Well, I guess I figured he was busy and all. What with all the important stuff his father has to do. And it's not like he ever writes much. Which I totally get, don't you?

I mean, what is there really to say about everyday stuff?

And then, there's got to be lots of stuff he can't really say because of who he is and what people would think if they read him saying he's bored all the time or that he likes cheddar and pickle sarnies or whatever. I mean don't you bet the people who make stilton cheese would get all bent if he said he likes cheddar? And the people who think eating pickle is naff would say rotten things about him in the papers... or maybe not, 'cause who dares write anything bad about Marvolo, but you know what I mean. Anything he says will get talked about for six weeks and twisted all sideways until people think he said there were purple people from Venus who visited him and told him not to ever eat Wensleydale cheese or his ears would fall off. And all those folks would start saying he's nutters when he never said anything even remotely like that in the first place.

But we'll see him this week, so we can find out if there's something wrong or whatever. He's still coming, isn't he?