uhh hi? um, so i haven't updated this story for about a year and a half, now, and i feel pretty bad about that, because i know a lot of people were enjoying this, and that's absolutely amazing and mind blowing because like people actually want to read my writing? it's crazy. ANYWAY i'm off topic. but yeah this isn't going to be continued, for a few reasons:

(1) since it has been over a year since i last worked on this story, my writing style has changed considerably. looking back on this honestly makes me cringe so hard.

(2) i stopped working on this story because i was very overwhelmed, both with school and my own eating disorder. now, over a year later, i'm in a much more stable place, a place where i would be able to write stories with themes like this one without getting triggered. now, you may be asking yourself, "well, why don't they just continue this one?" answer: i have no idea what i was planning on doing with it. at all. i have a poor memory to begin with, and, having made no outlines of any kind, i have no clue on where to go.

(3) if i were to continue this, i would have to completely re-write it. the writing makes me cringe, the pacing makes me cringe, the character development makes me cringe, the only thing i'm marginally proud of in this story is the dialogue. i actually have started a new story where i've been reworking all of this, though that shows no signs of getting finished soon.

(4) i no longer use . in my opinion, the site is clunky and just difficult to work with in general

(5) i'm in new fandoms. while i will always be faithful to harry potter, it has currently taken a backseat to the other fandoms i'm in.

overall, i'm very sorry that this story won't be continuing. it's been quite a journey, and i would like to thank everyone who has stuck by this story all this time, it honestly means so much. now, as i said before, i'm no longer using . so, if you would like to find me in other places, please feel free to check out my tumblr (username: lost-the-ability-to-even) or ao3 account (username: insert_something_clever_here). as of yet, not much has been posted to ao3, but i'm in the process of writing literally so many fics.

well yeah that's it lol. thanks! ^w^