-No kidding?
-No, I swear, I saw she had updated!
-No! Really? But I thought she had died or something!
Indeed, I'm back! A bit more mature, a bit more experienced, helluva lot more determined to finish what I started years ago. I hope you won't be disappointed!
I've redone the first three chapters and also merged the first and the second. Starting from chapter 3 it's all brand new. I could give you pretty much a hundred excuses why I couldn't and wouldn't update but I personally think that would be pathetic and not serving the purpose.
And the thank you's come last this time.
Thank you, Cornorama, for encouraging to post this story in the beginning. Without you, I actually think I would've never even started.
Thank you, Myra2003. After a long time of only reading HP fanfics, your stories were the ones that made me fall in love with GWTW once again.
Thank you, lulu0814, for telling me I don't suck when I was convinced I did. Also, thank you for not hating me when this went on hold, and for wishing me good luck when I told you I was going to take another shot. Also, thank you for NOT believing in me so that I could simply prove you wrong :D
Thank you, Raicheal, for just being there and telling me you usually don't want to post a chapter before you have reached 5,000 words. I think, without that sentence, my chapters would only be a few hundred words long.
Thank you, CaptScarlett, for inspiring me to continue with your hilarious story. :D (It's called Drought, it's simply a must-read!)
Thank YOU, if you have reviewed or if you even intend to do so. I can never say how much those little alerts in my email inbox mean to me. Thank you for reading this entirely-too-long author's note. I promise, there won't be another one long enough to demand a separate chapter.
-eva-
PS. Why is it that writing AN-s is so much easier than giving characters we already know and love new lines?