Post-potter Depression?, Tips to get through it in real life and on the Lounge |
 Jul 23 2007, 06:08 AM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 84 Joined: 2:45am July 21, 2005 Location: Finland  |
I've just noticed that many people seem to feel like they've lost their old friend or something, so I thought it could be nice to collect tips for them to survive it!
Here are some of mine: Get fresh air (not after re-reading or posting just a couple more times - NOW). An hour of walking, listening some music and clearing your head always helps. Call to a friend or a family member and disuss anything non-reated to Potter. It's good to remember there are still loving people and happiness out there. Have a Potter-free day. Stay away from the Lounge, from the books, from the movies... Gives a little distance and perspective. Sleep. 48h of non-stop reading makes anyone feel bad. Things always seem more simple after prosessing them while sleeping. Remember you're not alone. There are people in here to discuss anything with. Not trying to play a shrink or anything,just that these things have helped me at times when it has felt like world is never gonna be the same. -Emilia- --------------------  |
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Jul 23 2007, 06:19 AM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 226 Joined: 2:43pm October 25, 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD USA |
I've got another one..
Ignore DH.  Pretend it didn't happen. Lol. I mean.. None of this stuff is real anyway  It's ok to be delusional... *pats self on back*Personally, i plan to read fanfic til my eyeballs bleed.. -------------------- |
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Jul 23 2007, 06:27 AM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 19 Joined: 1:17am July 22, 2007 |
Funny, i've done the exact opposite and i feel it working. I read the book twice and started writing a fan fiction version of what an eighth book would be like and feel alot better. The writing was able to release some of my feelings it would seem.
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Jul 23 2007, 09:46 AM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 327 Joined: 8:25am July 22, 2005 Location: Having a candlelight dinner with Lucius |
Aaaah, luckily we have all those fan-fiction writers who will continue the epic saga of HP...
 Write people, write please 
-------------------- 'Don't let the Muggles get you down!'
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Jul 23 2007, 09:54 PM
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Kibble Boy/Girl at the Magical Menagerie Posts: 277 Joined: 4:50pm March 28, 2007 |
its just so reassuring that the fandom isn't "ending"--there are still melissa and john and sue and leakylounge potttercast and (if you're not against it) emerson and mugglecast! That has helped me the most.
And remember friendship and love are immortal-- as JKR always points out! Harry potter will never die
-------------------- ~ "Contemplation seems to be about the only luxury that costs nothing" ~ --Cassandra Mortmain Avatar "Damien Hirst's The Magical Impossibility of Anything Much in the Mind of a Pickled Grindylow" by Red Scharlach |
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Jul 23 2007, 09:56 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 19 Joined: 7:28pm March 6, 2007 Location: Ravenclaw Tower |
Pottercast, Pottercast, Pottercast!
(as soon as we can, that is...) -------------------- "Well, usually when a person shakes their head," said McGonagall coldly, "they mean 'no.' So unless Miss Edgecombe is using a form of sign language as yet unknown to humans --"
--Minerva McGonagall |
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Jul 23 2007, 10:08 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 41 Joined: 12:03pm June 9, 2005 Location: VA ^_^ |
aww to bad I dint read this two day ago! am still kind of sick from reading none stop already! haha but am gethign better now that I finish and try not to think about it, tough I did get realy frustrated with the peopl lazy enoph not to read it that ask me if potter dies and naging me to tell me about it! god! what a nightmare!
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Jul 24 2007, 03:58 AM
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Buying a Half-Kneazle Posts: 542 Joined: 7:51pm July 16, 2005 Location: Singing a heartbreaking serenade in front of Snape's door  |
Well... I'll start reading the book again tonight.
English is not my mother tongue, maybe I'll find out many things I didn't notice the first time? (OK, OK, I don't think so... but I don't have better ideas for the moment!) -------------------- [Sorry for my english, it's not my mother tongue]
"The Bravest Man I Ever Knew"  The Prince's Tale I'm not the author: Phoenixproductions05's work. |
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Jul 24 2007, 02:08 PM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 63 Joined: 8:16pm December 23, 2006 Location: San Jose, CA |
There are movies and conferences and scholarly essays and plenty of hero's journey fiction.
Plus some lovely Harry Potter parodies
-------------------- Valerie Frankel, author of Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody. www.HarryPotterParody.com
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Jul 24 2007, 06:12 PM
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Buying a Half-Kneazle Posts: 522 Joined: 7:18pm April 29, 2007 Location: stealing last memories with snape in the penseive |
QUOTE(kagome_eb @ Jul 23 2007, 10:08 PM) [snapback]1337350[/snapback] aww to bad I dint read this two day ago! am still kind of sick from reading none stop already! haha but am gethign better now that I finish and try not to think about it, tough I did get realy frustrated with the peopl lazy enoph not to read it that ask me if potter dies and naging me to tell me about it! god! what a nightmare! i know you mean. i just stopped telling people what happened. now i tell them to go read the book! --------------------   avatar by theonlysong** |
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Jul 24 2007, 06:17 PM
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Resident Tonks Expert  Posts: 1,862 Joined: 9:46pm February 3, 2006 Location: In the clouds  |
QUOTE(Epona @ Jul 23 2007, 07:46 AM) [snapback]1335024[/snapback] Aaaah, luckily we have all those fan-fiction writers who will continue the epic saga of HP... Write people, write please Seconded! Now more than ever we readers need fanfiction, and I know that we have talented writers in the fandom who will continue to amaze us with their stories. Keep writing people, I look forward to reading your stuff!  PS. Go to DeviantArt and search DH, Harry Potter, etc. Looking at things through other people's art always helps me. 
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Jul 24 2007, 06:24 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 34 Joined: 8:16am January 27, 2007 Location: London, UK |
It's funny, I really thought that I would feel a huge sense of loss once I'd finished reading Deathly Hallows.
I've been a huge fan since the first book, eagerly awwaitng every new book with extreme excitement and rereading every book in preperation for the newest book. But... I feel fine. I am really peed off at Snape's death but it was totally expected and we've had years to prepare for it. I think I was just so dreading the ending being Ron or Hermione's death, that the fact they're alive I was just chuffed to bits! I also thought that the epilogue would be very far in the future at Harry's funeral or something and that thought depressed me too! HIPPO
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Jul 24 2007, 09:10 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 15 Joined: 9:19am July 28, 2005 Location: Australia |
I totally have post-potter depression!
This thread is a fantastic idea though, because it's something we all go through as devotees of the books for so long. I find it hard also, because my favourite character (Snape) died. Maybe if a favourite hadn't died it would be easier!
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Jul 24 2007, 09:29 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 110 Joined: 1:46pm June 18, 2007 |
After immense waves of grief at Snape's life and fate kept swallowed me, I literally had to tell myself "it isn't real, stupid, it's f-i-c-t-i-on." But the power of how human it all was made it real. At this point, I wouldn't be able to reread the series or read/write fanfiction, it would be painful. After I distance myself a bit, gain perspective again, I'm going to approach it again and get into fanfiction a bit (though I'm still not sure about that).
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Jul 24 2007, 09:30 PM
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The nicer member of the A-team  Posts: 5,461 Joined: 5:33pm March 30, 2007 Location: Pushing the sweets trolley on the Hogwarts Express  |
QUOTE(fenix felicis @ Jul 25 2007, 11:12 AM) [snapback]1342525[/snapback] QUOTE(kagome_eb @ Jul 23 2007, 10:08 PM) [snapback]1337350[/snapback] aww to bad I dint read this two day ago! am still kind of sick from reading none stop already! haha but am gethign better now that I finish and try not to think about it, tough I did get realy frustrated with the peopl lazy enoph not to read it that ask me if potter dies and naging me to tell me about it! god! what a nightmare! i know you mean. i just stopped telling people what happened. now i tell them to go read the book! I've told my friends that I actually can't tell them how it ends. They're like 'but we'll read it anyway' but I know if they knew Harry lived a certain other chapter would be less powerful. So I say I can't tell them, and if they are gonna read the book ... well, go read it Those non-potter friends have been a huge help to me in my obsession. They actually don't wanna talk about it all day every day ... so I've had to be a bit more restrained in my real life
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Jul 24 2007, 09:33 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 7 Joined: 8:00pm July 24, 2007 |
It's been pretty hard for me. I had a Disneyworld trip planned in about a month, but I cancelled it. I really don't care about it or any other sort of activity anymore. Fortunately, I anticipated this and tried to plan this week accordingly. It still hasn't been easy, however, and I've found myself registering on this message board, reading reviews and impressions, watching the movies, listening to Pottercasts, and listening to the audiobooks in an attempt to stave off the depression. Sadly, I know that I will eventually have to leave this universe; I just don't when I can.
