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Reviewer: kickstand75 Signed Date: 2010.04.19 - 07:00PM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
just read through this story today while waiting for my kids to finish up their schoolwork. This is a nice story so far. I really like the portrayal of Hermione especially. Some stories portray her as just fitting right in at school for her re-do seventh year, but I think your story has a authenticity to it - the scene where she admits to missing the boys and the bathroom scene w/ Ginny particularly stand out in my mind. :)
Well, I have a cranky baby to attend to at this point. I'm off to favorite your story so I don't miss an update.
Kris
Author's Response: Hermione always gives me problems, so I'm happy that you think I'm doing her right. (-: She Ron and Harry have been pretty inseperable (apart from a couple of fairly spectacular occassions) since she starded school and she's never been shown as being particularly close to anyone else (except Ginny). I've kept her in the background most of the time, but you will see more of her, though not in the next chapter.
Reviewer: SandraStarck Signed Date: 2010.04.19 - 07:26AM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
Great story. I've finally started to read it:). The characters are very well written.
I'm already looking forward to the next chapter.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review, next chapter soon, I hope.
Reviewer: GinnyPotterFan26 Signed Date: 2010.04.18 - 03:50AM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
I wonder as well...
Well, I thought I'd save my review of these 9 chapters for the last. I don't think I need to point out small, individual errors (that would be tedious for the both of us), and you have remarkably good betas already, as it seems.
I think this is really well-written. I didn't notice that the finished "Grave Days" and this were here at SIYE until you mentioned "Aurors and Schoolgirls" in the comments on the final GD chapter at MNFF. I really enjoyed reading that, and so far, I've enjoyed this story even more. I think you've come up with wonderfully thoughtful plot points, and I like your style of weaving these events together. I think that, unlike many fan fiction stories that try to skip through time, you've done a good job of picking out what can be skipped and how to relate any pertinent information that might have occurred during the lapsed time.
I look forward to reading more of this story, though I'm tempted to ask whether anything will be different in the version you post on MNFF. I also wonder why GD has only just finished at MNFF, despite AaS being posted through Chapter 9, here on SIYE.
Ah, well. Another nice job!
Author's Response: Thanks for the review.
Aurors and Schoolgirls started it’s life here as a series of (mostly unrelated) short stories. When I finished Grave Days I got back to it and decided that really, it’s another chaptered fic. The version here is much editted from the original and is currently being beta’d (again at MNFF because of my inability to use commas correctly. It will take a while for MNFF to catch up. That’s also why Grave Days has just finished. (I have less trouble submitting my non-H/G stories at MNFF, they are usually accepted first time. So, either the bar for submissions is lower here, or MNFF raise the bar for H/G stories.
Reviewer: Birlan Signed Date: 2010.04.16 - 11:53AM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
I am enjoying how well-considered this is. Hermione didn't subscribe to the Evening Prophet is a detail that makes sense. Ginny relying on Hermione's subscription because she gets only publications whose name starts with "Q". (that is my attempt at humor) No Draco--I can't imagine why an admitted criminal who at best is on wizard parole would be at the school or allowed any position of authority--or that Ginny or Hermione would tolerate him at all. Hermione's inner thoughts were great--when she thinks that Romilda is saying "bat bogey me now" cracked me up.
Finally, I like the use you are making of Romilda. She's not really evil--she's 15 or 16 and somehow survived the war without any accompanyng maturity(except for whatever maturity that figured out what was the best method to catch Neville) She's annoying, shallow, stupid, ill-informed, self-centred(telling Ginny that she only got interested in Harry when Harry became famous is breath-taking in its ignorance) and she wants to be important through the reflected glory of Neville--she knows what she wants and how to get it. But even with all that, and she is your "adversary" for Ginny and Hermione, she's not really evil. She can't even imagine real danger or real evil--which makes it easy for her to assume that Harry can't be hurt--and that Neville really is only taking exams. Neville being seduced by her shows Neville needing a learning curve on being famous--but that's not hard to imagine. We've all seen examples of that.
