Great take on Digory after the war -- WWI really was a horror for the boys who lived to come back; probably worse than WWII or even 'nam for the degree of carnage and the horrible conditions. I can't imagine he'd have come home unscarred from such an experience.
Love Polly the suffragist, always and forever.
"“To be fair, you were bossing around a small army of women and muttering about invading Parliament at the time." - it is very lucky none of my coworkers were about just then; they would have wondered why I suddenly turned bright red and bit my knuckle (to keep from LOLing!).
Rosebud is so very -- cat-like! I mean that as a compliment; cats are hard to get right.
And I love the explanation of the real fairy incident!