Not a long post today as so much seems to have piled up while I was away last week (or occupied with tours or virtual classes).

But, completely offtopic, I have finished Harry Potter already. Tremendous story and a fitting conclusion to the series - even if it didn't answer every loose end. Sad to think there's no more.

And a chance to formally thank someone at TheOldPlace who persuaded me to persevere with Potter (I nearly gave up early on because of depressing reminders of my own school days) and who introduced me to the marvellous John Granger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Granger