The Journal of Regulus Arcturus Black

Bye

Hello. Tommy here.

For anyone that doesn't know, this account is now unactive. This is because due to recent changes in the UK political climate (especially revolving around trans issues and J. K. Rowling) I've decided to stop writing Harry Potter fanfiction. This also means Harry Potter-adjacent fanfiction, so the Marauders.

I've been boycotting anything Harry Potter related for a couple years now but I engaged in the Marauders fandom to still find something worthwhile in a series that was once dear to my heart. My justification in this was that the Marauders were very much a separate community to Harry Potter - a queer utopia of media that specifically stuck it out to Joanne by creating trans-inclusive characters and fighting against her hateful rhetoric.

Unfortunately, I can't read Marauder's fanfiction, view artwork, engage in any form of media without a soft voice in the back of my head reminding me of the source.

Joanne Rowling does not care for trans lives and this includes my own. To her, I am nothing. I'm disgusted by her contributions to harm trans lives and erase our community. I am also upset because Harry Potter was such a huge part of my childhood/teenage-hood/adulthood. My first piece of complete writing came from my Harry Potter fanfiction and it saddens me deeply to have something so special to me tainted with so much hate.

I was debating on whether or not to delete my entire account/work. But, I am aware that there are those of you, hundreds of you, who have found comfort in my fanfiction, my story. So, I have decided to finish writing as much as I can and then leave this account completely.

I will continue to write - just not for this fandom - on my other account. It has been an absolute pleasure to have written stories for this fandom, but I'm pretty confident in my stance on this.

Wish you well!

Tommy.