I'm glad you enjoyed it!  I just couldn't wrestle Harry into enough sympathy for Snape to do anything but laught his head off, not without at least another ten chapters or so anyway.  Though the Howler was his bright idea, thus saving Hogwarts from probably destruction through the prank war to end all prank wars...!  Hermione was the only character I could think of who'd be both quick-thinking and smart enough to head off murder and mayhem when Harry burst in that door, though.  She's big enough on the proprieties ("Professor" Snape, Harry!!) not to laugh outright at Snape even if she doesn't like him, and to be highly offended at Dumbledore's unprofessional behavior.  I might've used Percy Weasley, except there'd be no reason for Harry to rush down to the dungeons in defence of *Percy.*  The humor aspect called for exaggeration of different character traits--such as a more than healthy respect for a furious teenage witch who knew more hexes and big words than some of the teaching staff, and a bit more denseness than the normal teenage boy displays.

It's probably the anime influence on me, but in humor-mode, when I think of a character getting Very Angry, I see an image of them with the steam shooting out of their ears, fire spitting from their mouths, their hair standing on end, and everyone else running for cover!  And the weaker the character, the more stunning the angry display.

And poor Harry didn't *faint.*  ::mock-offended sniff::  He collapsed in hysterical laughter.  He's extremely lucky he didn't hurt himself, don't'cha'know!  Heh.

Hmm...Minerva might secretly approve.  She's been at Hogwarts a long time; she'd certainly remember Albus' pranking from years past, and might be pleased to think this might keep him from starting up again!  So her dressing-down of Hermione might just involve tea and cakes soft voices behind her closed office door.  =]