Very nicely done. Thanks.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the well considered review (-:
It’s taken me a while, but I think that I’m finally finding the right way to portray the Hermione/Ginny friendship. Draco was at school for his seventh year last year, so there is really no need for him to be back, except to take exams, if he dare turn up. However, my plan is for the blond Slytherin whom both Hermione and Ginny are secretly in love with (that is MY attempt at humour) to make an appearance in this story soon.
Romilda is in the year below Ginny (year six) and I’m making her seventeen already. The year cut off for birthdays is 1st September, so it is possible that she could be only three weeks younger than Ginny. In my mind, however, it’s about three months. As your summation of Romilda’s character (and her relationship with Neville) is exactly how I was trying to portray her I’m “reet chuffed” as they say.
Neil
Reviewer: GoDons Signed Date: 2010.04.15 - 09:48PM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
Reading this chapter, I was curious as to why Hermione didn't have a copy of the Evening Prophet with her to spare her reading Romilda's copy, but you've answered my query, anyway.
Great chapter. Keep up the good work. :D
Cheers,
GoDons
Author's Response: Hermione is now wondering about a subscription! :D Thank you. -N-
Reviewer: Potterfan922 Signed Date: 2010.04.14 - 06:22PM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
Uggh! Romilda is vile! Minnie the Moggy made me LOL! The couples need each other. I know you said it will be a few more chapters, but I can't wait! I hope next chapter is about the boys!
Author's Response: Romilda is bold (brazen even). The couples do need each other. The next chapter will be Grimmauld Place: Explanations. Will that do?
-N-
Reviewer: skiutahnum1 Signed Date: 2010.04.14 - 03:53PM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
the boys need the girls and the girls need to boys...they all need to be together right now...and ginny realy need to talk to harry bad...kutgw
Author's Response: There are at least two more chapters to go before they have the opportunity to get together. -N-
Reviewer: Ginny Guerra Signed Date: 2010.04.14 - 12:04PM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
I so hate Romilda!
Author's Response: Well, that's good, because that was the plan (-:
Reviewer: ginnyweasley777 Signed Date: 2010.04.14 - 10:14AM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
wonderfully written as usual
‘Minnie the Moggy!’ really made me laugh :) and I loved Hermione's inner rebel fighting against her head Girl side too
keep up the good work
Author's Response: Thank you. Things will continue to bump along uncomfortably for our parted pairings for a couple of chapters yet. -N-
Reviewer: HarryGinnyDestiny Signed Date: 2010.04.14 - 06:06AM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
Really enjoying this! Thanks!
Author's Response: Thank you. -N-
Reviewer: foxfire23 Signed Date: 2010.04.14 - 04:00AM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
Romilda and Nev. Now there's a couple from Hell. Ikeep thinking Neville must have a reason, besides the obvious. Time for our Harry to get his head out of his arse and stop his usual junk and just say what's on his mind.
Jeez, Hermione could get that Head Girl stick out of her bum!
Author's Response: Ah, the follies of youth. Neville is certainly male and newly famous. Harry is busy. Hermione is HEAD GIRL and being Head Girl is A RESPONSIBILITY. She needs an irresponsible idiot to tell her that she’s being stupid. Where can she find one?
-N-
Reviewer: Professor_Chris Signed Date: 2010.04.13 - 10:41PM Title: Hogwarts: Information?
Interesting chapter... Boy I really don't like Romilda I really hope that Neville dumps her and Hard soon... Although I don't think he would do anything nasty to her it's not his nature but you never know :).
Looking forward to seeing what happens.
Author's Response: In Malfoy's absence (I didn't bring him back and make him Head Boy alongside Hermione's Head Girl because that's so preposterously unbelievable that no one would EVER do that!) I needed a nasty. I chose Romilda. It seems to be working. (-:
-N-
