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Evil for Dummies

Lesson 2: How to pick an outfit and a name

"How is this supposed to help?" Severus muttered, but continued to read nonetheless.

What's in a name? Evil names are very important. NO one wants to fight a bad guy named Roy or Stupid Chicken, unless the good guy is stupid and needs an equally stupid bad guy counterpart. Names establish a certain voice in the evil community. It shows just how creative evil can be. Here is a list of previously used names:

Voldemort

Dr. Evil

Goldfinger

Dr. No

Aphosis (although named after an Egyptian god, not really an original name)

Marik

Pious Augustus (again, a regular name, but nonetheless, he's creepy: (A/N: Check out Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem for his little story...)

Poison Ivy

Joker

Etc, Etc... (The list does go longer, but the author is using her privilege as an author and not bothering to put it all up...)

The point is to choose a name that invokes fear. If not, one that invokes utmost respect... Fear inspires, and so does Respect. Either one works, or both together work wonders. Ahem, we digress to a later time. Anyways, at a about this time you should be thinking of a name that represents you and your evilness.

"Prince, no King of Darkness... no, that's not right, um, let's see... Master of all things evil and all black magic... Black Mage, no, I know that one is taken... Dark Helmet? Dear god, when would I wear a helmet? I know, Severus Snape! My name invokes fear already, so why change a good thing? I don't need respect! Really!" Severus contemplated a moment, seemingly pleased with himself. Giving up on that, feeling he had completed something special, he read once again.

Clothing makes the man, and you don't want anyone to call Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to sort you out. In order to dress or cross dress properly as the case calls for (to each his own, right?) is vital to survival in the evil network. Some materials used in creating outfits, if you are cheap, are cotton, wool, linen and various other basic materials. But to be wonderfully extravagant, you need exotic materials. Some of these may include, but are not limited to:

Leather

Lace

Silk

Satin

Velvet (cheap or expensive, so long as it looks real...)

So long as the material fits, is fancy, and is well accustomed to where the evil lives. (Base in Antarctica, dressed in silk or lace, wouldn't that just be peachy?) Anyways, aside from digressing...

Outfits must be sexy or inspire fear. A leather whip with a sexy outfit (for men, preferably with leather pants) really brings some of the 'good' girls down, and then evil might stand a chance, if it weren't for the pretty boys who always seem to get in the way of progress. Inspiring fear could mean having some of the most outrageous things upon ones head or body, (ex. Tattoos, piercing, makeup, lack of makeup, some horrible accident that caused some physical deformation or other). This is just a few options that can help you look the part.

"Why the *censored* am I reading this? Oh, that's right..." he muttered, "I better finish the chapter at least."

Anyways, looks make the man or woman or alien as the case may be, and nothing is better than looks, it can even make you look smarter than you are, and for many people, that is really something... hide you brains, or lack of in looks. Fun, eh? Anyways, next up is Chapter 3, 'Is that a weapon in your pants or are you just happy to see me?' A guide to weapons, brutal or painful or even cute and fuzzy!

"Finally," he muttered.

A/N: Well, that's it, I have no more yet. Don't worry, inspiration will come to me soon, so don't fret, and to everyone, I have more stories to update, so don't worry about time constraints, it's just I have lots to do and only 24 hours in a day. I do my best though. Keep all flames PG or less please...