Well, that's the end of that. What was originally a one shot evolved into a selection of connected one shots, before I decided to just make it a complete (albeit watered down) story. But before I complete this, I just wanted to say something about all of this.
Tropes are only tropes because people enjoy reading and writing about them. Everyone is entitled to an opinion along with their preferences on what they enjoy reading and writing. So regardless of how overused, weird, and wacky some tropes can get, there is at least one person out there that enjoys said content. Nothing I have written is intended to attack those who enjoy the tropes used in the fic, I just felt like exaggerating a bunch of them and putting it all under a single fic.
At the most, this fic is just a 'don't go too over the top' message to authors. Feel free to write about an evil and manipulative Dumbledore, just don't make him an old coot that's sole purpose is to mind rape each character he talks to and hinder everyone else for the 'greater good'. Unless that is one of the main points of your fic, then go right ahead and do so. Or you could just ignore all of this, which is also fine as I cannot, will not, and am not telling you how and what to write.
Basically, as long as it is not illegal or breaks any site rules, do whatever you want. But be prepared for it to be exaggerated by someone else. Not me though, I'm retiring from this category of fanfiction. I'll probably explore some other fandoms and write some fluffy one shots for a bit until I decide to go for a big fic.