Thanks for responding, as I said above! And I'll repeat, there cannot be too many readers of really good books. ) All of these, but especially the L.M. Boston, are really good books. I do understand that people get busy - right now I have other things to do than argue about Snape, much as I love the character. ;) And I do get tired of the Snape bashers, who cannot be convinced that there is more to him than Rowling would have us believe.

But I am very glad you're still looking in from time to time. (That, btw, is the name of the upcoming Green Knowe film. A terrible title, but it's got a great cast and Diana Boston, who showed us round Green Knowe, said she loved it. )