I have a question about what I am writing
As most of you know, I have been learning to write fiction by using the plots and characters of JK Rowlings (along with some that belong to St Margarets, Moonette, Dogstar, and Gabriella duSult). With lots of help and advice I have managed to write a number of Molly-centric stories. So far, so good, as I allude to what is happening in the Harry Potter books and Molly's reaction to it. Except for the premise that Molly and Lily were friends and that Harry spent the 'missing 24 hours' at the Burrow, I've stuck rather close to canon.
Now, I am writing Ginny's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and there is no canon. JKR has revealed bits and pieces of what she would have written if she had wanted to and has stated that she wants to be the one who decided who marries whom and what they call their children and what they do as gainful employment. I, along with a number of fan fic writers, wrote stories about the lives of her characters that do not follow her later pronouncements.
When I decided on characters and plot for the year after Deathly Hallows, I wanted to strike a balance between what had happened in my earlier stories and what is now considered to be 'the official version'. Maybe you can give me some advice about whether I would be walking into a storm of controversy if, for instance, Bill and Fleur have a son before the official Victorie. I am not as bound to Percy and Penny (probably because I was so fond of St Margarets' Audrey and she fits in well with what Molly and Kate Wallace are up to about the still missing WWN
on-air talent and writers).
I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have about how much I should stray from canon. Philippe needs to be born in January, 1999 but Fleur is unaware that she is pregnant during the Battle of Hogwarts. Molly realizes that life goes on and it helps get her through the grief about Fred.
Now, I am writing Ginny's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and there is no canon. JKR has revealed bits and pieces of what she would have written if she had wanted to and has stated that she wants to be the one who decided who marries whom and what they call their children and what they do as gainful employment. I, along with a number of fan fic writers, wrote stories about the lives of her characters that do not follow her later pronouncements.
When I decided on characters and plot for the year after Deathly Hallows, I wanted to strike a balance between what had happened in my earlier stories and what is now considered to be 'the official version'. Maybe you can give me some advice about whether I would be walking into a storm of controversy if, for instance, Bill and Fleur have a son before the official Victorie. I am not as bound to Percy and Penny (probably because I was so fond of St Margarets' Audrey and she fits in well with what Molly and Kate Wallace are up to about the still missing WWN
on-air talent and writers).
I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have about how much I should stray from canon. Philippe needs to be born in January, 1999 but Fleur is unaware that she is pregnant during the Battle of Hogwarts. Molly realizes that life goes on and it helps get her through the grief about Fred.