(God, that sounded over-dramatic.) |
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Jul 24 2007, 09:52 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 110 Joined: 1:46pm June 18, 2007 |
Is it just me, or has anyone else become something of a recluse after the release? I'm still in that world, still dazed by the remaining mysteries, and the power of some of the tragedies.
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Jul 24 2007, 09:54 PM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 87 Joined: 5:01pm March 23, 2006 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
*sigh* Post-Potter depression started settling in January... it's still hard to believe that it's over.
I suggest to try reading some other things, immerse yourself in other hobbies that you enjoy. Obviously, this is very hard if the only thing that you really enjoy is Harry Potter. So try and find something different! I myself have found that I'm pretty good in cross-stitching and crocheting, and I have read other young adult series like Maximum Ride and His Dark Materials. I've also started reading my childhood favorites again, like The Cronicles of Narnia and all of my Roald Dahl books. Pop over to Mugglenet and check out the book trolley - there are some very good reads there, too! Of course, Harry Potter will never be far from my mind, I'll still pop on the Lounge and CoS Forums at LEAST once a week :] -------------------- "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
"It doesn't mean defeating death in the way the death Eaters mean it, Harry ... It means... you know... living beyond death. Living after death." -pg 328, Chapter 16: Godric's Hollow, Deathly Hallows  |
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Jul 24 2007, 09:56 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 28 Joined: 1:13pm June 27, 2007 |
This is my theory, we all go through difficult experiences, depending on how we where/are raised and what the examples are of those around us we either experience feelings particulary difficult ones like suffering, or we try to burry them. I grew up with the "burry your feelings = good" formula, so reading books that have such amazing character development like this whole series, open a window inside and let's us get in touch with some of the stuff burried within. When I think back to my adolescence I had so many ideals. I would have avoided someone like Neville or Luna for being so un-cool. I idealized others and judged myself in comparison to some perfectionistic standard that wasn't in any way real. I'm not sure if this is making sense but these book for me at least (and I suspect many more) ar a type of literary-healing-therapy.
My feelings are highly mixed. I feel very happy to have had the blessing to read this series. At the same time I'm sad that this is the last instalment. As far as coping goes... the reality is that we all are living HP type adventures. Every day we face decisions, do we take the easy route? Do we persue the sure thing, take the job or whatever that feels "safe" even though the work isn't vitalizing? Even though our choice doesn't seem to fit us, or leaves us feeling empty or like we sold out? Or do we have courage and do the right thing, by right I mean the one that feels right in our heart? We face these decisions between life or the mechanical systems that try to control life every day. The seeds have been planted! |
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Jul 24 2007, 09:56 PM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 87 Joined: 5:01pm March 23, 2006 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
*sigh* Post-Potter depression started settling in January... it's still hard to believe that it's over.
I suggest to try reading some other things, immerse yourself in other hobbies that you enjoy. Obviously, this is very hard if the only thing that you really enjoy is Harry Potter. So try and find something different! I myself have found that I'm pretty good in cross-stitching and crocheting, and I have read other young adult series like Maximum Ride and His Dark Materials. I've also started reading my childhood favorites again, like The Cronicles of Narnia and all of my Roald Dahl books. Pop over to Mugglenet and check out the book trolley - there are some very good reads there, too! Of course, Harry Potter will never be far from my mind, I'll still pop on the Lounge and CoS Forums at LEAST once a week :] -------------------- "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
"It doesn't mean defeating death in the way the death Eaters mean it, Harry ... It means... you know... living beyond death. Living after death." -pg 328, Chapter 16: Godric's Hollow, Deathly Hallows |
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Jul 24 2007, 09:58 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 7 Joined: 8:00pm July 24, 2007 |
QUOTE(Ravleen @ Jul 24 2007, 10:52 PM) [snapback]1343839[/snapback] Is it just me, or has anyone else become something of a recluse after the release? I'm still in that world, still dazed by the remaining mysteries, and the power of some of the tragedies. I would have thought my previous post in this thread might have made it clear, but, yes, I have also experienced something of a desire to remain apart from the rest of the world. I went out shopping today and found myself strangely detached, thinking only of the story and ignoring those around me. I'm not proud of it, but there it is. Just another side effect of this depression that I will eventually have to get over. |
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Jul 24 2007, 09:58 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 18 Joined: 11:12am April 1, 2007 Location: USA |
I feel the "post-Potter depression"!!!! It's amazing how a series of books can have this effect on people.
It does indeed seem like I've lost one of my old friends...it's weird, but I actually felt like I knew Harry. However, we all should remember that it doesn't have to be over! We can always re-read the series when we're ready to, and start the adventure all over again!!! -------------------- "You're dead, Potter."
Harry raised his eyebrows. "Funny," he said, "you'd think I'd have stopped walking around... |
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Jul 25 2007, 02:27 AM
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Stocking Snitches at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 663 Joined: 3:24am February 9, 2005 Location: Sitting on the floor of Flourish and Blotts, reading "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot". |
I've got it. I describe it to other Potter pals thusly:
It's like there's a dementor on my street and I've got my wand up, trying to think a happy thought and say "Expecto Patronum", but that silver aardvark hasn't erupted from my wand yet. It will, though. I also dropped World of Warcraft last week, so that's two things I'd bury myself in gone. : / -------------------- "Ron, you know full well Harry and I were brought up by Muggles!" said Hermione. "We didn't hear stories like that when we were little - we heard stories like 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and 'Cinderella'-" |
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Jul 25 2007, 02:45 AM
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Disgruntled House-Elf at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 438 Joined: 8:43am March 4, 2005 Location: London |
Try reading a great new series of books...
Anthony Horowitz has a GREAT series going - The Power of Five- and has just released the 3rd one (Nightrise) It's an excellent story and he writes very well. Just the thing to take your mind off the loss. 
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Jul 25 2007, 03:05 AM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 46 Joined: 12:47am July 21, 2005 |
lolz... to cope with my post-potter depression, i started re-reading the whole lot...
am halfway thru Chamber of Secrets now
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Jul 25 2007, 05:06 AM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 15 Joined: 9:19am July 28, 2005 Location: Australia |
It does feel like there is a Dementor in my street too! I can't believe I'm feeling this depressed!
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Jul 25 2007, 05:08 AM
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Buying a Half-Kneazle Posts: 542 Joined: 7:51pm July 16, 2005 Location: Singing a heartbreaking serenade in front of Snape's door |
Tss... I'm crying every day since I finished the book - I don't cry all day long of course (I have a job
), but still, it's every day!I just tried rereading HBP: no way! The idea of Snape finishing on the Shriecking Shack floor is still too present in my mind
-------------------- [Sorry for my english, it's not my mother tongue]
"The Bravest Man I Ever Knew" The Prince's Tale I'm not the author: Phoenixproductions05's work. |
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Jul 25 2007, 06:19 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 10 Joined: 7:53pm July 22, 2007 |
Outside! Weed the garden, take a walk, do something physical. Play golf or soccer, go fishing. Get out into the real world for a while. (I don't think amusement parks count, especially fantasy theme parks.) Build something.
I finished the book Saturday afternoon, moped around all the rest of the day, but on Sunday I spent almost the whole day working outside and felt better. |
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Jul 25 2007, 06:23 PM
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Buying a Half-Kneazle Posts: 545 Joined: 7:56pm June 16, 2005 |
I was really drepressed right after finishing the book. So I grabbed my ipod and went out for a run. It helped a lot, but then "Keep Holding On" by Avril Lavigne came on and I started crying again! That song is the PERFECT song for the seventh book.
