I'd call that a bit more than a stretch. What about works with trans Harry Potter characters, like this one? archiveofourown.org/works/6307…. Or this one: archiveofourown.org/works/6078…. Or this one: archiveofourown.org/works/3123…. I can go on.

@TheQuinbox@simon Yup, as I said a bit down the thread, I don't CW fics by trans authors with trans characters. And I won't CW at all once JKR is dead and gone. But right now, she's a clear and present danger, and actively harmful.

I agree re: JKR herself. But I'm struggling to follow the thought process that leads to a CW being placed on any derivative work based on her creations.

I'm not trying to start an argument, I truly would like to understand it. Given your comments about JKR's status as a living being, I don't think you're purely asserting that Harry Potter itself contains transphobic aspects and therefore there's a risk that anything branching off from it will contain those as well.

It seems to go much deeper than that. Your comments read as though you think this is an issue of safety, and that you may not be the ally you hope to be unless you take these steps. But that doesn't compute in my brain at present, so happy to take some reading materials or further thoughts if you have and feel like providing them. @TheQuinbox @simon

@jscholes@TheQuinbox@simon Okay, let's start with the ways that a particular worldview is reflected in Harry Potter. , as a practicing Christian, I'm well grounded in fundamentalist beliefs. While Harry Potter was condemned by unthinking religious reactionaries, it is utterly, utterly soaking in both the good and true parts of the Christian faith, as well as the worst of our hatred and misguided heresy. From the Goblins that are obvious antisemitic Jew stand-ins (they have long noses and fingers, control all the money, have to be kept down to prevent rebellion, etc.) to the way the entire story depends on the existence of the soul (and a morality beyond death), to the pro-slavery allegory of house-elves ("Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart." -- Ephesians 6:5), to the way the only gay characters are either celibate or evil (Dumbledore, the celibate good gay and priest stand-in has to defeat Gellert Grindelwald, the evil gay), to the way the entire story is rooted in medieval alchemy and the concept of the alchemists journey of purification through Christe's refining fire. Without both the good and terrible of Christianity, you don't get Harry Potter. And it's not possible to remove that baggage from it. If that's something that interests you, I strongly recommend the book How Harry Cast His Spell by John Granger.