@icallringbearer "To Be Luminous" was the first-ever HP Fanfiction that I read. And that was quite unfortunate, considering the fact that I now raise all other fanfictions to a completely unreasonable standard.
I can't help but say it; I fell in love with that book. Somewhere in between the first chapters, I stopped reading fanfiction and started reading a story - real, pure, raw. I began reading words that were not Rowling's, nor any other author out there. They were yours, and they were breathtaking.
Even thinking about this story gives me chills. My love for it is completely and utterly unfathomable - you are the reason I kickstarted my writing on Wattpad a mere six months ago, and you remain the reason that I get up and write everyday.
"To Be Luminous" wasn't just a fanfiction to me. It was a work of art. It was a masterpiece that opened up a part of me that I never thought existed. It made me contemplate and think and, as I sit here reminiscing about the story that I want to read again and again, I can't help but feel that everyone (Harry Potter fan or not) should read it. It changes lives, it truly does.
There are so many things I want to say and more, but I will leave you with solely this:
Thank you.
Thank you so much for your story. For your words. For your wisdom and for your abilities.
Thank you, because without them, I would not be the person I am today.
Much love always,
Sophie