These comments made me so happy! Wow! You wrote so much! Your sign up was so open that it gave me a lot of freedom to let the characters take it where they needed to, but then after I'd written it I had a bit of a moment where I wondered whether you were actually going to enjoy it. These comments were such a detailed reassurance that I hadn't ballsed up!!
Peter interests me a lot. I was really pleased to see him in another fest gift -- & then it turned out you'd written it! I see parallels between him and Neville -- but JKR gives them contrasting outcomes. Partly this is through their own personalities and decisions, their different responses to being at the edge of the popular group ( It is our choices... etc) but also there's a contrast between the way the trio treat Neville and the way the Marauders treat Peter. Rosemerta's description of him trailing round after the clever boys is heartbreaking. It was really interesting to explore that dynamic and hopefully to look at reasons for his betrayal. Thanks so much for giving me this opportunity.
And thanks again for your enthusiastic, long comment!