It's time to move on from Harry Potter
May. 15th, 2022 12:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mollyringleI often see people mourning what Rowling has done to HP fandom. The fandom meant so much to them, they say; they can’t just stop loving it. Ah, but can’t you? If a friend said that about a problematic ex, wouldn’t you say that wasn’t a healthy outlook?
Look, I get it, about fandom being mega-important. Fandoms have kept me out of despair at various times in my life too. They are precious and wonderful and meaningful. All that said…
HP was mostly over as an active fandom producing fresh canon several years ago. (We’re not counting Cursed Child or Fantastic Beasts, agreed?) It is, I would say, time to move on to something new.
Much as with an ex-lover, you can acknowledge how amazing your time together was, while considering that chapter of your life closed now. Hurray! You are free to love anew! It’s a good thing.
There are SO MANY wonderful fantasy books, shows, films, etc. out there that are even better than HP and that will mean just as much to you or more, and they’re just waiting for you to discover them.
The longer you stay hung up on the toxic decay of one particular fandom, the longer you put off those beautiful new discoveries. Close the chapter. Thank it for its service. Walk away and into better fandoms. Live happily ever after.
Look, I get it, about fandom being mega-important. Fandoms have kept me out of despair at various times in my life too. They are precious and wonderful and meaningful. All that said…
HP was mostly over as an active fandom producing fresh canon several years ago. (We’re not counting Cursed Child or Fantastic Beasts, agreed?) It is, I would say, time to move on to something new.
Much as with an ex-lover, you can acknowledge how amazing your time together was, while considering that chapter of your life closed now. Hurray! You are free to love anew! It’s a good thing.
There are SO MANY wonderful fantasy books, shows, films, etc. out there that are even better than HP and that will mean just as much to you or more, and they’re just waiting for you to discover them.
The longer you stay hung up on the toxic decay of one particular fandom, the longer you put off those beautiful new discoveries. Close the chapter. Thank it for its service. Walk away and into better fandoms. Live happily ever after.
