Bookwitch

If you’re in the Manchester area on Harry Potter night, may I suggest coming to Bramall Hall? Simply Books are launching the last Harry Potter book in grand style, transporting their customers on the Knight Bus (hot chocolate and all, I believe) to the local Tudor mansion, set in a beautiful park. Lots of things will be laid on, before book boxes are opened at midnight.

For those who can’t stay awake, Diagon Alley will magically appear in Bramhall, for one day only, on the Saturday. Drinks at the Leaky Cauldron, anyone?

Bloomsbury seem to have issued an embargo on Harry Potter quizzes, from what I hear. Sounds like megalomania to me, as I can’t see how we can be prohibited from having a quiz on a well known public subject. I’m particularly interested in this, as I’m supposed to write the quiz. My legal advisor is currently swanning around China, so I don’t know who to ask. Though Meg Rosoff has promised to visit me in jail, so that’s OK then. (What I want to know Meg, is what’s your baking like? Can you do cake with a file in it?)