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alt_terryThis was the first safe place I ever had that I could remember.
This was the first place I could be Terry instead of boot.
I've stayed up late, re-reading everything. Almost wishing I could memorise it, really. Even the terrible things. Will I not be able to read things that even I wrote tomorrow?
I will miss everything you wrote to encourage me, especially Fred and George. I never would have made it through if it hadn't been for all of you.
Maybe it's better that way. When I re-read what boot wrote, it's almost as if what I'm reading was written by an entirely different person. boot and I are moving further and further apart, and once the lock closes for me, in a way it will be like leaving him behind.
Except not really, or at least not entirely. I hated boot, mostly, but one thing you can certainly say for him was that he was a survivor. That part I'll take with me, wherever I go.
Please keep questioning things, and encouraging each other, and being kind to each other here. That can make a difference even in the lives of people who aren't on this Lock. Venting is good, but remember not to be too hard on or impatient with the adults, or at least not all the time (and I'm not just saying that because I'll be one). I've lived close to Mr and Mrs Longbottom, and I'm starting to see that things aren't always as cut and dried as I used to think they should be. Whenever you think they're being weak or cowardly or too stupid to live, maybe consider that sometimes they do have good reasons for the things they say or do. It could be you just might not understand or know about them yet.
Tomorrow I'll be seventeen, a wizard come of age with my own wand in my hand. I'm so grateful for everything that's brought me to that point, and this Lock has been a huge part of that.
See you on the Order Lock.
This was the first place I could be Terry instead of boot.
I've stayed up late, re-reading everything. Almost wishing I could memorise it, really. Even the terrible things. Will I not be able to read things that even I wrote tomorrow?
I will miss everything you wrote to encourage me, especially Fred and George. I never would have made it through if it hadn't been for all of you.
Maybe it's better that way. When I re-read what boot wrote, it's almost as if what I'm reading was written by an entirely different person. boot and I are moving further and further apart, and once the lock closes for me, in a way it will be like leaving him behind.
Except not really, or at least not entirely. I hated boot, mostly, but one thing you can certainly say for him was that he was a survivor. That part I'll take with me, wherever I go.
Please keep questioning things, and encouraging each other, and being kind to each other here. That can make a difference even in the lives of people who aren't on this Lock. Venting is good, but remember not to be too hard on or impatient with the adults, or at least not all the time (and I'm not just saying that because I'll be one). I've lived close to Mr and Mrs Longbottom, and I'm starting to see that things aren't always as cut and dried as I used to think they should be. Whenever you think they're being weak or cowardly or too stupid to live, maybe consider that sometimes they do have good reasons for the things they say or do. It could be you just might not understand or know about them yet.
Tomorrow I'll be seventeen, a wizard come of age with my own wand in my hand. I'm so grateful for everything that's brought me to that point, and this Lock has been a huge part of that.
See you on the Order Lock.
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Date: 2014-01-14 08:18 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2014-01-15 01:00 am (UTC)It's a bit different than it was when Fred and George went off, since we didn't even have the Order lock then. Still, you're right, I guess. It's nice to be able to talk safely among just ourselves, and I reckon I'll miss it too when I age out myself.
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Date: 2014-01-15 01:19 am (UTC)You may not know, since you were muggleborn, but there's a tradition that says if you tie a unicorn hair around the watch face overnight (you just have to do it once) it's supposed to keep the glass from ever breaking.
People do believe the silliest things sometimes.
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Date: 2014-01-15 01:21 am (UTC)I suppose we'll be seeing more of you soon.
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Date: 2014-01-15 04:34 am (UTC)But I know you're incredibly brave and we're lucky to have you.
See you on the Order lock (and here, soon).
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Date: 2014-01-15 04:55 am (UTC)