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Jul 25 2007, 06:27 PM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 73 Joined: 12:56pm July 20, 2006 |
Reread my friends, if you haven't already! Either start at the beginning and work your way through this whole magical series, or if nothing else, reread DH. You pick up so many different things. It is still an emotional ride, the deaths still hit hard and Kreacher's battle cry at Hogwarts still makes my heart soar.
-------------------- "OI! There's a war going on here!"-- what a great scene.
Okay, I know DH is a dark time for the wizarding world, but Hedwig? Come on!! |
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Jul 25 2007, 11:13 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 15 Joined: 9:19am July 28, 2005 Location: Australia |
I wonder how long this Post Potter Depression lasts? I have it so so bad!
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Jul 25 2007, 11:33 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 44 Joined: 11:34am July 23, 2007 |
probably a few days.. no more than a week or ten days one would imagine.. hopefully anyway. I think the idea of finding a new book series to read is a great idea.
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Jul 25 2007, 11:35 PM
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Leaky's Resident Luna Biographer Posts: 2,563 Joined: 10:05pm July 15, 2007 Location: Sitting below an plum tree, reading the latest issue of the Quibbler |
I have it pretty bad, too...I'm a lot quieter and I keep to myself and I read Harry Potter...
Though, since this is a tips thing, something that made me feel better was making a Harry Potter memorial on my wall for all the characters who have died & for this beautiful series. Took 3 days, but I do feel quite a bit better. Now maybe I'll just go have a good cry about Fred...doubt it'll work, but heck... -------------------- "Time passes in moments, which, rushing by, define the path of a life just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen?"
 PROUD RAVENCLAW!!!!!!! ~avatars by theonlysong & Kaiser-Kun~ |
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Jul 25 2007, 11:39 PM
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Gringotts Goblin Translator Posts: 1,221 Joined: 5:46pm April 7, 2007 Location: On a date with the giant squid |
I have been feeling a bit down since the release of DH. But hearing the news that there will be an encyclopedia/hogwarts a history made my day. I couldn't stop smiling all day. So for those of you who are still a bit depressed just keep thinking about that, and the two remaining movies, and the theme park! Oh and theres always good fan fiction!
-------------------- *Avatar baulid *
There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that lifted Hermione off her feet. Page 625 |
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Jul 25 2007, 11:40 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 213 Joined: 12:06am July 15, 2007 Location: Reluctantly accepting some of Professor Slughorn's crystalized pineapple in the Slug Club. |
Yes, i also feel as though a dementor is ever present in my world.lol.But that's why you re-read deathly hallows again!!!*EXPECTO PATRONUM!i STARTED AGIN YESTERDAY!
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"Books!And cleverness!There are more important things- friendship and bravery."-Hermione ''What's that?'' said Ron, pointing at a large dish of some sort of shellfish stew that stood beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding. ''Bouillabaisse,'' said Hermione. ''Bless you,'' said Ron. |
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Jul 26 2007, 12:37 AM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 15 Joined: 9:19am July 28, 2005 Location: Australia |
It's great to have this thread! It's good to read for support. I'm such a sook!
But along with the series ending, my all time favourite character ever (Snape) died, so I am hugely down in the dumps! |
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Jul 26 2007, 12:58 AM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 85 Joined: 4:34pm June 25, 2007 Location: Kamloops BC |
I was in a state of euphoria for a few days after I finished the book, but now I think I'm a bit emotionally drained. But I think chatting on the message boards is helping to treat my post-Potter depression. If you want to stay immersed in the Harry Potter universe, there are fan fics to keep one busy for a looooong time.
-------------------- Member of S.Q.U.E.E. and M.A.F.I.A.  |
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Jul 26 2007, 01:06 AM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 87 Joined: 5:01pm March 23, 2006 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
I don't think the fanfics shall ever die, thank you Lord!
Seriously, if there weren't cross-stitching patterns, fanfiction, internetz, and my eclectic taste of music, I don't know where I'd be right now <3 -------------------- "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
"It doesn't mean defeating death in the way the death Eaters mean it, Harry ... It means... you know... living beyond death. Living after death." -pg 328, Chapter 16: Godric's Hollow, Deathly Hallows |
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Jul 26 2007, 01:19 AM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 5 Joined: 6:50pm July 23, 2007 |
Okay if there is one thing i =Iknow about, its the post-Potter depression...I hate the feelings I get=[[ The truth is, I hate our world today...I feel like there is no magic anymore...Im one of those kids who litterally grew up with Haryy and the gang. I always get lost in J.k's book's, then am forced to go back to school where every other word you hear going down the hall is a swear word, nobody takes innocense seriously and sees what its worth, and there all in a hurry to grow up. They think that being 17 means you need to be an adult, but we all still have a long ways to go. Seeing and dealing with this everyday makes me just want to go sit down on my couch and just get lost in another HP book. Anybody else feel like this?
-------------------- "It does not do to dwell on dreams Harry, and forget to live.."
-Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore R.I.P. |
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Jul 26 2007, 01:20 AM
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Junior Dishwasher at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 613 Joined: 11:54pm November 22, 2005 Location: Stalking Voldy with a PTRD (14.5mm anti-tank rifle) |
I have no solution to the problem. I'm stuck here in my parent's house waiting for the next year of college to start. So, of course, I miss my friends, I feel like the unwelcome houseguest of my family, and I'm already depressed about a number of different things. On top of that, I've finished book #7. I just keep listening to Jim Dale's narration and reading the books. It's all I seem to do.
I ought to start writing again, but none of my ideas seem worthy anymore. -------------------- "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things--friendship and bravery..."
-Hermione Granger (Okay, it's no secret, I love Hermione)  |
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Jul 26 2007, 01:28 AM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 15 Joined: 9:19am July 28, 2005 Location: Australia |
QUOTE(Potter_Daughter @ Jul 26 2007, 06:19 AM) [snapback]1349865[/snapback] Okay if there is one thing i =Iknow about, its the post-Potter depression...I hate the feelings I get=[[ The truth is, I hate our world today...I feel like there is no magic anymore...Im one of those kids who litterally grew up with Haryy and the gang. I always get lost in J.k's book's, then am forced to go back to school where every other word you hear going down the hall is a swear word, nobody takes innocense seriously and sees what its worth, and there all in a hurry to grow up. They think that being 17 means you need to be an adult, but we all still have a long ways to go. Seeing and dealing with this everyday makes me just want to go sit down on my couch and just get lost in another HP book. Anybody else feel like this? YES!!!!!! This is exactly the thing. You have this great story that you go along with the ride for, fall in love with the characters and then that's it, it's over! I think we'd all be feeling a little better though if so many hadn't died. I know exactly how you feel, the real world can be very mundane, boring and lame! And I'm 24! |
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Shopping for a New Firebolt Posts: 801 Joined: 11:16pm June 27, 2006 Location: Middle-size town, TX |
At least for now, I'm simply elated that I have this closure, and that I can finally rejoin the internet community again
 (no spoilers! woo!). In another month or so it'll be back to that "casual interest" level, and the next movie will seem so ridiculously far away (and movie 7 a lifetime).
-------------------- "It's like you get homesick for a place that doesn't exist.... Maybe that's all family really is, a group of people who miss the same imaginary place." ----Andrew Largeman, Garden State
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Technology Expert! Posts: 6,570 Joined: 9:30pm July 1, 2005 |
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Jul 26 2007, 12:45 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 35 Joined: 7:26pm July 24, 2007 Location: Toronto Canada, or watching Mr. Potter's back |
I haven't cried or anything, but I got it BAD.
