Noun: "(Harry Potter fandom slang) Epilogue, What Epilogue?; a subgenre of Harry Potter fanfiction which pointedly ignores the epilogue of the final novel"
2009, Peggy Lin Duthie, "The Potterverse and the Pulpits: Beyond Apologia and Bannings", in Reading Harry Potter Again: New Critical Essays (eds. Giselle Liza Anatol), pages 45-46:
A collective desire to explore some of the themes Rowling hadn't satisfactorily addressed helped fuel the development of hundreds of “Epilogue, What Epilogue?” (EWE) fanfics following the publication of Deathly Hallows.
2015, Amanda K. Allen, "Social Networking, Participatory Culture and the Fandom World of Harry Potter", in Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture (eds. Gail Ashton), page 280:
'EWE' (Epilogue-What Epilogue?) fics are similar to some AU stories in that they ignore the often-disliked epilogue of Rowling's Deathly Hallows, and instead create their own future of the Wizarding World.
2019, Kristoffer Grødah, Fan Fiction and Authorship: Secondary Authors and Their Role in the Evolution of the Author Constructand Canonicity", thesis submitted to the Arctic University of Norway", page 79:
This is an expression of the malleability of canon, and this may be why, as we’ve discussed, EWE fics are not considered AU: What We Pretend We Can’t See respects the core truth of the Harry Potter canon over the totality of the published canon, and if Rowling herself had post-publishing reservations with regards to the inclusion of the epilogue, it suggests that the original author recognises this.
2019, Beatriz Brito do Nascimento, "No heteros in this heterotopia: Harry Potter slash fanfiction as heterotopian space", dissertation submitted to the University of Porto, page 120:
Bringing beloved characters back to life is one of the most recurrent elements of EWE fics, […]
2021, Johanna Consuelo Simpson, "Inclusion in Fandom: How Harry Potter Fans Create Representation", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 26:
The EWE trope allows many of the fanfiction writers and readers to explore stories that deal with the trauma after the Battle of Hogwarts in the final book as well as evaluate how the characters grow after the tumultuous childhood depicted in the books.
