The cat currently hanging out on the table next to Mary (which is the one that's invisible to everyone else, not that she can tell), doesn't have snow on their paws either, so Mary isn't even surprised by that.

Maybe her father is right and everything is magic, she's at that level of exasperation when it comes to weird things right now.

"They seem to have had power back for a while over in Mossgate. With it being back here I wonder if our house has power again, too..." And now she wonders if they've really turned everything off before leaving... they really should head back soon and check. Soonish. It's not like they could have left any fires on or the gas open, so there's no actual rush. They can stay and watch Strictly in company, and then leave and check. Or rather, some of the family will stay here with Nel while someone checks.

And if it's the Queen's speech that wins the vote? Well, someone will go to check sooner.