Since I've finished reading the book, Jo Rows website has been constantly on my Firefox (http://www.jkrowling.com/en). I just leave it there, to remind me... And I started using Leaky Cauldron to express my feelings (and depression) with Mr. Potter to likeminded people. Nothings helping, I'm just so quiet and keep to myself, can't get the series off my mind. I can't even listen to my iPod or my music, first time it's ever failed to help me (and it's taken me through some pretttttty bad times). All I've been able to listen to is Alexisonfire  No idea why. Honestly, no idea. I think cause it distracts me (what with the yelling and all).I feel sad, though considerable less than Saturday when I finished. It's slowly dawning on me that Harry Potter, is still alive. In the creators mind (thanks be to Merlin's Beard) of Jo Row, and all the fans, and all the fan fics. But, I won't lie, I sure am gonna miss the excitement and longing for answers and a next book
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Jul 26 2007, 07:24 PM
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Leaky's Resident Luna Biographer Posts: 2,563 Joined: 10:05pm July 15, 2007 Location: Sitting below an plum tree, reading the latest issue of the Quibbler |
QUOTE(Potter_Daughter @ Jul 26 2007, 12:19 AM) [snapback]1349865[/snapback] Okay if there is one thing i =Iknow about, its the post-Potter depression...I hate the feelings I get=[[ The truth is, I hate our world today...I feel like there is no magic anymore...Im one of those kids who litterally grew up with Haryy and the gang. I always get lost in J.k's book's, then am forced to go back to school where every other word you hear going down the hall is a swear word, nobody takes innocense seriously and sees what its worth, and there all in a hurry to grow up. They think that being 17 means you need to be an adult, but we all still have a long ways to go. Seeing and dealing with this everyday makes me just want to go sit down on my couch and just get lost in another HP book. Anybody else feel like this? I feel exactly the same way. Ever since I was 7 years old, Harry Potter has been a huge part of my life. It's made me feel connected to people and feel like I really matter. I am basically a Luna-clone, just without the believing in strange magical creatures part. I just believe a lot of things others don't and people think I'm weird...but there's a lot more to me than just that. I really hate our world, too. I feel so out of place a lot, except when I'm with my really good friends. It's nice to know you feel the same way, Potter_Daughter! -------------------- "Time passes in moments, which, rushing by, define the path of a life just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen?"
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Jul 26 2007, 07:34 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 137 Joined: 10:52pm July 23, 2007 |
Man i hate the feeling of maybe no more potter!!! lol this kind of funny when i started reading to books i wished i was getting a letter from hogwarts to go there and wishing magic was real like there here
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Jul 26 2007, 07:45 PM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 580 Joined: 5:44am July 18, 2007 |
Thankies for your tips.
I'm getting a little bit over it now. I'm not saying I was depressed or anything, but it did feel as though the world had ended for a short while. But now, I've just recieved a job! I'm v. excited about earning some money of my own now and I can buy whatever I like! Lol. Nothing like shopping to take your mind of things, eh? But yeah, I've also been for two walks so far whilst listening to my brother's iPod and it felt quite good.
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Jul 26 2007, 07:46 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 46 Joined: 12:16pm December 22, 2006 |
interview with jk rowling on MSNBC in 5 min!! - wait, no its on now
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Jul 26 2007, 07:53 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 46 Joined: 12:16pm December 22, 2006 |
shes talkign about everyone else in the epilogue and stuff. go. turn. on. tv. right. now.
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Jul 26 2007, 08:09 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 46 Joined: 12:16pm December 22, 2006 |
she said that harry and ron were Aurors (amazing great ones that revolutionized the name of all aurors) and that hermione was very high up in Magical Law Enforcement.
shes also defenetly writing and encyclepedia which will be detailed with all the unanswered questions, like who the headmaster at hogwarts was later on (when the kids went, and it wasnt mcgonagal, it was someone totally new) and where the rest of them were. she had intended on killing off mr. weasley in the 5th book, and that was one thing she was surprised about is that she could not, just could not make herself write it, so she kept him. she said writing the chapter where harry ran out in the forest to give himself up was one of the hardest things to write, she was crying so hard. theres more...ugg i have to go rewatch it.. theres a second half too, it was a great interview, the whole thing (or at least the second half) should be on The Today Show tomorow morning. and there will defenetly not be any more books, but she does plan to continue writing, just not anything about the magical world. |
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Jul 26 2007, 08:49 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 57 Joined: 9:44pm July 23, 2007 Location: Wandering the magical world of Harry Potter! |
I too am down in the dumps, Harry has been with me for a long time and I feel sad without him, but as it has been said fan fiction, 2 movies, the encyclopedia/history of hogwarts, the theme park, and just knowing we will all make harry live on in our hearts forever makes me feel better.
-------------------- HARRY POTTER WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE HEARTS AND SOULS OF MILLIONS!
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Jul 26 2007, 11:27 PM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 580 Joined: 5:44am July 18, 2007 |
I still like talking about it with one or two people in my family, but it'll most probably be about the movies from now on.
Which I'm not complaining about, but it'd be nice to discuss the books still.I agree with the other posts. I've felt seperated from reality ever since I've read the Potter books (in a good way!) and always used to sigh to myself at school (I've now just left) when stupid things occured. Nothing is seemingly magical as Potter anymore, which saddens me. That's why I'm a permanent bookworm, always flicking through every book that captures my eye. I'm a HP fan 'til I die, whatever happens. All is well.
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Jul 27 2007, 06:01 AM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 58 Joined: 6:52pm July 24, 2005 |
QUOTE(Potter_Daughter @ Jul 26 2007, 06:19 AM) [snapback]1349865[/snapback] Okay if there is one thing i =Iknow about, its the post-Potter depression...I hate the feelings I get=[[ The truth is, I hate our world today...I feel like there is no magic anymore...Im one of those kids who litterally grew up with Haryy and the gang. I always get lost in J.k's book's, then am forced to go back to school where every other word you hear going down the hall is a swear word, nobody takes innocense seriously and sees what its worth, and there all in a hurry to grow up. They think that being 17 means you need to be an adult, but we all still have a long ways to go. Seeing and dealing with this everyday makes me just want to go sit down on my couch and just get lost in another HP book. Anybody else feel like this? wow, i know what you mean. im 18 and in my first year at university and i feel similarly. innocence, romance, honour, loyalty all seem to be lacking in the world and it makes me sad, as i value all these ideals/virtues in our society, and i am often disappointed to realise their absence. however, i dont feel as you do about the part about not wanting to grow up. thats my favourite thing to be doing, because even though im 'growing up' it doest mean that i have to say goodbye to innocent fun! i view growing up as very important, as i have the ability to be an adult who inspires people and an adult who, while acting like an adult, can still show people that they can have a good time. too many adults are too serious all the time. sometimes being serious is imperitive, but often, people need to chill out and remember how good life can be that being sad, i am very much feeling the post-potter blues! i assume it will go away eventually, but, as mentioned by others, it truly does feel as though i have lost a friend, or something of that nature. i cant help but worry that life just wont be as exciting and this seems to be a problem to me. also, these feelings are making me feel pressured to seriously start to consider where i wanna be in 10 years time. it has helped me discover that i would like to be a high school teacher, something ive considered for a while, but which i wasnt certain on. i think after finishing DH i just had time with nothing else to think about, which helped me think out my life a bit! anyway, im very grateful for this thread as it helps me realise that we are all in the same boat! -------------------- (In a court of law,)'The man who chooses to represent himself, has a fool for a client.'
