Author's Note: Since not one person thought of this, I'm deciding to do this for the heck of it. I don't own A Series of Unfortunate Events, it belongs to Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket. Also I will not be writing in the style he writes...I'm awful at it...please read and review.

Chapter One

Violet sighed heavily, she didn't like the idea of Snicket Middle School. It gave her bad thoughts. But who knows, she thought to herself, there's always something. "Violet!" Klaus said a bit louder. Klaus was Violet's younger brother and a brilliant writer and reader. "What?" Violet asked in shock. "We're here." Klaus answered simply. Violet sighed again causing Klaus to sigh in response. "I know you don't like the sound of this school, but-" he was cut off by Violet replying, "It's not that I don't like the idea...I just don't think leaving Sunny with Mr. Poe is such a good idea."

Klaus nodded, "I agree wholeheartedly. But what other alternative would you have preferred?"

Violet sighed for the umpteenth time. "Good point."


"Ah, you must be Violet and Klaus Baudelaire," said a rather enthusiastic teacher.

"How do you do?" Violet and Klaus answered at the same time.

"I'm doing well. You must be excited to learn about herpetology! I love herpetology as well!"

"Herpetology?" Violet asked.

Klaus simply nodded and responded to the teacher with, "I always liked snakes." Violet recoiled a little. She didn't like the idea, but she could warm up to it, she thought. "I can warm up to snakes...I think," Violet murmured the last part.

"Well snakes can do the same, I should know, I am Dr. Montgomery, Montgomery after all. But you may call me Mr. Monty."


After class Klaus and Violet went up to the library since they had a few minutes before the next class and ran into a lady. "Oh hello!" the lady said happily. "My name is Ms. Strauss. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"A pleasure indeed," Violet replied. "Are you the librarian?"

"Well, yes. Would you like to check out a book?" Ms. Strauss asked smile never leaving her face.

"Thank you, but we just wanted to see the library," Klaus explained.

"Well in that case, here are some book marks," she said handing them each a book mark.

"Thank you," they replied.

"Of course," Ms. Strauss said.

They had only been there an hour and already knew they would like it at Snicket Middle School.