Various and sundry Sunday items...

* There were dozens of folks buying beer and walking along the street carrying bowls and platters--presumably Superbowl snacks--earlier this evening. In previous years I've sometimes missed the Superbowl completely. Is it suddenly a big thing here in the US, folks who don't even care about football going to Superbowl parties? Was it just the warm weather bringing everyone out tonight, and I happened to notice?

* I'd forgotten how erratic weather in this part of the world can be. It was in the single digits (-12C ish) mid-week last week. Today it got up to 63F (17C). Tomorrow we're supposed to get snow.

* If I were JKR and I were taking a hard look at my series, ( does this discussion count as a spoiler? I think not, but I'll spare you my opinions with a cut... )