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 36 Joined: 3:45pm July 26, 2007 |
QUOTE(marielle @ Jul 26 2007, 08:26 AM) [snapback]1350841[/snapback] Since we are moving topics to their proper forum, this topic has been move to the Pensive Parlor forum. Please carry on the discussion Thanks for your understanding Marielle LL Moderator I feel the same. Usually after reading something like this (that I'm attached to and has an intricate story) I let it sink in a bit before I mar my thoughts with TV, reading, or music. However, last night I broke down and listened to something that made me feel better. The ironic thing is that it was the audio book of HBP. So the only thing that made me feel better about Harry Potter is Harry Potter. I told my sister this and she told me felt the same about some series she's reading, but then said that there was at least more books coming out. I just glared at her, she had to rub it in. -------------------- Ron Weasley: Knight, Keeper, King
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Jul 27 2007, 01:04 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 36 Joined: 3:45pm July 26, 2007 |
QUOTE(MonkeysForPotter @ Jul 26 2007, 10:45 AM) [snapback]1351314[/snapback] Nothings helping, I'm just so quiet and keep to myself, can't get the series off my mind. I can't even listen to my iPod or my music, first time it's ever failed to help me (and it's taken me through some pretttttty bad times). All I've been able to listen to is Alexisonfire No idea why. Honestly, no idea. I think cause it distracts me (what with the yelling and all).I feel sad, though considerable less than Saturday when I finished. It's slowly dawning on me that Harry Potter, is still alive. In the creators mind (thanks be to Merlin's Beard) of Jo Row, and all the fans, and all the fan fics. But, I won't lie, I sure am gonna miss the excitement and longing for answers and a next book For those confused by my last post, this is the message I MEANT to quote. sorry -------------------- Ron Weasley: Knight, Keeper, King
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Jul 27 2007, 03:25 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 1 Joined: 2:25am July 27, 2007 |
I'm from Germany and all my friends wait until they can read DH in German... I feel kind of lonely, because everyone keeps telling me "Hey, don't tell us something about the story!!" So I cannot discuss the book with them... It's nice to read through the threads here in the forum and to see how other people think about the book.
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Jul 27 2007, 03:49 PM
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Neville's Biggest supporter Posts: 11,825 Joined: 8:51am January 28, 2006 Location: On V.S.D.G. |
Well once I have listened and read Deathly Hallows for the second time I plan to start the series right from the very beginning and see how many THIPS there are this time around
 I've got Agatha Christie books to fall back on when I bore of Harry and I will always have the Lounge to theorise on!
--------------------  (Avatar from Hagiographer13, Neville Siggy from Dreamteam and Reading Group siggy from fw00per) Strength is ... the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one piece |
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Jul 27 2007, 03:52 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 137 Joined: 10:52pm July 23, 2007 |
does anyone think jo will realy live the wizarding world??? i mean writeing about it
-------------------- "Hello Minister... Did I mention I'm resigning?" --Percy Weasley
"Percy wouldn't recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing dobby's tea cozy." Ron "I don't believe it! Oh, Ron, how wonderful! A prefect! That's everyone in the family!" "What are Fred and I, next-door neighbours?" said George indignantly |
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Jul 27 2007, 05:41 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 48 Joined: 11:15pm July 25, 2007 Location: The Burrow hangin with friends |
i know what everybody means im only 14 and im going into my sophmore year in high school so there is alot of things i cant do that my friends can and while they are out doing stuff i stay at home and reread my harry potter books
i dont know what i will do now that i am not waiting for the next installment in the series that put america under its spell
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QUOTE Though I did get really frustrated with the people lazy enough not to read it that ask me if Potter dies and naging me to tell me about it! What a nightmare! This person comes up to me and says, "What happens, I'll never read the book." And I tell them to read the book. I've given up trying to explain it. Some of them haven't read any of the books. I mean, maybe if you'd read 1-6 you'd have a chance of understanding a hurried explanation. |
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Jul 28 2007, 07:52 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 55 Joined: 11:20pm July 15, 2007 |
I'm really sad Harry Potter's over. I loved the magical world and Hogwarts. I could escape form my life adn read it. Also, the anticipation of a new book coming out, is all over. For the last many years, I ahve always been either reading a book or waiting for the next one.
I'll get over it, but it's good to remember: it's not real. If you're spending more time reading harry potter, writing fan fiction, or on here than with real people, it's time to check your life
-------------------- 'Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?'
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Stocking Snitches at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 663 Joined: 3:24am February 9, 2005 Location: Sitting on the floor of Flourish and Blotts, reading "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot". |
QUOTE(cavy_fan @ Jul 28 2007, 08:24 AM) [snapback]1356890[/snapback] QUOTE Though I did get really frustrated with the people lazy enough not to read it that ask me if Potter dies and naging me to tell me about it! What a nightmare! This person comes up to me and says, "What happens, I'll never read the book." And I tell them to read the book. I've given up trying to explain it. Some of them haven't read any of the books. I mean, maybe if you'd read 1-6 you'd have a chance of understanding a hurried explanation. I tell everyone who hasn't read the series but pesters me for the answer that Harry dies. I say it as seriously as I can, hanging on the fact that he "does" sorta. Let them work that out.
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Jul 28 2007, 10:21 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 13 Joined: 9:46pm February 9, 2006 Location: Vermont |
I loved the book and was hooked from page one. However, it seems too soon for it all to be at an end. I realize we have the films to look forward to and they are well done for the most part but it's not quite the same. I took a break from it all but I didn't feel that much better so I immersed myself in Harry Potter related pieces like listening to Pottercast and started reading the books from the beginning and that worked. I obviously still participated in the real world by going to work, spending time with my family and doing other non-Potter activities but not denying myself anything Harry related took away some of the loss I was feeling. Anyway enough rambling but it does feel good to be able to put down how I feel here and know that it will be understood.
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Jul 29 2007, 12:46 AM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 6 Joined: 1:57pm February 10, 2007 |
I dunno why, but I feel it has hit me pretty hard, this post potter depression. I think maybe it was because I was thrust into the fandom so quickly. I mean this year was my first time ever opening a harry potter book and finished the first six books within 2 weeks, and finished DH in under 24hrs. Now I spend most of my days sitting here wondering what happened to all the lovable characters are up to post voldemort. I wonder if Kingsley stayed minister of magic... =/
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Jul 29 2007, 07:36 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 58 Joined: 6:52pm July 24, 2005 |
does a re-read of DH, or the whole series back-to-vack make it feel worse, or better?
just wondering as im tossing up whether to do so at the moment... -------------------- (In a court of law,)'The man who chooses to represent himself, has a fool for a client.'
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Jul 30 2007, 11:55 AM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 69 Joined: 1:16pm May 5, 2007 Location: Waiting impatiently for Book 7 |
I cried for at least three or four hours after I finished DH on the evening of the 21st, no joke. It helped that my parents were understanding, and that they just let me do it. I completely understand about post-Potter depression, though; it hit me really badly. I didn't leave the house for about two days, and I had this sense of overwhelming sadness and emptiness.
But you know how I got better? I reread DH. Honestly, rereading it helped me so much that I can't even begin to tell you. Yeah, the thought of there not being another Harry Potter book still saddens me a little, but I don't feel like there's a Dementor swooping over me anymore either. I'm actually able to get excited about college and stuff (which I wasn't right after I read the book), while still, um, not really leaving what my mom calls "Potterland". Hehe. --------------------  |
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Jul 30 2007, 11:59 AM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 163 Joined: 10:51pm July 21, 2007 Location: In the nosebleed seats at the Quidditch World Cup |
I was really off for a few days, I found myself some other things to do, talked to people, and have begun rereading DH. It has amazed me how many fine details I missed the first time, and I've been wrapped up in catching all those little things. I imagine the last few chapters are going to be just as difficult, but I'll be looking for details I missed, so again, maybe not as bad.
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Jul 30 2007, 03:05 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 3 Joined: 10:04am July 26, 2007 |
maybe Jo can write about hogwarts or something else "magic related" I wouldn't care if it wasn't about harry, or Albus severus or about the marauders, I would be extremely happy if she wrote about the magical world.
