[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 468

[Flourish]

No: HPFGUIDX 9994

I replied to the previous digest without waiting for
this one! Oh, the horrors! Well, you'll get my
responses now... and BTW, the stuff Ebony was replying
to was written by me, Flourish ^_^

> And I enjoy het fics as well as slash fics.  I
> actually find the ones that 
> deal with minor characters most intriguing.

Same with me - although there isn't much actual
*evidence* of slash in the series, it's very
interesting and often more well-written than het.

> I agree that suicide is 
> *sometimes* the coward's way out.  Under torture or
> other unbearable 
> situations, I don't believe suicide is cowardly.  

I probably should have, again, been more specific in
what I said, but I honestly didn't think of this at
the time. Yes, I agree with this statement. I was
trying to say that the way it is often portrayed in
these "Hermione-suicides-because-she-is-jilted" fics
is often OOC, especially since many of these don't
show that she is truly depressed or truly suffering
that much. I've found that many simply have her
feeling like #*$& so she pitches herself out a window,
and not explaining anything beyond that to us.

> It 
> really is that awful to them.  I also know that you
> can't make yourself 
> undepressed or non-suicidal on your own.  I do
> believe that a Gryffindor 
> faced with a life surrounded by dementors might
> choose to end their life and 
> I would not consider that cowardly.

I've never experienced depression, but several people
I know have - and know that I realize you *are* in the
heart of Hell when that's occurring. I can't imagine
it, but I know it must be awful, to put it mildly.

> I'm still not in favor of banning anything anyone's
> written, but I do 
> understand how much it must hurt you.  

Again, I didn't realize that what I wrote came across
as wanting to ban anything - especially in my most
recent response. I don't believe in censoring anything
either; I do wish that authors would think more about
what they're writing, but that's not a message I can
get out to many people without having them think I'm
all for censoring, so... well, I hope that clarifies,
as that's the only way I can express what I'm trying
to say <g>

> Harry doesn't exactly have a firm
> foundation for trusting 
> others. 

...and although he may be able to work around this
into healthy friendships, he probably won't be able to
give his trust fully and have a love that's both give
and take. I agree - in canon. In fanon anything goes
and it can be quite fun to pretend that Harry's not
scarred, but that's another discussion ~_^

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-Flourish/Maddy/Nyx

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