Hello, readers.
I just wanted to say, I’m working really hard on the next chapter and I know, that many including me, might feel a little guilty about still loving Harry Potter after everything that J.K Rowling has said. For awhile, I was hoping that perhaps Rowling would change her mind and apologize but as time goes on, it seems like she never will. I do still admire her for other reasons however, I don’t think I can continue to classify her as one of my personal heroes. It hurts that someone I loved so much growing up—someone who I thought was supportive entirely of the LGBTQ community, continues to say such harmful things.
For some time, I wasn’t sure if I should continue writing my novel but then I realized, J.K isn’t writing this novel. I am. And I promised myself from the beginning, even before all this happened, that I will do my best to include everyone in my novel because, that’s what this book is about; fighting for equal treatment and acceptance of everyone. My character, Orlean, has been to Hell and back and she STILL continues to accept everyone as they are; she holds no grudge and she holds no unnecessary fear. She knows that fear causes even more unwanted problems therefore, she chooses to have courage and be selfless. She has the same mentality I do and I hope she inspires y’all to be more kind, brave, and to support individuality.
Thank you.
“Salem witches are heroic examples of individualism and non conformity.”
-Stefan Salvatore
“For me, I am choosing to stay in the Harry Potter fandom because I believe that the Harry Potter community is much bigger than one person, and I am going to do my best to try to make that community a place that I want it to be—a place that is 100% welcoming of all genders. I may have lost a personal hero but I refuse to leave a community or stop loving a story that means so much to me.”
-Tessa Netting