i've known h.k. for a while. she is a writer and conceptual creator, fan of yoko ono. all that good stuff. she is a self-proclaimed otaku, meaning that she loves manga. like me, she has also suffered from depression and the pain of losing a parent at a young age. over the time i've know h.k. we have shared many intimate details with eachother and she has been a comfort to be when i have felt particularly discouraged or depressed. i am not good at the manga style, but i thought that i could create a "4 koma manga" or "four panel comic." this is what i endeavored to do. no, i can count, i know it has five panels. this was at the suggestion of my partner. i think it worked out even though it defies the convention. i'm also very much drawn to fantasy and fantastic realism, so i imagined what it would be like if there was a magic potion that could cure depression. depression can be extremely debilitating even though i have worked to live with it. unfortunately, i have found that the only people who can empathize with depression and its side-effects are those who have themselves been clinically depressed at one point or another. this is unfortunate because it really is a sickness that can be treated. i guess in my "harry potter" way, i thought that this could show some type of frustration towards the social stigma attached to mental illness. it is a very cathartic piece.