Introduction

Here is a little introduction of this blog and its purpose.

First of all, I will post chapters of my fanfic here, Annoying Professor Snape, aka 99 Ways to Piss Snape Off. For those of you who may be new to this fic, here is some history. I started writing this fic a Very Long Time Ago. About five years or so. Three or so years ago, I took a break from the fic; it eventually turned into a hiatus from the whole of the fandom. No Harry Potter websites, no rumours pages, no fics, no writing, nothing. Recently, I've started coming back; I've been reading and re-acquainting myself with the fandom. And when I went through my old fics, I knew that none were salvageable...Except one. That one fic was Annoying Professor Snape.

I could salvage it, perhaps, but I knew it would be a lot of work. For one thing, I started the fic before Order of the Phoenix. But, about 10 chapters in, OotP came out; the last 4 or so chapters happened post-OotP. Which meant that the majority of the story was not OotP compliant, but the last chapters were. I knew it would be possible to go back and make it compliant with the fifth Harry Potter book; not easy, perhaps, but possible. But I realized that I would never be able to make it Half Blood Prince compliant.

Another thing making this task a bit more difficult than I had originally imagined is the fact that I was about 14 when I started writing this fic. It was pretty well written, considering I was 14, but upon re-reading...Well, let's just say that the re-read left a lot to be desired. And so came task number two: clean everything up. Everything being dialogue, diction, flow, spelling, grammar...the works. Now, I won't even try and claim that it is 'perfect' but it is a great deal better than it was.

The third problem was the flow of the story. Like I said, it wasn't bad for something created by a 14 year old but it wasn't something I'd feel comfortable posting now. I went back (and, in fact, am still going back) through each chapter to see what I could add, what needed to be taken out, what needed to be changed... There were some scenes that needed more explanation; for instance, I wanted to make it a little more clear why Hermione ever took up The Challenge. Some scenes are totally new, but will have an interesting effect later on in the fic. Some small bits have been deleted, either because they were poorly written, didn't make sense, or else just didn't fit.

After all that...I've decided to repost the fic. I know I haven't fixed everything... I'm sure there are plenty of typos and canon issues. But I feel that I have made it better than it was and, if not perfect, I am happy with the way things are coming along.

But, for those of you who are new to the fic, there are some things I should explain. First and formost, this fic is still (yes, still!) a work in progress. I have the first 14 chapters written; those will be posted every week on monday. Once the fourteen chapters are posted, I will post new chapters whenever they are written.

The second thing you newbies need to know is that this fic is a parody. It is humor. So, I already know the characters are acting beyond out of character; that's rather the point. Please keep this in mind while reading and don't complain later that the characters are acting crazily; you have been warned.

As for this blog... You lot will be getting more than the others who read at a fic archive. Yes, you will get the fic, but you will also get my notes and musings. Notes on what I added, what I took out, reasons behind changes, what I'm looking for, what I'm working towards... Musings on my ideas behind various things, like Hogwarts staff, other characters, and various random things.

I'll also post other things here, such as the places where this fic will be archived (as of now, only my yahoo group, Hermione Fan Fiction and Fanfiction.net), an FAQ for the fic (questions will be taken from reviews), and The List I am working from (both the whole 303 ways, and the group of 99 tasks Hermione will be attempting).

Thank you all for reading this and the fic. I hope I can answer any and all questions you may have. And, of course, I hope you enjoy the fic.

Cheers!
Magelet