End of an Era

Well, that's it. The Deathly Hallows went on sale a few minutes ago and the house sale in Canada is final; funds transferred, coincidently, at 00.01 GMT (11.01 Kiwi-time, 16.01 Pacific), the exact release time of JK's final spell.

This from the laywer, 'I must say that we have our list of favourite clients and you are at the top.' Nice words.

So, if I was Harry Potter and allowed to use spells outside Hogwarts, would I magic myself back to 1998 and use 'reversio' to make a different decision about buying ADPH? Probably yes. Not only was it a white elephant it was probably cursed from the start and, of course, as Tom and Elliot pointed out the day we moved in, 'Trees to climb but no river.'

Anyway, enough. Best wishes to Moira and Phil for the future (Paterson House is an anagram of another spouse, by the way :) and lessons to be learned for everyone.