Coming back to Kovaze

Reminds me of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Spoilers from July 2000 below in this cannabis-driven rambling. ------------------------ In the climatic finale of Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory find the Triwizard Cup in the middle of the Third Task Maze and are immediately transported via portkey, to a cemetery in Little Hangleton. Cedric is immediately killed by Peter Pettigrew, who then performs the flesh, bone, and blood potion, resurrecting Voldemort.Once materialized, he calls upon his followers to return to him. One by one they apparated to the cemetery. Not all, some lost their way, and some will never return at all. But Voldemort returned fully, more powerful then ever... until the end of the seventh book. Like the Dark Mark in the sky and burning on the flesh of his followers, Kovaze has had a way of pulling us all back in when we thought we were out. Tengaged was like Cedric, suddenly dead in a flash and gone. No closure. Nothing. The community was like Voldemort-- destroyed--- but only in body and name. It still hung on for life, the spirit of the community living on. It's so weird at times being back in a place so familiar but so foreign at the same time. It's refreshing though. It's like leaving a toxic relationship and dating someone new who is great for you and it is only then that you realized how bad it was. There's no bringing back that old place and good riddance. Not everyone made their way back, and some never will. But for those of us who did and those who are new, it's exciting to see us resurrected It's odd seeing old faces with new names or old names with new faces, but the magic is still here. The games and names are different but the heart of the community (for better or worse) has endured and in many ways, has been a positive and healing experience. Kovaze is home now and I am excited to see the site develop and grow along with the community and it has been a fresh of breath air. Cheers.