To clarify before I begin this rant: Yes, I think J.K. Rowling has gone too far and no, I'm not buying anything Harry Potter related that's new. 

I bought a Fantastic Beasts artbook I found in a used book store a year ago becuase I love that stupid first movie and I was weak.

I 100% get the "If you buy Harry Potter, you're supporting her" anger and what not.

It's valid. Even I have stopped buying things because she's gotten way beyond the point of getting through to her.**

But what infuriates me is this attitude of "It was always bad", "I never really liked it anyway,", "I can't believe you ever liked it!", "If you still are fond of Harry Potter you clearly hate Trans people!", and so forth that is going around.

F-off with that.

Harry Potter was the only series that my ENTIRE family enjoyed. My dad read the books. My mom looked forward to the movies. My brother liked it. I liked it. I read the first five books. I adored the Fantastic Beasts movie. 

My *whole* family went to see every movie when they came out. Together. As a family.

Do you know how rare that is for my family? I think the only other thing that came close was Lord of the Rings.

Harry Potter isn't the best written thing, but it is good. It captured fandom. JK Rowling's acceptance of Fanfic and Fandom is one of the reasons we have such a large and thriving one today.

It had a huge cultural impact.

It has amazing memories for me.

So yes, that makes it hurt all the damn more that Rowling has become the person she is and that she's actively fighting for the eradication of Trans people.

It sucks.

It just sucks all around.

At the end of the day, I'm always going to have a soft spot for Harry Potter. I'm always going to be tempted by the replica wand figures (my favorite merchandise). I'm probably still going to put the ornaments I have for the series on my christmas tree becuase they remind me of good moments of my family.

But I'm also not actively seeking it out and I'm not going to sit here and preach and tell anyone else what they should or shouldn't do.

I'm not even sure what I'm saying any more.

I just needed to vent.

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** On a side tangeant, the most angering thing about the JK situation is that when all this started, I really think she could have turned around. Years ago, she was at a place where she had concerns based on misinformation, but between her reaction to critism (though I'll admit some of it went WAY too far--I'm not surprised she double downed) and the falling fruther in with the TERF crowd has led us to today.

And it sucks.

Can't say that enough.