Review responses Hysteria, Chapter 6

AnakaReagan - Thank you! Draco was a likely person to find her, as he frequents St. Mungo's and has the authority to actually do something. Revenge on whom? De Belleme? That will be difficult, after all, his 'treatment' is pretty much by the book, if very accelarated. But I'll see what I can do :)

Blue - Thank you for reading and reviewing! Now, Hermione has to deal with the aftermath of what happened, on all kinds of levels...

slashymcslashface  - Thank you! You are right - Victorian medicine is a scary thing... Do you mean the keeper by 'mystery man'?

luna4917 - Thyank you! Yes, Draco is back and he is not happy! Also, although Hermione is finally free from de Belleme and his posse, she still has to deal with what happened. It will be a rocky road.

mirrorofrapture  - Thank you for reading and reviewing! Draco and de Belleme are basically polar opposites in their viewpoints on therapy. Nevertheless, they are both operating within the accepted spectrum of therapy of Victorian times. Hysteria was seen as a dangerous condition, which could lead to insanity. Many women were admitted by their husbands, brothers or fathers to insane asylums on claims of hysteria. Usually, as nearly 75% of all women (!) were believed to be hysterical, the treatment was an ongoing, regular and expensive therapy of 'pelvic massage'. But if a woman dared to be too 'outspoken' or denied the diagnosis or was simply in the way of a male relative, therapy could turn extremely ugly very quickly - electro shocks, lobotomies and clitoridectomies were supposed to be the ultimate cure. These women had very little to no say in their treatment since they were regarded as not fit to make decisions in their 'state of mind'. About ongoing education in the medical field... I took Victorian medicine as the model system for the wizarding world. De Belleme's method's are top notch in that regard. Hysteria was pandemic in Victorian times and doctors fell over each other to develop new and more efficient treatment than the traditional tedious manual labour that was pelvic massage. Everybody, who owns a vibrator or has a bidet in their bathrooms owes that to hysteria treatment. I kid you not. I hope you will continue to read the story. Hermione is out of St. Mungo's now and has to face the aftermath.

ThatRomantic  - Thank you! The torture is at an end, but that does not mean that all is well... I don't think you can subscribe as such at AFF but I also have the story posted at Granger Enchanted and Hawthorn & Vine.

nitesfool - Thank you for reading and reviewing! I am so sorry for the long wait! The climate here knocked me out, internet is not available for hours at a time and then something else came into play. I might tell you all about that in a little while... 

AgainAndAgain  - Thank you! I am doing my best *nudges non-heat-resistant muse*

Autumn  - Thank you for reading and reviewing! I am sorry that you are uncomfortable with this story. I did my best to warn about the darkness beforehand. It is a horror story, though, there is no doubt about that. I am a bit confused - you would have liked a link to what kind of site? I also must warn you, chapter 8 might also have content that is controversial/squicky, although it has to do with Hermione's mental state after what she went through rather than things done to her.

Pandalei  - Thank you! Here it finally is! Now to deal with the repercussions...

so_bri_quet  - Thank you! I am also glad Draco is finally back. Stopping the practice in its entirety might be difficult. One does not simply erase a treatment established for 2000 years.

Review responses Hysteria, Chapter 6

AnakaReagan - Thank you! Draco was a likely person to find her, as he frequents St. Mungo's and has the authority to actually do something. Revenge on whom? De Belleme? That will be difficult, after all, his 'treatment' is pretty much by the book, if very accelarated. But I'll see what I can do :)

Blue - Thank you for reading and reviewing! Now, Hermione has to deal with the aftermath of what happened, on all kinds of levels...

slashymcslashface  - Thank you! You are right - Victorian medicine is a scary thing... Do you mean the keeper by 'mystery man'?

luna4917 - Thyank you! Yes, Draco is back and he is not happy! Also, although Hermione is finally free from de Belleme and his posse, she still has to deal with what happened. It will be a rocky road.

mirrorofrapture  - Thank you for reading and reviewing! Draco and de Belleme are basically polar opposites in their viewpoints on therapy. Nevertheless, they are both operating within the accepted spectrum of therapy of Victorian times. Hysteria was seen as a dangerous condition, which could lead to insanity. Many women were admitted by their husbands, brothers or fathers to insane asylums on claims of hysteria. Usually, as nearly 75% of all women (!) were believed to be hysterical, the treatment was an ongoing, regular and expensive therapy of 'pelvic massage'. But if a woman dared to be too 'outspoken' or denied the diagnosis or was simply in the way of a male relative, therapy could turn extremely ugly very quickly - electro shocks, lobotomies and clitoridectomies were supposed to be the ultimate cure. These women had very little to no say in their treatment since they were regarded as not fit to make decisions in their 'state of mind'. About ongoing education in the medical field... I took Victorian medicine as the model system for the wizarding world. De Belleme's method's are top notch in that regard. Hysteria was pandemic in Victorian times and doctors fell over each other to develop new and more efficient treatment than the traditional tedious manual labour that was pelvic massage. Everybody, who owns a vibrator or has a bidet in their bathrooms owes that to hysteria treatment. I kid you not. I hope you will continue to read the story. Hermione is out of St. Mungo's now and has to face the aftermath.

ThatRomantic  - Thank you! The torture is at an end, but that does not mean that all is well... I don't think you can subscribe as such at AFF but I also have the story posted at Granger Enchanted and Hawthorn & Vine.

nitesfool - Thank you for reading and reviewing! I am so sorry for the long wait! The climate here knocked me out, internet is not available for hours at a time and then something else came into play. I might tell you all about that in a little while... 

AgainAndAgain  - Thank you! I am doing my best *nudges non-heat-resistant muse*

Autumn  - Thank you for reading and reviewing! I am sorry that you are uncomfortable with this story. I did my best to warn about the darkness beforehand. It is a horror story, though, there is no doubt about that. I am a bit confused - you would have liked a link to what kind of site? I also must warn you, chapter 8 might also have content that is controversial/squicky, although it has to do with Hermione's mental state after what she went through rather than things done to her.

Pandalei  - Thank you! Here it finally is! Now to deal with the repercussions...

so_bri_quet  - Thank you! I am also glad Draco is finally back. Stopping the practice in its entirety might be difficult. One does not simply erase a treatment established for 2000 years.