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 119 Joined: 9:54pm July 24, 2007 |
QUOTE(LizetM @ Jul 24 2007, 08:17 PM) [snapback]1342555[/snapback] QUOTE(Epona @ Jul 23 2007, 07:46 AM) [snapback]1335024[/snapback] Aaaah, luckily we have all those fan-fiction writers who will continue the epic saga of HP... Write people, write please PS. Go to DeviantArt and search DH, Harry Potter, etc. Looking at things through other people's art always helps me. ) sound like a great way to keep all the characters, situations, lines, etc that kept us hanging for years alive..However, if you aren't done with the 'Character Grieving Process' (not to be confused with PPDepression), don't even think about going to deviant art and tiping searches with keywords like "Snape", "Forest Again", "HP Memoriam", "Always", etc. I found out by the rough way that it can lead to endless hours of heavy sadness. QUOTE(Ravleen @ Jul 24 2007, 11:29 PM) [snapback]1343698[/snapback] After immense waves of grief at Snape's life and fate kept swallowed me, I literally had to tell myself "it isn't real, stupid, it's f-i-c-t-i-on." But the power of how human it all was made it real. At this point, I wouldn't be able to reread the series or read/write fanfiction, it would be painful. After I distance myself a bit, gain perspective again, I'm going to approach it again and get into fanfiction a bit (though I'm still not sure about that). The second one I felt so sad and full of grief for Snape that i couldn't even open DH in chapters like The Prince's Tale, because reading half a line concerning him would get me immediately in a depressive mood. Now, a week after finishing DH, i still cant read that chapter (or any other concerning him) without feeling way too emotional, but talking about him, and DH in general has helped me a lot. So, I think that would be my advice. If your friends finished DH, discuss it with them until there's absolutely nothing more to say (I wonder if that's possible xD). If your friends don't read HP (that's my case), talk about it in the forum. I think sharing your opinions and impressions, and feeding from other's, helps tremendously. It helped me
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Jul 30 2007, 08:00 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 2 Joined: 7:47pm July 30, 2007 |
I'm so glad I found this forum! I finished Deathly Hallows last night at home and since then I've been in a serious funk. I'm 24 years old so a good part of my childhood was in Harry, and now it feels like I lost a whole bunch of very real close friends. I've been mopey and moody all day at work and (don't tell my boss) but my productivity has been WAY down. I find myself reading news articles about Harry Potter and JK Rowling for no good reason. I would pick up the older books and re-read some of my favorite chapters, like Harry first showing up in Diagon Alley, or Harry and Ginny making out in the Gryffindor common room (yeah I'm kind of a sap). Even Rowling's dedication in the last book ("to you if you have stuck with Harry until the very end") made me want to tear up. I always felt funny after finishing a book, but I knew that in a couple years I'd have another to look forward to. Now I just feel really hollowed-out and vacant.
I've been avoiding the problem all day because the "adult" side of me wouldn't let me admit that I was getting all worked up over a silly book. (It's JUST a BOOK, and a "KIDS" book! If a 13 year old can get over it then you can too!) SO GLAD to hear other people feel the same! Anyway, I'm going to force myself to stay away from anything Potter-related for a few days and try my best to snap out of this funk and feel happy about life (wow that sounds dramatic.) Wish everyone the best of luck! Just wanted everyone to know how important it was to me to find out I'm not a chemically imbalanced head-case (...that or we're ALL chemically imbalanced headcases.) |
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Stocking Snitches at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 663 Joined: 3:24am February 9, 2005 Location: Sitting on the floor of Flourish and Blotts, reading "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot". |
QUOTE(wowoah @ Jul 30 2007, 09:00 PM) [snapback]1363387[/snapback] I've been avoiding the problem all day because the "adult" side of me wouldn't let me admit that I was getting all worked up over a silly book. (It's JUST a BOOK, and a "KIDS" book! If a 13 year old can get over it then you can too!) SO GLAD to hear other people feel the same! We do. And though it isn't quite the same - when I was 24 my future wife had a blast teasing me for crying at the end of Titanic. -------------------- "Ron, you know full well Harry and I were brought up by Muggles!" said Hermione. "We didn't hear stories like that when we were little - we heard stories like 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and 'Cinderella'-" |
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 78 Joined: 10:02pm July 26, 2005 Location: down the spiral staircase |
I became a Harry Potter fan after Goblet of Fire and it's been a huge part of my life ever since. I've spent the last seven years with Harry, and the last two years especially waiting to see how it would end, and now that it has ended I feel like something very special has been taken away from me. Anyone else going through Harry withdrawals?
-------------------- "...to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
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Aug 2 2007, 03:49 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 2 Joined: 7:47pm July 30, 2007 |
QUOTE(Bright&Sparkling @ Aug 2 2007, 12:44 AM) [snapback]1368120[/snapback] Anyone else going through Harry withdrawals? Absolutely. As I posted earlier, I've also spent the last 8 years with Harry, and since I'm 24, that's a good part of my teenage life. I've been addicted and attached to book series or TV shows before, but never like this. It's an odd feeling knowing that you'll never be able to visit this "world" you've grown so attached to over the years. On the plus side, the withdrawal has definitely gotten better as "real life" starts to creep back in. I finished the book on Sunday and on Monday I was moody and inconsolable. Now it's Thursday and I actually went all morning without a single Harry Potter thought crossing my mind. Incredible. Anyway, just know that you're not abnormal. It's a credit to JK Rowling that she wrote a book so detailed and lifelike that I constantly forget it's just fiction. Even my normally understanding girlfriend (not a Harry reader) gave me a quizzical look when I told her on Monday that I felt like a friend just died. But apparently it's perfectly natural -- psychiatrists call it "fictional loss" -- and the sense of pseudo-mourning is to be expected. But I will miss the books, and in the back of my mind, I hope that perhaps in 10 years even JKR won't be able to hold herself back and will publish a new episode. You can wish, right? This post has been edited by wowoah: Aug 2 2007, 03:50 PM |
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Aug 2 2007, 05:24 PM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 78 Joined: 10:02pm July 26, 2005 Location: down the spiral staircase |
I'm a bit odd about this in that as sad as I am that it's over, I really don't want there to be any sequels. It's such a perfectly complete story as it is. And I think I'll have to wait much longer before I go through a day without a Potter thought crossing my mind. I work in a children's book store.
-------------------- "...to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
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Aug 2 2007, 07:19 PM
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Ron Weasley's #2 squeeze Posts: 2,807 Joined: 11:00pm July 13, 2007 Location: Ottery St. Catchpole |
After I finished Deathly Hallows, I wrote this really long article on my online journal. Then I spent lots of time on here. I went to bed that night, thinking I was fine, but then slowly, my stomach started to hurt and I couldn't go to sleep because it was over.
What's working for me is to write a fan-fic. I wrote a couple of paragraphs to start it off, knowing they weren't even going to be in the fic, but I feel better now. I know, I'm nuts, but that's what happens when you enjoy something as much as I do. It's good to know I'm not alone in this. Post Potter Depression. Man, it stinks. I can't go anywhere without thinking about it. I try to listen to music and I can fit the songs to Potter related things. It's driving me crazy. I am still doing other hobbies and paying attention to other passions, but well...Harry Potter isn't leaving my brain. Right now, it's Harry Potter, next month it'll be something else. Gah, I hate being obsessive. This post has been edited by blue4t: Aug 2 2007, 11:52 PM --------------------  Win-gar-dium Levi-o-sa Ron Weasley: He Does it Anyway. |
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Aug 2 2007, 11:53 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 48 Joined: 11:15pm July 25, 2007 Location: The Burrow hangin with friends |
i dont ever want to get over potter so im just going to read fan fics and list to pottercast the best podcast ever!!!
-------------------- The sorting hat says that I belong in Slytherin!
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Aug 6 2007, 10:08 AM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 89 Joined: 8:19am July 15, 2005 Location: Hanging out by the lake with Albus and Rosie |
I know no one has posted on this thread in a few days, but it seems appropriate to use this one instead of beginning a new one....
Please tell me I'm not the only one who keeps picking up the book over and over....and over. I've read it 4 times now all the way through, and every night I pick it up again and open it to some random page and start reading. I cant' seem to move on to anything else. I might have the thing memorized soon, so any transitional-book suggestions would be welcome.
