I am definitely not the type of person to just post authors notes without having something else for you guys to read along with it, but I am absolutely sick of this shit. Maybe I'm being sensitive and should just suck it up, but there is a reviewer who I feel absolutely bullied by, and have tried to contact them before to answer any of their concerns about my writings. I never received any sort of response back. Instead, I am met with reviews that feel very malicious, and in complete honesty, I don't know how to get them deleted.

Some of them are helpful, yes, but I still feel they could be somehow stated in a less 'you suck ass at writing' way.

Here's the deal.

For the second (third? fourth?) time I do NOT HAVE A BETA. I do NOT HAVE TIME to sit around and make sure every little detail is in place and matches EXACTLY to how it should. I have so much shit to do in my life, you just don't understand. My fingers don't type as fast as my mind moves, therefore things (more in depth explanations) can get a little out of wack and cut. This is a fault of mine because I don't take time to think about whether or not you all are thinking what I'm thinking. These characters have conversations that never make it to the screen but they are still in my head and therefore are in the story to me. But I don't have time to make sure. I just don't.

I have had a terrible time lately. My life is just like, woah. I need a minute to breathe. I post a new chapter when I find the time, and then I get all of these reviews telling me where I screwed up and I'm just? Like do you just ignore my little notes at the beginning of chapters? They're not just there so I can talk about bullshit. They're there so you can all be INFORMED about things.

I've honestly gotten to the point where I just want to delete the whole damn thing and then it'll never be finished. These things are making it not fun for me anymore. It feels like a obligation rather than something I want to do.

Now, I know a lot of you are really, really supportive of things and I definitely appreciate that and I take your words to my heart, I really, really do. But I am the type of person that absorbs criticisms easier than praises, simply because I question myself all the time anyways.

I AM ONLY GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ONE LAST DAMN TIME, OKAY?

LISTEN CLOSELY.

Guest

"I know that witches and wizards age slower than normal humans but how is a 21/22 (depending on what time of year she went back) year old to depict a 16-year-old. You need to give her some de-aging potion. Also, if you think about it, she is probably more like 23/24 with the liberal use of the time-turner in 3rd-year."

Do you know how fucking irritating-

Do you KNOW how-

Oh, my god.

If we look back a few chapters we will see my explanations and my thought process on this subject. My thought process hadn't even CONSIDERED the fact that witches and wizards age slower than humans, but you're absolutely fucking right. So, leave me alone about it. It is my story, I will decide what age Hermione is. No, I'm not giving her de-aging potion. I don't CARE if you think she's too old, and I don't CARE if cougars are not your preference. If you don't like it, suck it the fuck up, or get out.

I'm sorry about how explosive I'm acting, but honest to god I just can't take it anymore. I'm pretty terrified of posting this because I'm afraid of more backlash.

Anyways,

I hope you all have a wonderful day. Unfortunately, chapter 18 is not underway yet simply because I deleted everything I had previously wrote for it when I was really upset. I'm absolutely sorry about that. This week is very busy for me as well, but I will start again when I find time.

If you actually took time to read all of this, thank you so much. I appreciate it, you have no idea.

This authors note will be deleted before the next chapter goes up, because I'm a big baby about numbers and OCD and stuff.