[HPFGU-Movie] Re: what happened to Ook?

[Neil Ward]

Mary Ann said, re the apparent recasting of Hedwig:

> Thank you, Amy!  I read my copy of Radio Times yesterday, and the
> names of the owls playing Hedwig struck me as odd.  Now I know why!
> (In case you haven't noticed already, I'm rather thick at the best of
> times).  A mistake, or did Ook have to be replaced for some reason?

Sources close to the third camerawoman's milkman inform us that Ook's hoot
broke* during the early filming and rather than dub in an animal
impersonator, they decided to recast.

Two owls had to replace Ook, due to a new law on Avian Working Times, Order
14III, subsection 4(c), which stipulates that owls be allowed at least a
five hour break each day to practice random swooping, 360 degree head
rotation and the dismembering of small rodents.

* Yes, I know Hedwig is a girl.  Don't get picky!

Neil

Okay, my real guess is that Ook was used for pre-film publicity shots only
and perhaps proved untrainable for some of the acting scenes