Odds 'N Ends:

First of all, I'd like to say that none of the characters in the following chapters are owned by me, except for the lovely Opal Harris and Aunt Kella, and various names I stuck in here and there (during the Sorting and so forth). Her parents are of my creation, also, as are any other ones that- duh- do not appear in the Harry Potter series.

I'd like to thank J.K. Rowling for creating this brilliant masterpiece and helping us get the creative juices flowing. And for doing such a wonderful job on designing a work of literature that so many people have enjoyed and been enlightened by. Thank you also to the fanfiction.net staff so that they keep this place clean and organized, and they give us a chance to "unleash our soul" I think it is.

And finally, I appreciate Julie, my best friend, for helping me feel like a better person all of the time, which in turn helped me to write these stories. Thanks, Jewels. And appreciation expressed to Loony Loopy Lupin, you are one good writer, start posting more stories! And of course anyone that reads and reviews my fics. All of you are "spiffy".

Hint: these chapt. are really, really long, so I suggest you copy them or print them out so that you have a chance to read them all thoroughly. Cuz ya know. I'm positive you want to. ;-)

* This is also a disclaimer for all of my other fan fics, saying that I do not own the characters, even though I wish I did, etc. *

HAPPY READING!