[HPforGrownups] Some theories I wanted to bounce off of everyone. Book 5 Spoilers

[Wildean]

No: HPFGUIDX 73207

> Go back if you will to the first chapter of OOTP.  JKR
> makes a big deal about the drought that is going on.
...
> I do not think she was just letting us
> know the weather to fill in space.

It's adding colour to the narrative. The book starts in the summer of 1995,
correct?

There was actually a drought in that year in the UK, with serious water
shortages, and bans on the use of hosepipes and garden sprinklers. People
were even fined for watering the garden at night.
It's clear to me that JKR is simply making the stories seem more like
they're happening in 'our' world.

Wildean