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Reviews For Slave Child
... You know, it's really sad how often mental illness is ignored. Of course he doesn't actively know better (even if deep down he knows this is not what he should be doing, what with him avoiding his friends and all) but even in the real world it's ignored. It sucks. A healthy mind is as important, or even more, as a healthy body.
You are very talented to get inside of the head of a suicidal person like this. It's so real. At the same time it doesn't seem gratuitous or exploitive any any way. You are extremely talented to be able to evoke so much. Author's Response: Hi, Anne, I feel like I should apologise almost. I can only imagine how painful that must have been for you. I love reading your comments, can definitely understand you wanting to keep some distance, if you need to. What a terrible thing for a family to have to go through. I know that so far Harry has been seeing suicide as a solution to his problems, but he will come to see that he was wrong, that if he had he would have denied himself the joy of having his most cherished dream come true. I hope that if people will read SC and the sequel to the ends, they will be satisfied with how it turns out (or mostly anyway. I know you can't always please everyone). But I do hope the story will ultimately be life-affirming and can show a message that there is always hope and that life can always get better, no matter how hard it may be for a time. I do think that a person who commits suicide is ill, because depression and hopelessness are an illness. I have never been suicidal, but about ten years ago, I did go through a fairly severe depression when someone close to me died, and it really took over a year before I healed. Even though I never went so far as to contemplate suicide, I remember the hopelessness, the fatigue, the feeling of being overwhelmed by little ordinary things, and worst of all, the feeling that no one could help. I suppose I'm drawing on that when I portray Hrry and his feelings now. Thank you very much!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'll try to update again soon!
as always waiting for the next chapter Author's Response: Thank you! Well, I debated about including a letter to Remus, and I didn't for a couple reasons. One...I felt like I had to draw the line somewhere. If Harry had written to Remus, then he would have needed to write to Dumbledore, maybe Poppy, and when I was writing I already wasn't sure if I were taking up too much time with the letters and had decided not to actually show the one to Hermione which really would have been more important than one to Remus and DD, imho. But also, at this point, I'm not sure how close Harry and Remus actually are. I think Harry wants to be close to Remus, but it isn't just quite there. Remus has been pretty absent from Harry's life for the past two years, after all. I think Remus has his own issues with closeness, which will be mentioned later on in the fic, and this is what has caused him to pull away a bit, but for now, Harry isn't sure at all how Remus feels about him. He thinks Remus may well blame him for Sirius' death and might not want to hear from Harry. I'll try to update again soon.
Author's Response: Thank you! Well, I debated about including a letter to Remus, and I didn't for a couple reasons. One...I felt like I had to draw the line somewhere. If Harry had written to Remus, then he would have needed to write to Dumbledore, maybe Poppy, and when I was writing I already wasn't sure if I were taking up too much time with the letters and had decided not to actually show the one to Hermione which really would have been more important than one to Remus and DD, imho. But also, at this point, I'm not sure how close Harry and Remus actually are. I think Harry wants to be close to Remus, but it isn't just quite there. Remus has been pretty absent from Harry's life for the past two years, after all. I think Remus has his own issues with closeness, which will be mentioned later on in the fic, and this is what has caused him to pull away a bit, but for now, Harry isn't sure at all how Remus feels about him. He thinks Remus may well blame him for Sirius' death and might not want to hear from Harry. I'll try to update again soon.
It's always hard to know where to start with someone who has failed a suicide attempt.. Even when you've been suicidal yourself. You're doing a fantastic job showing Harry's mindset as he is suicidal. I saw in your other reviews you've had major computer problems. I know the pain. My laptop corrupted my entire thesis about a week and a half ago. That was painful. (I still defended on time, though.) I can totally relate. Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, Severus is going to have to do the best he can, and all the while he'll wonder if he's doing and saying the right things. I'm sorry about your computer problems; I can definitely commiserate. Glad you were able to pull it together in time.
Author's Response: Thank you! Well, at the moment, Harry does want to die, or at least he thinks he does. Severus has to convince him that his life is worth living now.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'll try to update again soon!
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Author's Response: Thank you! I enjoyed writing the letters because they are a look at Harry's truest emotions...things he would not ordinarily be able to say, but which he feels deeply, like you said. I thought Harry would have been really touched by Molly and Bill coming to the tournament that time. I was really touched by it when I was reading. It was one of those little scenes that really mean a lot. You can understand so clearly how hard it is for Harry not to have a family of his own, when the other three champions all have theirs come to cheer them on and offer support. You see again how badly the Dursleys have failed Harry. And for Molly and Bill to come and be his family...welll, if I hadn't already been in love with the Weasleys, I would have been at that point. And yes, much as Harry loves the Weasleys, he doesn't understand the depth of their feelings and he doesn't really believe that anyone is his. Severus does have his work cut out for him.
Author's Response: Thank you! LOL, he certainly will! |
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