Ellie answers “Is this book going to be considered a...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Carry On (Simon Snow, #1):

Is this book going to be considered a fanfiction since the characters are, to the extent of my knowledge, based off Harry, Ron, and Hermione from the J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series?

Ellie You're definitely right about the characters being incredibly similar to the Harry Potter books, but Ron is actually Draco in this novel. Also, the ma…moreYou're definitely right about the characters being incredibly similar to the Harry Potter books, but Ron is actually Draco in this novel. Also, the magick discussed in the book is in a totally different category than the Harry Potter books. It's not a fanfiction of the Harry Potter books because it is definitely different in many aspects, however, there are some similarities. (less)

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