but my brain switches from Ootp to not-Ootp without as much as a second thought
Exactly the same here. It seems I don't have OotP very absorbed in my fic-reading mind. Not to mention in my mind Sirius isn't dead at all. :)

Let me congratulate you on your playlist *grins* Two of the bests song ever written, yeah!

*hugs and kisses*
Love and Manics,
Ni-