"Hermione" The Alleged Diaries of Severus Snape by MzKelmer
I don't own them. Well some of them, but not most of them. Ok, I own one. The rest belong to JK Rowling and no infringement is intended.
Chapter 1 - Foreword
"She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock...But in my arms she was always Lolita. Light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul." -Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
Foreword by Amergin Clenergy
When asked to edit and write a foreword to the account of one of the most notorious scandals and subsequent mysteries ever to shock the Wizarding world, a writer must ask himself to question his own position on the matter. I have found my position a confusing one. While the actions described within are unquestionably monstrous, the reader may be swayed to sympathy with the protagonist even as he urges their disgust. It is because of this that I turn my first paragraph to a warning.
It goes without saying that no one knows what has happened to Severus Snape. All we know of his past is sketchy. What we know for certain is that he was born to Xavier and Lillian Snape in 1948. Seeing as all school records have been destroyed, his dates of induction and graduation have been lost. Severus Snape served Lord Voldemort for a period of time before fleeing to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to take shelter under the wing of Albus Dumbledore, former Headmaster. Dumbledore states in his autobiography, Albus Dumbledore, that Severus Snape was both an extremely capable potions master and spy for the illustrious Order of the Phoenix, an Order that still exists today. He makes no mention of any events which occur in this text. We cannot be certain of many other events in Severus Snape's life, most of which are now subject to conjecture. We cannot even be sure this text is authentic. While this writer has performed many authenification spells that have all registered positive, it must be kept in mind that even magic is easily fooled. All that aside, I will proceed from this point with the assertion that the following passages are from the mind and quill of Severus Snape.
Another point of debate is the identity of Snape's Hermione. For the individual's protection her last name has been changed to Smith, though I feel this will do nothing to quell the unsubstantiated rumors that the Hermione in question is Hermione Granger. These are rumors I refuse to confirm or deny because of the questionable source of the text. Though I believe it to be authentic, I do this to avoid besmirching Ms. Granger should these events prove untrue. Because of Ms. Granger's disappearance and probable death, this is another fact which cannot be proven until this text can be confirmed from Severus Snape's own mouth. Sadly, it is an action which this writer sees as impossible.
So it is with this that I end my unilluminating foreword with the same warning as at its' start: as sympathetic as the writer may seem, keep in mind the following is not an endorsement of the acts within.
--Amergin Clenergy
A/N: As the opening quote suggests, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was a drawing point for this piece. To avoid outright plagiarism, I'll try to keep the "Russian writer-ness" to a minimum from here on out.