Though in reviewing the incidents of my moderation, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. (Sorry, I had to quote Hamilton)

The last few years of my life have been the greatest of my life. I have met amazing people and I have done amazing things, so it is with a heavy heart that I stand before you today and let you know that I am leaving the Harry Potter Wiki. It has been quite the journey, HPW. I started out as a nobody and eventually found my way to being a GDM. My first post on this wiki was to ask why moderators locked posts (ironic, right?). Please let it be known that I am not doing this because of any of you. You guys are literally the coolest people I have ever met, and I genuinely loved helping you guys out.

Some recent events IRL have pushed me to step down and leave this wiki. I have been neglecting my family in a time of crisis! I will not be leaving Fandom as a whole. I will still be a GDM and a Councilor, and I will be keeping my Dmod rights, but I will not be active here for a little while. I might be in and out occasionally to check-in, but that is really it. Before I go, I want to thank you all for supporting me in my incredible journey on this wiki. You all made this possible! There are a few people in particular I want to give a shout out to, so here you go:

1. To @Reverb frost, My co-moderator, and amazing friend. We started out hating each other, but look at how far we have come! I have to give most of the credit for my success to this man. He was always there to help me and support me, and I am forever thankful for that.

2. To @Ironyak1 and @Seth Cooper, Thank you for giving me this opportunity as a Dmod and letting me get away with all of the crap I did. I couldn't have done it without you! (also Seth, thanks for putting up with my weirdness).

3. To @ThanatodoraSage and @Oerk , my chat buddies. Remember the book club we started? Those were the times... I will miss you both dearly.

4. To all of the OG OT members. Y'all were pretty lit

5. To all of the Harry Potter Wiki users- I love you!

I might come back one day and realize that I need to be here, but for now I have matters to attend to.

This concludes my goodbye post. I guess all that is left to say is this: DAVE IS FREEEE

Thanks again for supporting me!

Your friend, Harrypotterexpert101 (Dave)