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Reviewer: skiutahnum1 Signed Date: 2019.04.20 - 07:52AM Title: Compartments and Cakes
Ron really has stepped in it this time...as for harry I give him credit to stand up for others but sometimes it’s a lost cause with Ron....kutgw
Author's Response: Yeah, this might get a bit Ron-bashy at times, I'm trying to keep him as close to canon as possible for now, although with Harry being slightly less forgiving of him that'll probably change things very quickly.
Reviewer: Aurorofthelight Signed Date: 2019.04.17 - 12:01PM Title: Compartments and Cakes
Enjoyed your take on the train ride! Ron's been a little bit of a twit but anyone beats Dorko Malflunky! Keep it coming! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Author's Response: That's a fun nickname, I might have to steal it ;)
Reviewer: Gin110881 Signed Date: 2019.04.17 - 10:07AM Title: Compartments and Cakes
I'm with you. Although I think Ron's character is not that complicated, I've trouble writing him properly. You have to be very careful to avoid cliches.
I really liked the farewell scene on the platform. Can't wait to read their first letter. Oh, and I think your Hermione is spot on.
My heart almost stopped when I briefly got the impression Harry would fall for Malfoy.
Great chapter. Thank you.
Author's Response: The thing is, I feel like Harry definitely would've fallen in with Malfoy if he hadn't acted how he did at Diagon Alley, even in the original canon. Draco is a born Slytherin, after all, and he's likely been trained in manipulation since before he could speak.
Your comments on Hermione really mean a lot to me, she's probably my favourite character in the books, even if it's only because Ginny was painfully underdeveloped, and I find her so much fun to write for. The whole stream of consciousness thing is basically what I end up doing if I'm writing unchecked anyway, so I have a feeling she's going to be popping up a lot in these stories if only because I can't stop myself. Luna will probably be there too for the same reasons.
I think part of the reason Ron is so hard to write is because he's so uncomplicated, you either write a cliche or you're just boring. JK only got away with it by being the first one to write him ;)
I'm definitely looking forward to the first letter too, it felt wrong not having Ginny turn up for so much of this chapter, even though there was very little opportunity to force her in properly, and believe me, I tried. I'd be tempted to do a chapter in her POV before the sorting if I didn't know how much it'd infuriate me to have to wait another week for that letter.
