Not My Canon!

The Subtext

The Harry Potter Alliance is a non-profit organization, run primarily by Potterheads. They see themselves "like Dumbledore's Army, who woke the world up to Voldemort's return". Founded in 2005 by Andrew Slack and the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters, the HPA has drawn attention to human rights violations in Sudan, held campaigns for (and focused their efforts on) improving literacy, immigration reform, mental health, LGBTQ rights and awareness, sexism and racism, labor rights, economic justice, body image, and climate change. Their rally cry is "the weapon we have is love".

Pretty amazing. All I do as a Potterhead is write fanfic and eat too many snacks.

In 2007, J.K. Rowling was a runner-up for "Person of the Year" in Time magazine. During the interview, she was asked about the Harry Potter Alliance and was so eager to respond that she spilled her coffee.

"It's incredible, it's humbling, and it's uplifting to see people going out there and doing that in the name of your character. What did my books preach against throughout? Bigotry, violence, struggles for power, no matter what."

So, when the press coordinator of the Harry Potter Alliance, who happens to be a biracial woman, writes an article for Buzzfeed entitled: What A "Racebent" Hermione Granger Really Represents, J.K. Rowling sits up and takes notice. Then, by favoriting the article when it was shared on Twitter (along with some fan art) JKR, in effect, gave this rationale her seal of approval.