"That's not canon!" "I don't care! It's my fanon!"
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Fanon
//ˈfænən//
Synonyms for "fanon" (6 found)
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In this way, smaller groups within a fandom agree on readings which may be completely at odds with the canon, but which in time acquire legitimacy as fanon.
Source: wiktionary
Loyalty is one aspect of Slytherin that canon and fanon readings technically agree on, but fans are significantly more sincere about this characterization.
Source: wiktionary
So in a fandom as old as Austen's, how does fanon get created?
Source: wiktionary
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