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Title: THREE: the Unsorted House 24 Oct 2014 9:04 am
Reviewer: JAWorley (Signed) [Report This]
    Interesting, and well written. A pleasure to read so far.
Title: THREE: the Unsorted House 07 Apr 2014 10:38 am
Reviewer: Anonymous (Anonymous) [Report This]
    Very important to realize how cliques work and why. I've always hated cliques but still am guilty of placing people...it is human nature to want to associate with "likes". Statistics show us that but being "human" describes the ability to overcome these traits. Very interesting story, looking forward to see how far you take this.
Title: THREE: the Unsorted House 02 Apr 2014 8:42 am
Reviewer: Anne (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I enjoyed reading the reactions to The Sorting Hat's decision. I think the reactions were genuine and in character. I have always suspected that Harry wasn't the only person who was sorted into a house that wasn't the Hat's first choice. This is a very interesting and thought provoking chapter.
Title: THREE: the Unsorted House 29 Jul 2011 4:34 pm
Reviewer: dancingkatz (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh, my! Now why was I surprised to find Ron just as bigoted as Malfoy? I really shouldn't after all. He is from a Pureblood family and though the Weasleys are nice people and genuinely like Hermione and Harry, they have grown up through the generations with the same unconscious social expectations as wizards like the Malfoys. Even Mr. Weasley is guilty of the prejudice if you look carefully at his happy surprise when he discovers a new Muggle device. It's like saying "Oh, how clever!" when a 4-years old points to C-A-T and proudly announces "Cat!"

    In any case, it looks like Ron is going to have a lot to learn this year. I'm sure he'll figure it out eventually and become a better person for it.

    Dumbledore is the one person who comes off really badly in this chapter as far as I'm concerned. First of all, he is totally ignoring everything the Sorting Hat said before it immolated itself. I seriously doubt that even Dumbledore could create a new Sorting Hat even if he is apparently one of the most powerful wizards alive, at the least whatever he would create would be poisoned with his prejudices. I have a feeling that all four of the Founders together created the original Hat and so all four of their prejudices ended up balancing out in the end. And then he just announces that Harry is to teach Defense on the days that Remus can't right out of the blue, putting Harry on the spot. There was no reason that he couldn't have given Harry a heads up before hand. A House Elf or Fawkes could have delivered a note as soon as HArry arrived, for Merlin's sake! Talk about inconsiderate!

    Hermione shines in this chapter and really appreciate that. So many fics just make her bossy or a snobby know-it-all or just a walking encyclopedia whose only purpose is to be a deus ex machina who provides Harry with exactly the information he needs at exactly the right time o he can solve whatever mystery exists. It's lovely to see her be a real three-dimensional character here. Thank you for that.

    Bravo, again!

    Author's Response:

    Yeah, spot-on about the whole "aren't Muggles CLEVER" thing.  Drives me mad.  It's like those people who look at native cultures and see how they manage without electricity and running water.  The whole 'alternative medicine' thing where Ron's dad asks for stitches made me especially furious.  Although the books make just as much fun of Mr. Weasley himself for this quality (he clearly doesn't understand how anything works - and BTW stitches for a bite are not always wise).  Still.  He's supposed to be the good guy, and the best we could do is someone who sees Muggles as *curiosities*?

    Yeah, DDore comes off very foolish in this chapter.  And to my mind, in a book about bigotry, Hermione must shine!  She is the most conscious of these things.  :)

     

    -K

Title: THREE: the Unsorted House 02 Sep 2007 10:54 pm
Reviewer: Kumari (Anonymous) [Report This]
    The Unsorted House. Pure brilliance, since what could they have done otherwise? Hmm. Maybe houseless they will be more resistant to Dumbledore's manipulations. We shall see. Great story so far, I can't stop reading.

    Author's Response:

    Thank you so much!  Heh.  The Unsorted House is an unknown quantity, for certain...

    -K


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