Oh, and I just finished rereading PoA. It was interesting reading it with a more complete perspective of what different things meant. There were details I didn't catch the first time.
I'm feeling a bit softhearted toward Sirius agin. I mean...after all, he DID lose his best friends, had all his other friends think HE did it, and spent 12 years in prison for their murder. That's rough. Very rough. No wonder he's a bit grouchy at times...
A bit softhearted? Well, that's a start, anyway. And he does 'grouchy' very well. Sulky, maybe, is more like it. And there's always new things you notice on a reread. Like in the first book, nobody cared where the motorcycle Hagrid was riding came from until PoA came out.... Rowling is vey good at dropping hints. One's almost tempted to assume that any name she mentions will appear at some point as a character...
Sounds like a nice trip! I finished the mulch errand - at least I don't have to spread it! - and am almost ready to start calling apartments.