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Earlier today, I was trying to explain to my brother (age 7) why I'm not sure he should read HBP and DH yet (he's on OotP and handled GoF pretty well, but he's even more prone to anxiety and preoccupied with death than I was). I told him they're really scary and really sad. He asked why; I channeled River Song and told him "Spoilers!" as usual. But then I started thinking about the Resurrection Stone scene and started sobbing on the way home from Walmart.
And now Mark just read about Cedric dying and Voldemort returning and ;aflksdjflak;sdjflk;adjsfl;kajs I feel like I'm going to throw up because it's all HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN. (That chapter was absolutely traumatic for 7-year-old me. I was shocked, terrified...I actually stopped reading and made my mom finish the book and tell me exactly what happened before she read me the rest.)
I cannot handle this. I am going to cry. WHY DOES HARRY POTTER HAVE THIS KIND OF EFFECT ON ME?
Oh yeah. Because after all these years, I still love it more than life itself. I'm pathetic.
And now Mark just read about Cedric dying and Voldemort returning and ;aflksdjflak;sdjflk;adjsfl;kajs I feel like I'm going to throw up because it's all HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN. (That chapter was absolutely traumatic for 7-year-old me. I was shocked, terrified...I actually stopped reading and made my mom finish the book and tell me exactly what happened before she read me the rest.)
I cannot handle this. I am going to cry. WHY DOES HARRY POTTER HAVE THIS KIND OF EFFECT ON ME?
Oh yeah. Because after all these years, I still love it more than life itself. I'm pathetic.