My first school, after Primary School, was Spendlove at Charlbury. OK, so they didn't have names like Griffindor, Huffenpuff etc. (Sp?), but they did have names as well as colours. The names came from local estates: Ditchley - Green Cornbury - Red Wychwood - Blue The latter of which was my house, and always had the best house assemblies. We know that to be true, because every now and again someone would sneak into the others!!! So, Hogwarts probably got its names from a similar connection. Sadly it closed in 1982. It was demolished some time later. Just a small bit remains as a sports pavilion. It was the music room of my day. I am still in touch with one of the teachers from there. I also reprinted a set of 5 school magazines in 2002 in three volumes called "Under Wychwood". The old Spendlove is still within us. It was very special indeed. Ian