A Surfeit of Curses

A Surfeit of Curses is a Harry Potter PG-13 Hermione/Draco story by Heidi8.
The first chapter was posted in November 2000 at HP_Paradise.
It was the first story uploaded to FictionAlley, and was used as a "test" case.
The fic's beta readers were Ebony, Cassie & Gwendolyn Grace."Author's Notes: To Penny, who always makes the time, and to Cassie, Ebony (aka AngieJ) and Lee (aka Gwendolyn) for efficient and excellent beta-reads. " -- FictionAlley Chapter 2
The story at FictionAlley ends at chapter ten, and appears to be incomplete."Author's Notes: I started writing this story in the Fall of 2000; things being as they are, and my time commitments as an admin of FictionAlley being as cumbersome as they are, it is still unfinished. At the end of Chapter 10, which is the last chapter here on Schnoogle, there are links to my original, pre-OotP, draft of Chapter 11. I hope, eventually, to finish it, but you should read it knowing that it is, at this point, incomplete. It's still pretty long, though." -- 
==Summary==
"In SoC, what begins with Draco coming back to Malfoy Manor after the end of 4th year swirls into a series of flashbacks, a visit with Hermione Granger in search of Rita Skeeter, and a surprise discovery in Diagon Alley." from Heidi8's bio at HP_Paradise.
"A series of discoveries and events turns Draco Malfoy's world inside out in the weeks after the end of the Triwizard Tournament." summary at FictionAlley, A Surfeit of Curses
==Chapters==
Chapter One: "A series of discoveries turns Draco Malfoy's world inside out in the weeks after the end of the Triwizard Tournament."
Chapter Two-Ten (these chapters have the same summary at FictionAlley): "Travails, travels, traumas and teachers with vendettas, focusing on Draco Malfoy during 3rd and 4th years, and beyond - featuring Snape, Hermione, a cub reporter named Cassandra and a few kneazles named Figg." 
Chapter Seven: "In which Hogwarts goes to the Yule Ball, we learn what the spectators saw at the second and third tasks, how You Know Who explained the Priori effect to the Death Eaters and exactly what Draco's final exam in Dark Arts was like. Plus, Simon's in this part. Note: I've been inspired by Al (and his review promise for Snitch!) to pledge that for every ten reviews I get on Fanfiction.net between now and April Fool's Day, I will buy one set of the Schoolbooks and donate the books themselves to a local children's literature charity - a double donation! So even if you're reading this elsewhere, go review it over there. Thanks! 
Chapter Nine: "In this chapter, Draco spends time playing Quidditch, meeting Hermione at the library, visiting Surrey and traveling to France in an eggplant." 
Chapter Ten: "You can find Chapter 10 of Surfeit of Curses, in which Draco visits the South of France and Hermione does a spot of traveling - and does anyone learn anything more about Alexander? - it's at http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/heidi/SOC10.html (you can review on the FictionAlley Ezboards (if you have questions about the EZboards, just email me!)" 
==Disclaimers==
===At HP_Paradise===
The chapters have different disclaimers at HP_Paradise.
Many of the chapters have this disclaimer: "Disclaimer: The characters in this section all belong to JK Rowling, but if her people want to come after me, I can defend myself under both New York and Florida law."
Some chapters have this disclaimer: "Disclaimer: The characters in this section all belong to JK Rowling, but if her people want to come after me, I can defend myself under both New York and Florida law. Almost the entirety of this work is from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but the copyright's expired on her work, so there is no copyright infringement. Consider it an homage, not plagiarism!"
===At FictionAlley===
The disclaimers are all the same at the story's posting at FictionAlley.
"Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. It also contains characters, places and things from other works - each chapter contains a note listing them at the end."
==Some Tuckerization==
At this time, giving friends cameo roles in fics, tuckerization, was a normal part of the Harry Potter fandom. FanFiction.net at that time even had a category for Harry Potter authorfic. This genre was later banned by FanFiction.net.
Several BNF Harry Potter fans were given cameos in this story. One was Cassandra Claire: 
==Some Accusations of Plagiarism==
"A Surfeit of Curses" was alleged to have plagiarized from published novels, that text from published novels is alleged to have been incorporated directly either with no citation, or with a disclaimer at the end of chapter noting the novel was used for "inspiration." 
One example from Chapter Six, other examples are here: Heidi's Homages or, "I Can't Believe It's Not Plagiarism!", August 9, 2006.
"Never did Draco find anything so difficult as to keeping himself from losing his temper when he was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. "It makes me feel as if someone had hit me," he had said once. "And as if I want to hit back. I have to remember things quickly to keep from saying something ill-tempered." The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage, but around Lucius, it had to be done." -- A Surfeit of Curses, Heidi, Chapter 6, as it was posted at HP_Paradise.
"Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage."—The Little Princess, Francis Hodgson Burnett, Chapter 6
==Fan Comments on the Story==
==References==
Category:Het Fanfiction
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