You know how the Harry Potter books hit that demographic of people who don't read much, if at all?
My theory, which is mine, which is the one I have, is that this is one of the reasons why Harry Potter fandom is so crazy -- there are people reading those books who just don't have the mental or emotional tools for dealing with a fictional narrative. (It's also the case that it's a huge fandom, so there's more crazy to rise to the top.)
It's not a new thing -- Little Nell, as referenced above establishes that -- but given what we've seen from Harry Potter thus far, I actually be surprised if there weren't one or two suicides whose proximal cause is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. So it seems to me that a counselling line is at least moderately justified.
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Date: 2007-02-04 07:30 pm (UTC)My theory, which is mine, which is the one I have, is that this is one of the reasons why Harry Potter fandom is so crazy -- there are people reading those books who just don't have the mental or emotional tools for dealing with a fictional narrative. (It's also the case that it's a huge fandom, so there's more crazy to rise to the top.)
It's not a new thing -- Little Nell, as referenced above establishes that -- but given what we've seen from Harry Potter thus far, I actually be surprised if there weren't one or two suicides whose proximal cause is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. So it seems to me that a counselling line is at least moderately justified.