rain206 @ June 2 2003, 10:06:34 UTC

Lisa may be right, but I'm still glad to see it. It's about time something was done.
Me too. He may not have handled it in the best way possible, but at least he did *something*. And he is genuinely worried about her.

notapipe @ June 2 2003, 13:05:58 UTC

Maybe that was his plan. He decided to use the N_A medium rather than talk to McGonagall, as he ought to have, especially for something that requires this sort of delicacy. I think Lav failed to come to breakfast, and he may have reacted harshly, rashly and without thinking through what he was doing. In fact, his memory block and performance supressant probably came into play. Fear makes him forgetful. I think he's genuinely concerned and afraid for Lavender, and this affects his reasoning.

notapipe @ June 2 2003, 13:40:15 UTC

Lisa is looking to Hermoine for help.

bluekivrin @ June 3 2003, 15:04:39 UTC

I had origionally cheered Neville on, since it meant that at least SOMEONE was noticing, but I can now seem some validity in Lisa's responses.

I know this post is rather far back now, but in general, how is one to respond to an anorexic, then?

comava @ June 4 2003, 03:17:49 UTC

I'm not sure. I guess contacting MacGonagall was an okay idea if he really was so worried. But yes, I agree, he should've done it discreetly.

Lisa is right though, she can't be helped as long as she won't admit to having a problem herself. Considering Lavandar's rather, um... perky nature, I wonder how she'll deal with the realization.

I mean, she must realize it soon. Right?

bluekivrin @ June 4 2003, 03:24:00 UTC Re:

I'd hope, but we've also gotten the hint that family issues are driving this on: she wants to be perfect, so her parents don't split up. This doubles everything, since not only is she bearing anorexic emotional burdens, but she has the ones coming from home as well, possibly from a divorce in the making.

Given her tendency to embrace life as hApPy and cute!!!11, I think she'd have a long, long road of realization to come. She will have to learn to take life seriously, to evaluate her role in her parents' problems, to admit that she has a serious problem, and then accept help and treatment. I can't see her easily doing any of these things (especially the first, and that is necessary for the rest), even with the support of her friends and the school.

I worry for the girl, then.

comava @ June 5 2003, 03:06:54 UTC

I'd forgotten all about the family problems, that was most likely the whole trigger. I worry about her too. I really, really hope she'll at least start to realize soon.