The Professional's guide to badgering people.

This story is written by Maya and is housed at fictionalley.org in Riddikulas. http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/maya/TPGTBP01a.html

Humor, Romance

Zacharias Smith is the central character in this story along with Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. This is a humor fic and very funny as far as I am concerned. It is told from the viewpoint of Smith and while it may be OC it is interesting as can be. Zacharias Smith is unimpressed and almost emotionless at times and his shrugging is funny as can be. Draco Malfoy is Sarcastic and clueless. While Harry is portrayed in a somewhat unfavorable light. I love Harry but this story had me rooting for Hufflepuff all the way. It is a short 3 part series containing the sequel Crouching Lion, Hidden Badger, and the last story How the Badger has fallen.

Zacharias Smith, an apathetic Hufflepuff who is unimpressed by most people finds Draco Malfoy to be amusing. He approaches Draco who is rather clueless and innocently evil in this story and they start a friendship which develops into a romance. But why does Harry Potter seem so upset every time he sees Zacharias and Draco together? Is he really just angry because he's thinking of the Dork Lord as he claims? Can this Hufflepuff hold onto his Slytherin or will the "hero" win the day? And will Zacharias do more than shrug if he does?

If you enjoy mocking sarcasm, crazy conspiracy theorists, weird trivial dark lords, and a little romance thrown in this is a great series for some laughs. It's lighthearted and fun even with all the sarcasm and it pokes fun at seriousness. There is no great angst or big battle to defeat evil. Even the evil in this story is rather clueless and crazy. For those not enamored of boy love this story is not for you but if you don't mind give it a go. There is not much detail whatsoever so if your looking for lemons or pwp this isn't for you either. I have this saved in my favorites and it is one of the stories I pull out when I need some lighthearted laughs.