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Aug 6 2007, 10:17 AM
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Selling maps of Diagon Alley to wizard tourists Posts: 7,447 Joined: 5:12pm July 5, 2006 Location: in a pool    |
QUOTE(MommyFan @ Aug 6 2007, 11:08 AM) [snapback]1375409[/snapback] I know no one has posted on this thread in a few days, but it seems appropriate to use this one instead of beginning a new one.... Please tell me I'm not the only one who keeps picking up the book over and over....and over. I've read it 4 times now all the way through, and every night I pick it up again and open it to some random page and start reading. I cant' seem to move on to anything else. I might have the thing memorized soon, so any transitional-book suggestions would be welcome. You're not alone. If I had a copy, and my uncle wasnt reading it, I would be doing the same thing. -------------------- Avatar by TheJordanEdwards-- the coolest guy alive! |
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Aug 6 2007, 10:55 AM
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Leaky's Resident Luna Biographer Posts: 2,563 Joined: 10:05pm July 15, 2007 Location: Sitting below an plum tree, reading the latest issue of the Quibbler |
QUOTE(MommyFan @ Aug 6 2007, 09:08 AM) [snapback]1375409[/snapback] I know no one has posted on this thread in a few days, but it seems appropriate to use this one instead of beginning a new one.... Please tell me I'm not the only one who keeps picking up the book over and over....and over. I've read it 4 times now all the way through, and every night I pick it up again and open it to some random page and start reading. I cant' seem to move on to anything else. I might have the thing memorized soon, so any transitional-book suggestions would be welcome. No, I've been the same way. Haven't read it in 2 days (WOW) because I'm at my mom's house and all the copies are at my dad's. But I can't seem to put the book down. I tried to "hide" it, but then promptly took it out again. Argh. -------------------- "Time passes in moments, which, rushing by, define the path of a life just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen?"
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Aug 6 2007, 07:59 PM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 594 Joined: 10:05pm August 1, 2007 Location: Having a Butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks |
those are some good tips!
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Aug 6 2007, 08:07 PM
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Gambol and Japes' Research Department Posts: 1,375 Joined: 3:41pm July 24, 2005 Location: The Time Room of the DoM, trying to find a way to slow down time |
Unlike HBP, which I immediately re-read when my mom and brother finished with it, I have kind of avoided reading DH again. Don't worry, I'll read it as the RGs move along.
I'm not the crying sort of person. When people (real or fictional) die I get depressed for awhile and then recover usually when something significant happens in my life. As Remus and Tonks were two of my favorite characters, their deaths and Teddy's becoming an orphan depressed me. I ended up writing them a poem a couple of days after I finished DH and I haven't dwelled on them since. -------------------- "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"  Thanks for the use of the Garden image tanyal33! |
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Aug 6 2007, 09:08 PM
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Selling maps of Diagon Alley to wizard tourists Posts: 7,447 Joined: 5:12pm July 5, 2006 Location: in a pool |
Thats a good idea. Poems and writing can help get out of depression
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Aug 9 2007, 08:21 AM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 21 Joined: 5:59am February 20, 2006 Location: Paris |
Like many people here, I plan to re-re-read the books, maybe re-re-watch the movies. And visit this forum every now and then.
You can't really let Harry go, can you?! Later on, when the loss doesn't feel so hard, I think it's best to start doing something else. As far as I'm concerned, I'll continue my series, go on reading books, hoping to find another great fiction, by JKR or someone else. Somebody got advice? What exactly is Pottercast? How about the fanfics, are they any good? Where can we find them? -------------------- |
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Aug 9 2007, 08:39 AM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 217 Joined: 4:22am July 9, 2005 Location: Just apparated... uh... somewhere in the Pacific. I think. |
I read this thread and I'm kind of down again. I'm kind of starting to move on, the discussions helped a lot. I'm re-reading. I still can't go back to the other books, I'm still absorbing DH. I've learned to accept the deaths, but the fact that there isn't going to be another book really makes me sad.
but that's really okay. i'm not blaming the thread, of course! something or other will trigger it. it just happens. who can blame me for being sad, right? all who's had hp as a friend and companion through the years are sad. it's good that we have people here in the leaky to discuss it with, people who really understands and don't think we're weird for moping like we've all lost real-life loved ones. so my suggestion is: don't stop discussing it when you feel like doing it. not just the deaths and the sadness, but also the good ones, the sentimental ones, the humour, and the moral lesson. and don't stop living our lives just because the series is finished. go out and smell the flowers and appreciate that there's this really great series that's making us stronger and braver in facing the real world. -------------------- Member S.K.I.M/S.O.U.R.M.I.L.K. (July 2005) S.P.E.W. (April 4, 2006)
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Aug 10 2007, 08:38 AM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 55 Joined: 10:44pm March 13, 2006 Location: Cellaring butterbeer kegs at the Three Broomsticks |
QUOTE(Miacster @ Aug 9 2007, 09:21 AM) [snapback]1380531[/snapback] Later on, when the loss doesn't feel so hard, I think it's best to start doing something else. As far as I'm concerned, I'll continue my series, go on reading books, hoping to find another great fiction, by JKR or someone else. Somebody got advice? Oh, darn. I can't find the post with my favorite similar (at least in my mind)-to-HP books. Check out the many recommendations in the Waxflatters Books forum. QUOTE(Miacster @ Aug 9 2007, 09:21 AM) [snapback]1380531[/snapback] What exactly is Pottercast? Check it out here. Listen on your computer, or MP3 player. It's a weekly internet radio show focused on everything HP. The hosts, Melissa, John, and Sue are great. I've looked forward to the weekly Pottercasts fora couple of years now; it gets me through the work week! And, since finishing DH, it's been nice to hear lots of other fans talking about it and sharing their thoughts and feelings on the end of the series (the Lounge is great, but it's also nice to hear people, too). There are lots of other HP-themed podcasts. Another of my current favorites is WeasleyCast. QUOTE(Miacster @ Aug 9 2007, 09:21 AM) [snapback]1380531[/snapback] How about the fanfics, are they any good? Where can we find them? I think there are lots of places, but the ones I've read have been on Mugglenet here. I'm not an avid fan-fic reader, and so far, I've only investigated a couple of Marauders-era fics. Like everything, some are better than others. The biggest disappointment for me is some of the ones I like that only have a couple chapters written! Also, check this threadGood luck! Maybe I should take some of my own advice to get over my own post-Potter depression. -------------------- "Oh shut up, Weatherby," said Fred.
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Aug 10 2007, 11:00 AM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 89 Joined: 8:19am July 15, 2005 Location: Hanging out by the lake with Albus and Rosie |
[quote name='CorvusAndarton' date='Aug 10 2007, 08:38 AM' post='1382264']
[/quote] Oh, darn. I can't find the post with my favorite similar (at least in my mind)-to-HP books. Check out the many recommendations in the Waxflatters Books forum. [/quote] Corvus - Can't thank you enough for the book suggestions! sigh....I'm not really depressed anymore, but still seem to be somewhat removed from reality. Since I'm...well, 30-something...I can't exactly admit that to my friends who look at me strangely when I don't want to attend social events. The HP series has had this effect on so many people. I will never forget reading one of Leaky's favorite emails from a 83 year old woman who said she adored the HP series. Her husband had Alzheimer's and it was a wonderful way for her to escape that reality. HP speaks to everyone's hearts; you know exactly who the bad guys are, and there are actually a group of people who can make a change for the better. We long for that in real life and frequently never get it. That has to be a large part of the allue of HP - wouldn't it be wonderful if we could ban together and elliminate the evil in the world? That was a bit of a rant, but I do think it helps explain PPDepression. We long to feel that the good guys will win in our reality, as well. |
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Aug 10 2007, 11:47 AM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 149 Joined: 2:39am July 24, 2007 Location: Godric's Hollow... still crying above their graves... |
I quite agree with you there, Mommyfan. That is why the book is soo good for adults, children, teenagers... There is so much stuff there that everyone can relate. We all spent a good couple of years learning with HP, yes learning. So many people out there dont understand us, which is why its so great how we are all together in this, here, at the leakylounge, helping each other get over the depression. Its good to know that there is someone out there that understands when you cant sleep at night because your crying, you've lost a best friend. OUr minds treat this series as a friend, because it helped us so much, so it really is like losing a friend. So many of our friends left us.. I think Harry Ron and Hermione, and ofc, Sirius, James, Lily, Lupin, Fred and George, and ofc Dumbledore would have been proud to know that we united to fight this problem that is within us all. They'd have been proud to know that we are "fighting" together... Oh gosh, I just turned into a "human hose-pipe" again... I'll just go and get some kleenex...
