Professor Cassandra

My name is Professor Cassandra, if you haven't figured that out already. Those who know me best, know me as...well, slightly abnormal. But, really, what fun is being normal if you can't speak with a fake British accent? ;) I'm also known as the "funny girl", especially since I started writing humor fan fiction. You may have read my stories about the crazy shenanigans of Voldemort and the Death Eaters (from the Harry Potter series, of course). I can sum them up in three words: random, wacky, and out of character! Wait...that's five words. Dangit.... OK, so where was I...? Oh, right, the bio.

My hair is a honey blond color and my eyes are a dark green/hazel color. I'm slightly insane and have a big mouth, but I'm quiet and shy around people I don't know. I'm a big believer in self-expression--the more unique, the better! It beats just being another face in the crowd. Also, I try to be as eco-friendly as possible, like recycling, using fluorescent light bulbs...and I really want a hybrid car. XD

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Mostly soft-rock and country pop. My favorite singers and bands include Paramore, Carrie Underwood, Nickelback, Taylor Swift, Faber Drive, and Linkin Park. My favorite songs right now are: You Found Me by The Fray, Franklin and Decode by Paramore, Fearless by Taylor Swift, Leave out all the Rest by Linkin Park, and Seventeen Forever by Metro Station. Here's a playlist for ya! :)

I had always been a fan of the Harry Potter movies, but it wasn't until the spring of last year that I became an addict, or Potterhead, I guess you could call me. I had heard that the fifth movie was coming out in the summer, so I thought I'd read the book first. My mom loved the books, so we already owned every book of the series that was out then. Of course I loved the book and I couldn't put it down. The movie was very good, in my opinion, as well, even though it certainly could have been better. But when I really became addicted was when book 7 came out. I was so excited for its release, and I'm sure I'll remember it very clearly for a long time. My family was getting together at my granny's house one day, and I had been at a sleepover the previous night. When I arrived at my granny's house, it was waiting for me there on the counter, and I was literally jumping up and down with excitement. I finished the book in two days, and it was amazing!

So, anyway, even after the series ended I was still hooked. I read and reread all seven books, absorbing every little detail. I also checked HP news sites at least once a day. Then one day I was browsing Mugglenet.com and I stumbled across the fan fiction section. Ah, destiny! choir music plays ...Ahem, but I digress...

Being a fan of comedies, the first fan fiction I chose to read was The Dark Lord's Blog by Schmerg_The_Impaler. I thought it was absolutely hilarious and immediately began to seek out more comedies about Voldemort. After having read quite a few I began to develop a few ideas of my own, and one day I thought, "Eh, why not?" And so I began writing, finishing the first draft of my first story, The Dark Mart, in one day.

It was originally intended to be just for friends and family, because I was afraid of rejection at the time. But everyone was very encouraging, and pushed me to post my story online. So I researched and decided to submit it to harrypotterfanfiction.com. After many paranoid revisions, spell checks, and proofreads, I shakily clicked the "submit" button and waited eight excruciating days for a reply. I got one, and lo and behold...I was a fan fiction author!

Then the question was...what to do next? I had many ideas (and still do, as a matter of fact), but few of them were really good enough to form a long, enjoyable story. Others probably were good enough, but I had no idea what I wanted to do with them! Then one day I was curling my hair, and it came to me unexpectedly (inspiration usually does, in my case).

It was the idea of the Dark Lord visiting a wig store, which you may know better as Tresses of Terror. It was extremely short, and not the best thing I'd ever come up with, but I thought it was worth submitting. I mean, everyone I showed it to seemed to love it. And it turned out much better than I had thought. I'm definitely glad I submitted it.

But I still had more ideas, and I knew exactly what I would do next. In The Dark Mart I had made a quick joke involving the dysfunctional (and the understatement of the year award goes to...) marriage of Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange. Many people loved this joke, and it was one of my favorites as well, so I had been thinking of new, funny ways to explore their relationship further. I thought of marriage counseling, and just the idea got me laughing. So Till Avada Kedavra Do Us Part was born, along with my own original character, Dr. Ivana D. Vorce!

My newest one-shot, A Day In the Life of Lord Voldemort, just came to me randomly one day (kind of like Tresses of Terror did) and I couldn't resist writing it down. I only wrote most of it at that time, but after much nagging (thanks, everyone!) I finally got around to finishing it.

So far that's all I've posted, but if you'd like to read more, my friend, whose penname is Allusioned Thoughts, has written a sequel to Till Avada Kedavra Do Us Part! It's called Therapy Buddies, and I completely approve of it, 100 percent, so don't go accusing her of stealing or anything. XD

To my surprise, I received nothing but praise from the reviewers at harrypotterfanfiction.com. People really liked my stories- I still can't believe it! It makes me feel awesome every time I get another good review. That's mostly why I decided to post my stories on fanfiction.net as well, and I'm so glad I did!

I've received tremendous support for my writing, but perhaps the best support has been from two people in particular. The first is my dad, who helped me proofread and acted as my "humor consultant". The second is my best friend, Allusioned Thoughts. She's helped me come up with countless ideas. A lot of times when we hang out at my house, we get bored. So we drive around on the golf cart and talk about Voldemort, resulting in quite a few laughs and quite a few jokes, some of which have made it into my stories.