To my awesome readers,

Today, I logged on to FanFiction for the first time since September of this fall. And your reviews made me smile more than I can say. So here's my explanation, honest and straight up.

Life got crazy last fall. New school, new job, crazy busy. I mentioned to you guys that my mum had surgery last fall and I was helping her recover. But our family went through a really hard time after mum's surgery. So here is the story. If you're not one of my readers and are just going to comment dumb things, don't read this. Because this note is for my readers, not you. They deserve an honest explanation.

On September 21st, my mum passed away. She's always had problems with her arrhythmia (in other words, her heart), the reason she's had a lot of surgery. But she went into cardiac arrest last fall and Mum didn't make it.

Needless to say, it's been an unbelievably tough year. But I always remembered how writing made me feel better. And logging on, seeing the "please update's" made me more hopeful than I've been in a very long time.

I'm finally back, because I miss the world of Hogwarts more than I can possibly express. It was my escape from the world. My mum would stay up until 2:30 in the morning with me, making edits and proof reading. So this story is for her. I love and miss her like crazy, but she loved seeing me write and told me to never give up.

You can be expecting an update shortly. Thank you for doing more than you knew you did. I love you guys :)

Much love,

Kristin