Unfortunately, my depressions always last longer than everyone else's which is kind of a pain... but here, not many have yet gotten over the end of HP, so that helps... (small, sad smile...) -------------------- "They were bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating, alive because of their sacrifice and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under the snow with them... " (Thanks LizetM for the amazing avatar!)
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Aug 10 2007, 12:46 PM
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Perusing the Magical Menagerie Posts: 89 Joined: 8:19am July 15, 2005 Location: Hanging out by the lake with Albus and Rosie |
Hugs, Alseverus
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Aug 18 2007, 08:35 AM
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Monster Book Stacker Posts: 378 Joined: 7:57pm April 12, 2007 Location: Singing For You. :)  |
 My post-Potter depression just started and was TERRIBLE yesterday. I was down all day, and my family did the right thing and avoided me. I was sitting on my bed, listening to my Ipod, and one of the Harry Potter soundtrack songs came on. I started crying! I couldn't figure out why, I just cried. After that, I got teary eyed, every time one of those songs came on. My friend called and is taking me to see OOTP today, before it goes out of theaters, to try and cheer me up. (I'm not complaining  )
-------------------- Wizard Rocker, HPA Chapter Organizer, Youtuber and...
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 Aug 19 2007, 05:38 AM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 146 Joined: 3:31am June 6, 2007 |
Now I've read it a few times I can see how clever JKR has been writing DH to close off the Harry Potter story but to leave open possibilities for future stories at Hogwarts.
The Elder wand waiting in Dumbledore's tomb, will a dark wizard at some stage late in Harry's life challenge him and beat him (it doesn't have to be AK it can be expelliarmus like Draco used on Dumbledore) and claim the wand? Also the Resurrection Stone is waiting to be found in the Forbidden Forest. Finally Harry will surely pass the Invisibility Cloak to one of his children at some stage. The possibilities are endless, I'm no longer depressed but eagerly waiting to see what happens next
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Aug 19 2007, 08:00 AM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 594 Joined: 10:05pm August 1, 2007 Location: Having a Butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks |
good tips
-------------------- LUPIN FAN FOR LIFE
Harry- "Death's got an invisibility cloak?" Ron - "So he can sneak up on people. He gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking." |
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Aug 20 2007, 06:03 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 58 Joined: 2:50pm January 1, 2007 Location: Studying for N.E.W.T.'s |
I feel the same way as all of you. I have lost so many friends that existed in these books and I feel like the adventure has been ripped away. I need more books. I need to get back into this magical world. It could be about Harry's father's time at school or maybe his kids. JK has said that she wont write anymore about Harry because she feels she'd need to make another villain. I disagree...I would love to just read about Harry's life and family and what he did. Mostly I think that the adventure is over. All my friends have moved on and I sit here all alone.
-------------------- "I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me... Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it." -Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry |
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Aug 21 2007, 06:23 AM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 149 Joined: 2:39am July 24, 2007 Location: Godric's Hollow... still crying above their graves... |
QUOTE JK has said that she wont write anymore about Harry because she feels she'd need to make another villain. I disagree...I would love to just read about Harry's life and family and what he did. Mostly I think that the adventure is over. All my friends have moved on and I sit here all alone. I agree, but Red Letter Sorcerer, you are not alone, cuz we're all here with you! :comfort: And to tell you the truth i disagree with JKR too! :/ I would gladly read anything to bring me back into the magic. anything, James potter, Albus Severus, Lily, Hannah Abbott (didnt she die? or her mom I forgot, sorry) i would want anything ANYTHING to bring harry back to me.
-------------------- "They were bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating, alive because of their sacrifice and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under the snow with them... " (Thanks LizetM for the amazing avatar!)
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Aug 21 2007, 06:32 AM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 64 Joined: 8:25am July 25, 2007 Location: Chatting to Aberforth in Hogsmeade |
It is like losing a part of you, yes.
But I've turned to reading FanFic until the encyclopedia comes out and chatting about stuff on here. Woopwoop! -------------------- 'Why are they all staring?' demanded Albus, as he and Rose craned round to look at the other students. 'Don't let it worry you,' said Ron. 'It's me. I'm extremely famous.'  |
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Aug 21 2007, 06:46 AM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 65 Joined: 12:01pm July 17, 2007 Location: Crying in George's arms... |
Good tips there!
I've been reading some fanfic with many different timelines. Maurauder,Hogwards,Post-Hogwards,Next Generation. I really enjoy it very much...However finding a good fanfic isn't that easy. Thus I've been spending more time on finding rather than reading. I've only know of harrypotterfanfiction.com, thus not sure where to look for more... Anyone over here have any great fanfic to share with? You could PM me the link. I would appreciate it very much.
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Aug 21 2007, 12:16 PM
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Getting Fitted for New Dress Robes Posts: 49 Joined: 6:30am August 21, 2007 Location: Riding a Norwegian Ridgeback |
I'll try to put my feelings on this matter into words;
It's as though I've gotten to know a person so well, he's become a very close friend of mine, and all of a sudden it just says STOP. As brutally as if he was murdered. I'll never hear from or about him again. I still have the old memories but there won't be any new ones. It's a very bitter-sweet feeling, sweet for all the wonderful things I feel like we have gone through together, and bitter for it's abrupt ending and the fact that no matter how much I want it to continue, it's over. It really feels as though a close friend, someone who's been a big part of my childhood and youth, has died. 
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Aug 21 2007, 02:00 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 36 Joined: 3:45pm July 26, 2007 |
Is it wrong that everytime I go somewhere and I see the book or cds, I have to go touch them?
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Aug 21 2007, 02:41 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 192 Joined: 5:58pm April 27, 2007 |
QUOTE(Blue moon @ Aug 22 2007, 05:16 AM)  It's as though I've gotten to know a person so well, he's become a very close friend of mine, and all of a sudden it just says STOP. As brutally as if he was murdered. I'll never hear from or about him again. I still have the old memories but there won't be any new ones. It's a very bitter-sweet feeling, sweet for all the wonderful things I feel like we have gone through together, and bitter for it's abrupt ending and the fact that no matter how much I want it to continue, it's over. That's an excellent description. I feel as though I've been allowed to know these people and share their magical world and now I have been shut out of their lives, out of their world. --------------------  <IMG SRC="http://sorting-hat.com/linklogo/sorthatr.gif" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="130" ALT="Want to Get Sorted?"><BR> <A HREF="http://sorting-hat.com" target="_blank">I'm a Ravenclaw!</A> |
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Aug 21 2007, 04:55 PM
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Monster Book Stacker Posts: 378 Joined: 7:57pm April 12, 2007 Location: Singing For You. :) |
QUOTE(troyalg @ Aug 21 2007, 03:00 PM) Is it wrong that everytime I go somewhere and I see the book or cds, I have to go touch them? I hope not...I do that too. 
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Aug 21 2007, 05:18 PM
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Stocking Snitches at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 652 Joined: 9:36am October 21, 2006 Location: Belting out Seussical! |
I'm not depressed that it's over...YET. I was very pleased with Deathly Hallows. It was just the way I wanted it to be (plus or minus a few things), but what I really wanted was for Harry to live and have a family and that's what happened. So in my mind he's not gone, because he's living and he's married to Ginny with kids. JK Rowling said she "knows what he's doing right now", and that's comforting. In fact, I was more depressed before it came out, because I was afraid of what was coming, if I was going to like it, and how I was going to feel afterwards.
Plus we are not nearly done theorizing. Not only do I have the lounge but I have my Potter obsessed friend to talk to. Plus I've been listening to podcasts, watching music videos, searching through deviantart, and reading fanfictions. Sure it's not the same but when you put them all together it'll be fine. I'm also going to read DH again in September and see what I may have missed the first time. Reading the series again will be fun too, because I'll be like "So that's why she had to put that in!" However, when school starts, I just know I'm going to be depressed. I'm not going to have time to do all those fun Harry Potter things, there won't be anything to look forward to. So you'll see me back on this thread in about 3 weeks!
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