She's one of my favourite children's authors. I was first introduced to her when my own daughter was absolutely bewitched by her books. She would sit and read without pause for food or drink, until the book was finished ... you could say she was totally obsessed with J K Rowling and her Harry Potter stories.

My involvement in teaching IT to Primary School children in an After School Club gave me the perfect opportunity to delve into the world of Harry Potter too. I used the online chat room and gaming website, produced for fans of HP by WarnerBros, to teach my students how to used IT skills safely. My students loved the experience of playing Quiddich online and chatting to other school children in the States, who were equally involved with the Harry Potter phenomenon.

Did you know JK's formative years were spent in Wales, so I'm inclined to call her a 'Cymraes', .... anyone know if she learned to speak Welsh?

I took a quick look at her Social Media presence but it's rather disappointing on Twitter @jk_rowling ... nothing happening there at all!

N.B. I am taking someone, who is probably the only-living-soul-on-the-planet who hasn't read one of her books or watched one of her films, to the cinema in 2 hrs time to see the new film called "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows".

Excitement mounts ....... for me anyway!