one last time (this is my goodbye)

My dear Elena, you are someone I have and will always hold dear. Although Elena (IC) is the moonchild, you (OOC) are a star. You have played a part in transforming who I am and what I love. You are hands down one of the most important on this site to me. Period. Your kindness, of which I had the pleasure to see every single day. Your dedication, regarding Herbology, Quidditch, and even our plots. Your passion, for everyone and everything that made you feel happy, but also for anything you despised. Your creativity, displayed not only in your outstanding writing, but also your graphics, your code, and your beloved plots.

I will miss you. I cannot claim that I will miss you the most of everyone you have pinged. But you are the person who’s leaving is like a piece of my heart is being ripped from my chest. You have had an immense positive impact on myself, and also this community. You have so often been my favorite person on site, and I will miss our yapping sessions about site so much.

As for our plots—that’s okay. Is it ideal? No, but it’s necessary. If you say you need to leave, I believe you. You need to leave. And although I want to cry, imagining my community of Hogwarts.io without Elena Clark, you have every right to make your own decisions. You are my best friend, and I will miss you beyond words can articulate, but I hope this captured it, if to show you just how beloved you are. I hold you close in my heart.

MOONFLOWER ! My heart breaks saying goodbye to you here. I will miss your presence and your art and the positive influence that you have been on all of us here. It’s hard not to feel hollow imagining this place without you.

You have been a blessing in a big way to this place. I think it’s safe to say that you will always be held dearly in this community. I don’t know if you remember but my very first week on site I sent you a dm that basically said “you are so cool, out of everyone here that I have seen, you blow me away” and I have only doubled down on this belief. Every banner, code, lore proposal, rp post, everything you did here oozed with passion and love. You inspired that in me and so many others. You were and always will be the coolest person in this place.

Not only are you cool, you are kind. You have a heart of gold. You are genuinely welcoming and warm and you shine in every way. You are brave and smart and you dive into what you love with a passion that is so beautiful to witness. I feel truly honored to be in your orbit.

I will, with my whole heart, miss dear Elena. I love that girl. She is my most favorite muse. Take care of her and make sure she finally gets some rest. Don’t be surprised if you find me all nostalgic slipping moon child banners under your door one day.

Since you left us with a quote I would like to leave you with one to remember through this time.

I live to let you shine
But you can skyrocket away from me
And never come back if you find another galaxy
Far from here with more room to fly
Just leave me your stardust to remember you by

It’s safe to say you have left us with plenty of your stardust, and we are all better for it. Love you Lena.

Lena—I have always admired your unmatched creativity and technical skill. You were and are, truly, one of a kind—a real moonchild. And beyond that, as outlined in your message, you are a woman of great integrity, which is perhaps the greatest gift. This message only strengthened my admiration of your person.

May the road rise up to meet you, my friend.

Woah. When I saw this, I prayed it was just another rp. It wasn't. Lena you are the heart and soul of this community. I couldn't, and still can't imagine this place without you. We never had a plot (despite me trying several times to come up with one that the—legendary to me—Elena Clark would notice and like), or were never close, but we still talked. Most often about your creativity, banners and code, and despite my silly, desperate, and anxious words, you were still welcoming, warm, and you never ignored them. I really don't know what to say and how to say what I feel. When i first joined Hio, some of the first shops and encyclopedias i saw, was yours. Since then, you were like a role model. I saw you and your aesthetic more and more clearly, and I realized, nobody could be the moonchild better than you. From our little talks and my many questions, you helped me improve my banners and code more than you know. I still can't wrap my head around the idea of you leaving. I don't know if i'll see you onsite again, or if we'll talk through dms at all (i really do hope we don't loose contact completely...), but I hope you well in your life ahead of you. Nobody could ever replace you, and nobody will. If I could, I would beg you to not go, but I can see you've thought this through, and much as it breaks my heart, you must go.

elena, your presence on this site is felt in overwhelming ways and that will continue to be true. I truly respect how you handle this departure like everything I have seen of you in my short tenure, with an incredible level of decorum and sincerity. I may never have enough time and words with you, but I'm truly blessed to share this moment and will always hope to be graced by your presence once again. may you always find a reason to wipe your tears.

Although we never really interacted so much or had heavy heavy plots, it's very heavy to see you go, but with closed doors comes with new opened ones, we hope to see you someday somehow somewhere else. You've made a impact here for sure, and I can say it's been a ride for anyone close to you ever since, cya Elena, and once again we'll miss you

Hiya Lena,

My heart truly breaks writing this to you. You were always a bright source of light. I know we didn't interact too much (and we did have that one thread together in the prefect bathroom), I still enjoyed reading your messages. And then, when you became the Herbology professor, I loved reading the changes you were planning to make between the curriculum, the plants highlighted at different times, the organization and structure of the greenhouses, and your plan for that eighth greenhouse. I enjoyed watching you craft your ideas for the greenhouses with the maps you produced.

I will miss seeing you around. Certainly as staff, but also as a member here on H.io. Your banners were completely superb, and I loved the roleplay coding you produced during your time here. Thank you for everything that you did. I hope you get a chance to channel your overflowing creativity irl and in your passions. I hope to see you around sometime, and you're welcome to message me on Discord if you want to.

(one last timeeeee, the peole will hear from me)

Okay promise I will stop with the Hamilton references. More seriously thank you all for your kind words, they made me tear up :( meanies :(. I have just posted in the deactivation thread, and I expect that by the time I wake up, I will be gone.

If you still wish to post in this thread, you absolutely can, I have asked a few trusted friends to send me the new posts of this discussion so I will still see them. My DMs on discord would be closed, as I really intend on shutting down everything about the site, at least for a while, but if you truly want to reach me then I will not close the door on your toes.

Thank you again, all, I send you all of my love. I will dearly miss you

Goodbye!

Dear Moonbeam,

I just realized I'm 7 minutes late. I've already shared a few words with you outside of the site here, but I wanted to say more if you haven't made your departure yet.

I am beyond grateful for the roleplays we've shared on here, for the beautiful friendship our characters forged despite its sad origins, and for being able to call you a friend near and dear to my heart. You have truly been a beacon of light and joy for me over the past 7-8 months, and I would dare say many others here would echo the same. A lot of people here look up to you both as staff and as a peer. Your kindness and creativity are carved all over these forums.

In the time you've been here, you've established yourself as such an important piece of the puzzle that is H.io. To say you haven't made an impact would be a blatant lie. Truthfully, I would consider you a pillar of the mighty house of Ravenclaw, and certainly a pillar of the art community here. Everything you touch turns to purest gold.

It hurts my heart to know you have been so hurt recently, and to that I say you are welcome to contact me at any time, even if I am not online. You have been there for me when things have been hard, and I extend equally the same and more to you. To quote the Psalmist David, "weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning". I hope you are able to find joy again soon after the tears you've cried, and I look forward to many more lovely conversations with you.

And remember. It's not goodbye. It's until next time. Godspeed, Moonbeam.

I'm very sad that you are leaving. I loved your classes, they were fun! I and everyone else will miss you, and I am hoping you may one day come back. Who will take over for Herbology? They will surely have different teaching skills.

I understand why you are leaving and wish you the best. Love, Nessa