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.
"One's almost tempted to assume that any name she mentions will appear at some point as a character..."
I've noticed that. . . :)
BTW I just got another really scary fanfic idea, building on my previous Bakshi-rotoscopes-HP idea. Be afraid--be vey afraid. . .