Poll: New Fics Using Old Canon

[kennahijja]

I've been thinking about the advantages/disadvantages of writing stories with 'old canon' lately. With that, I mean stories that ignore either whole books (like HBP) or certain events in canon (the death of Sirius, for example), not older stories written before said new canon came out.

I see them occasionally, and don't mind reading them, but have the impression that they are rather frowned upon in fandom. Which, in a way, is understandable, since new canon means tons of new details to incorporate, new situations to explore, and writing in an 'old' context smacks of laziness or resentment against new canon developments. Or does it? Since I'm sitting on an *old* plot right this moment and am tempted to forget that the strange animal called HBP ever showed up in its context, I'd be curious about what 'public opinion' is on this. Hence, poll :).

That said, I really want honest opinions, not reassurance - my decision on said plot will be totally uninfluenced by the outcome of this. If I was going for what's popular, I'd not try to carry the candle for Ron/Lucius ;).


[Poll #785133]

Comments

[a-t-rain.livejournal.com]

I think it depends on why the writer is using old canon. If they were doing it to comply with the terms for a specific challenge, or if it's something that they started writing and plotting before HBP came out but they're only just now posting it, yeah, I'd read it. If it's because they hate HBP or OotP and are aggressively in denial about it -- well, they're entitled to their opinion, but my opinion of the canon is so different that it's unlikely that I would enjoy their writing.

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

*nods*
That said, there was comparatively little of OMG! She killed Dumbledore-denial in the wake of HBP... not remotely on the level of Sirius. I don't think I've ever seen an explicit "I'm ignoring Dumbledore's murder because... how could she!" sort of denial :).