I can completely relate! They may be fictional, but we've spent a lot of time thinking about them and understanding them and wishing them well.
There's a difference, though, in that ALMT was finished and posted before all this new information came out, so it counts as completely canon-compliant at the time if was written. Sadly, seven(!) years from when I started it, Kaleidoscope is still a WIP. If it were already finished, I think I would have left it entirely alone and simply labeled it as canon-compliant as of the publication of DH.
I can understand JKR has a world and she wants to share what she couldn't share in the books.
I can even say that if it is for characters that I have no particular (fanfic) stake in, say the Weasley family for example, I would be delighted to read more backstory.
But it does to a certain extent ruin the fun of speculating...
And there's the rub, because speculating really is so much fun.
as far as I can gather, the site takes much time and computer speed and I lack both!
I lack both, as well! So I may not really return to Pottermore, despite having created an account. I did recently learn about this site (http://pottermorespoilers.tumblr.com/), though, which might be useful or fun. As long as JKR keeps away from the characters we'd rather keep speculating about. ;)