Related to my Ravenclaw!Regulus AU (name in progress):
How do you picture the Ravenclaw Tower? In the make of my first drafts one of the many parts I struggle with is the description of Hogwarts and the Ravenclaw common room, given that most of the early scenes are there. Of course that everyone has at least a vague idea of it but I've searched and, as per usual, no one gives a shit about us. So no better option than ask fellow Ravenclaws.
Now, the traits I do like is the colour scheme and architecture that permits a large tower. But, of course, nothing is just good in a deep dive and I find that all of Hogwarts canon depiction is severely monochromatic and BORING. It's like you're doomed of seven years of two colour jail for being of a certain house, and it's not I judge it in stances like uniforms or event shit. But having hundreds of 11-17 year olds live in a common space strictly under a colour scheme is way too hard to believe.
I have this one headcanon where all four houses have a different arrangement according to dormitories. Like, in the golden trio era we know that the Gryffindor dormitories have a capacity of 5 students. But also the marauders are four and I honestly don't see them sharing a room with a rando for seven years, even though the thought is hilarious. And so I pictured that, for better accessibility, the Gryffindor dorms are for groups of 4/5 people depending the number of Gryffindor they have that year.
One of the few things I have clear about the tower is the dorms cause I'm sorry (I'm not), but they'll be of 2 people. In short it is because Reg will only be sharing with Barty, where I would yes put Evan with them but he's still a Slytherin in this and by plot devices, a year above them. So that rule goes for every Ravenclaw. In a little more words is because I really want to focus on their friendship and having other 3 people in there generates noise to me at the time of writing, and because there's little no more Ravenclaw boys in their year and I will not make any relevant OC for this, so...
That's it. Now, I don't think there's any Hufflepuff character really active in the fic, more than the few extras and mentions that would appear in Ravenclaw-Hufflepuff shared classes yk. But I still picture their dorms much more alive so yeah, 4/5 people in there would make sense I guess. And Sirius is a really important character in the fic, Dorcas and Evan too dw, but I have this idea of Slytherins having several a single person dorm or something, that or having him not mention anyone else because he simply does not give a shit which, valid.
So, if you have anything you'll add or definitely have in your common room, even if you're not a Ravenclaw. Like, I see the Gryffindor having a pool table in the common room one hundred percent, by example.
Also, if this is the first time you see this AU I have a little introduction to it on my profile, it may be one of the last posts there. If you want to keep updated with it I'm thinking about tagging the people that ask to keep up to date with it or just simply creating a tag about this AU to keep it all together in a type of digital folder :) I'll love to read your thoughts about it too!
