Harry Potter and the Staff of Ages

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Author's Note: Rare is the book that manages to affect me so much that I'm convinced to write a fanfic immediately after reading it. I thought Goblet of Fire was that book, and I even started to write my own version of Order of the Phoenix -- but in the end, I realized that I really wasn't as affected by it as I was by J.K. Rowling's latest.

I'm not the best writer in the world, nor am I gifted with the imagination that led Rowling to make such a wonderful universe for me to play in. On that note, I think I ought to point out that by no means are any of the characters to be used in the following story are mine. Rather, they belong to that proverbial 'someone else' -- a someone who, as far as I am concerned, has done far more for this fandom than anybody else. After all, she created it, didn't she?

So this attempt at continuing the epic fantasy which J.K. Rowling has created is dedicated to none other, as well as all the other people who have taken the time to read, edit, and rip the story to shreds. There are simply too many to name, but all of you have my utmost thanks.

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