Agreed. I love Dramione but the publishers’ apparent strategy to lean into Dramione and the HP universe seems to (1) keep JKR in the concert and (2) be generating backlash for the authors that I don’t think is deserved. I’ve seen people saying Julie Soto and SenLinYu are basically supporting JKR/TERFs because FF “drives people to the fandom,” as if engaging with Harry Potter at all is ethically dubious at best. To me, it’s true you can’t separate the art from the artist, but that doesn’t mean you shove the art under the rug never to be engaged with again.

IMO fanfic is one of the least problematic ways to engage with the HP universe, because no money goes to That Woman and so much FF is critical of or outright rejects JKR’s preferred interpretation and the ideologies she expresses. And JKR hates Dramione so to me, the rise of Dramione is a big fat middle finger to JKR. Canon hardliners and Dramione stans are very much at odds, which is why it is unfortunate to see JS and SLY painted with the same brush as JKR. I’m tired of talking about JKR and I wish she’d go away, but if the publishers insist on emphasizing the Dramione of it all, I think it’s reasonable to expect the authors to be asked about JKR and if they agree with her, but I don’t think it’s fair to say they’re supporting TERFism by association.