Hey, this is Lei Dumbledore. I decided to change my penname because I've had that one for a long time and am on a lord of the rings trip right now and love how my names sound in Elvish. So for those of you who knew me from Harry Potter fanfiction this is Lei Dumbledore.

NOTE!! I regret to say that A Slightly Different Beginning has been discontinued. Most of you that are familiar with my works know that I write when I'm inspired and when I have time. Unfortunately those have been shortcoming and practically non-existent these last few years. My muse that has sustained me for all of my completed stories has taken a vacation it seems. I just have no more inspiration and am stuck in a rut. I have no time or inspiration in order to keep writing these stories in any of the many fandoms or genres that I love but I am still around reading fanfiction.Thanks to everybody still reading and reviewing my stories even after all of these years since I've been an active writer.

Anybody that would like to use any of my stories/characters/plotlines as inspiration, re-write or wants to continue them in any way, this right here is my permission to do whatever you would like with it. Go on and have fun and have at it!

some of my favorite all time quotes

what's more important? the notes or the pauses between them-anonymous; if music be the food of love then play on and give me excess of it- William Shakespeare; you get out of life what you put in-anonymous; if practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, why practice?-anonymous; if all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting?-anonymous; believe in yourself and you'll go far-anonymous; I'M NOT WEIRD! I'M GIFTED!! Experience is the worst teacher. It gives you the test first and instructions after- anonymous

Oh and I got to meet Alan Rickman while he was starring as Elyot Chase in "Private Lives" on Broadway that won the Tony award for Best Revival of a Play in 2002 the day before it closed for good on Broadway. Alan himself was nominated for a Tony, but had it cruelly stolen away. But I got my picture taken with him and he autographed my playbill. So go ahead and fall all over yourself in jealousy because I got to meet him in the flesh and boy is he sweet and nice! But then again I also had to sit in a car for 4 hours driving from my College in Virginia to New York City and deal with New York drivers! But it was well worth it to be able to see Alan!!