FAQ

Here is a quick FAQ. It is by no means comprehensive; more will be added later, either as I think of it or as you ask the question(s). But for now, here are the ones I've been receiving.

"When is the next update? or Update more/sooner!" : I will update this story every monday until chapter 14. As of chapter 15, I will update whenever I finish the chapter. Hopefully, that will be every other week, but I make no promises. Also, as of chapter 15, the story will be updated first at my yahoo group, Hermione Fan Fiction. They will get the fic up to a day in advance of everyone else.

"Do you need suggestions for tasks?" : No, I have the list of all 99 tasks. The 99 tasks were taken from the 'original' list of 303 Ways.

"Did you make up The List? or Who did make The List?": No, I originally got the list from the yahoo group, WIKTT; someone emailed it to the group. I do not have any idea who created the list and, in fact, it would be almost impossible to find the creator. I've had people contact me, telling me they were the original authors of said list, but there is no way for me (or anyone else) to verify such a thing. Not only that, but there isn't just one list floating around; there are quite a few. Some are only 101 ways, some 303, some are 404 ways. Almost every list is different from the last; there are always a few tasks that are different. So, the short answer is no, I did not make the list and, sorry, I don't know who did.

"Where can I find The List?": There is a copy at my yahoo group, Hermione Fan Fiction (links above). It's in the files section: files, fanfiction, numair-magelet's fics folder, 99 Ways folder, and there it is. I will also post the lists on this blog. Other than that, I don't know. Your best bet is to google it; there are a lot of hits, especially if you try googling 101 ways, or 303 or 404. This will also turn up other stories revolving around the list, most (if not all) of which are worth a read.

"So and so is out of character!": Yes, I know, that is purposeful. To make this story work, many characters have had minor (and maybe not so minor) personality tweaks. Not bad enough to make them a totally different character, but for the story to work, some characters had to have attitude adjustments. Some more than others. If at all possible, I've tried to explain why the character would act out of character; not a great or believable explanation, at times, but better than nothing. Yes, the reasons may be weak, but work with me. This is a parody, after all.

"Will this be Snape/Granger?": I honestly don't know. I've gone back and forth with it, gone over the pros and cons, and have yet to reach a definite conclusion. All I can say is that there may be a romantic ending, but nothing is set in stone.

"But in Half-Blood Prince...": While reading this fic, try your best to forget the events of HBP. In this fic's crazy world, HBP never happened. There is no HBP. The fic will be mildly OotP compliant, but there may be mistakes. I wrote the first 10 or so chapters pre-OotP, but the last 4 were written afterwards. So the latter chapters are more canon than the earlier ones. Although I have tried to go back and fix any inconsistencies, there may be some I forgot or didn't notice. So, please, work with me.

"That wasn't there the last time I read this...": I've gone back and changed a few things. I've also added some scenes. Some of the added scenes are totally new. Some are just minor add ons to make everything make sense. Some of the changes are minor: spelling, plot, canon changes, etc. Some have been larger, such as changing Hermione's motives to make everything more believable. I'm trying to go back and add more detail and make everything flow a lot smoother. So, if you see something that wasn't there before, if something was there and no longer is, or if something has been changed, that's why.