Review Responses

I don't remember what I have and haven't responded to so I'll just do all of them. If you left more than one, I responded to them all in one block.

Thank you all for your time and dedication to reading and reviewing on this story! It means the absolute world to me, you have no idea.

I hope to see you all the next time I delve into Percy's character, but until then, thank you so much! I hope you have lovely days, months and years.

Thank you so much, my lovelies. All the love for you!

-c.v.

: I tried to really flesh out his character, because in the stories we just get Harry's views, biased by the twins and Ron, and I think there's more to everyone that meets the eye—good and bad. I'm very happy that at least some of that shined through. I'm glad the ending made you happy! I didn't want him to give up on his dreams or life because I really wanted to stress with this story that there is hope that things will get better! I plan to write more, eventually, and I look forward to seeing you in the times to come.

AlexandriaCFWJF: Thank you! Making people happy is all I strive for.

Phoenixx Rising: First of all, I need to thoroughly thank you, because you were one of my first reviewers, and your first one was assuring me that I'd do well, and it means a lot. And I do agree that the third party writing in Ch. 4 was odd, just a little experiment! I also don't condone the drugs, drinking or smoking. While I think weed (and only weed, not smoking or alcohol) has benefits, Percy was certainly not utilizing it responsibly, and he and his friends were certainly not in the right head-space for it. I made Charlie a little too lax, I think, but I remember him being a bit easy-going from the stories, and out of Bill and him, he seemed the most likely to have smoked in the past. I'm glad I managed to honor Neil properly. I barely wrote him into this story, but I grew rather fond of him regardless. I also felt that taking out Fred's death would be too idealistic. Life is hard, but I felt it was right to show Percy thrive despite everything rough that happened. It didn't feel proper to pick and choose what struggles he faced so thoroughly. I'm glad you enjoyed the story, and thank you so much for you continued support despite my awful uploading schedule!

FairyRave: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I think Percy and Bill are both very underrated! I'm the youngest sibling, so I'm glad that I could capture being the eldest properly. I guess general sibling concern is similar enough that it worked! Percy is my favorite Weasley as well, and I'm glad that it helped shine a light on the fact that there's no way his personality is strictly two-dimensional.

TVmogul145: Thank you so much!

RealLifePercy: I do understand that Percy's usage of those substances doesn't make much sense, and I'm glad you view smoking as pointless since it's so harmful. Percy wasn't in the right headspace though, and that was his distraction. It wasn't good, but many people turn to alcohol or smoking for comfort, unfortunately. And I'm sure you're not a freak. I wanted to show that no one is really a freak. We're all special, we just have to ignore the people who can't accept that, and be ourselves, y'know? The reason Bill didn't leave it alone is because he was worried for his brother, and even though he went against Percy's wishes, in the end it was for the best. Thank you for reviewing!

Grin like the Cheshire Cat: Thank you! I tried to make the story uplifting despite the struggles Percy and his family and friends faced.

imdefinitelynotaserialkiller: I'm glad it could help you cope. Like Percy in this story, I also have OCD, anxiety and (mild) depression, so writing this was very cathartic for me as well. My main goal was to help others and make them happy with this story, and it means a lot to find out I helped even just one person a little bit. Thank you for reading and reviewing! I hope all gets better with your mental health.

Midnight1906: Thank you for reviewing! You asking for updates actually did help inspire me to work on this, and I appreciate that.

Myra109: Thank you! Your time reading and reviewing means the world to me.

Hermione Gallagher: I'm glad!

teedub: I know in the beginning that Bill was a little victim blaming, but I felt that that was an accurate representation of how some people deal with their loved one's mental illness. Finding out these dark things about someone you love can be shocking and stressful, and many people don't want to look into whether or not they somehow contributed to it. The important thing is that he came around, not everyone does. Thank you for your time and effort reviewing.

Hildygirl: Thank you for reading and reviewing! I'm glad you enjoyed it, it means a lot to me.

Zedd00: Your review means the world to me! I was so concerned that it would seem like I was glamorizing mental illness, and I'm glad I could portray it accurately. Thank you for all your time given to this story!

Maya Poltergeist: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I'm glad you've managed to break past some of your depression and cigar usage, I hope everything continues to get better endlessly!

Armintas world: I tried to write them realistically, and I wrote Molly so silent because she was in shock, most likely. Percy was her golden child, and I can only imagine that finding out these things would be very frightening and silencing. I'm glad you enjoyed what I did with the story, thank you!

Fantasy510: Thank you so, so much for your time reading and reviewing! I'm glad the story was good.

JannaKalderash: That's why I wanted to adopt this story! There aren't very many who delve into Percy's personality and recognize that there's multiple layers to everyone. I hate the way he's treated in the novels. He was so sweet to Ginny, and even Harry initially. He deserves much better. Thank you for reading and reviewing!

WolfSpirit1992: I don't blame him either. You can blame people for feelings, they're just there. No control over the initial punch, you can only control how you deal with them. Thank you for reading and reviewing.

SolelyReader: I hope this lived up to your initial expectations! Thank you for your time and energy reading and reviewing.