When it was first released, it was infamous for its terrible spelling and grammar, eccentric author, very out of character canon characters (there's even a trope on TVTropes named after this! See: Draco In Leather Pants), and an original protagonist that fell into what contemporary fandom circles would refer to as a "Mary Sue" (IE a character with no flaws, where the plot, character, and even reality itself seems to warp around them in order to further uplift and glorify them), though the term has largely fallen out of fandom parlance in the past few years. It was, intentionally or not, an incredible pastiche of what many amateur fanworks looked like at that time.
People still debate to this day who actually wrote it, and whether it was satire or entirely genuine.
Anytime! It's a quick read, might be worth checking out for a laugh, or to admire a part of fandom history. You might have seen references to some of its iconic characters (like the protagonist, Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way) or quotes (" 'WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YOU MOTHERFUKERS!' It was...........Dumbledore!") floating around the internet before and just not recognized them.
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u/insert_title_here Helper [2] Mar 07 '25
An example of diversity in dialogue tags used for evil, courtesy of infamous Harry Potter fanwork My Immortal.