[HPforGrownups] A random question regarding owl post

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 3148

I think the owls automatically can find the addressee.  I'm wondering how
wizards/witches who want to write to Muggles cope.  (I.e. Muggle-borns
wanting to write home while at school.)  Obviously the witch has no problem
sending the letter using either an official or their own owl.  But the
reply?  How do they reply to their offspring?  They won't have a family owl,
will they?  They could use the owl that brought the original message, but
how long is the owl expected to hang around waiting for?  And how will they
look after it?  What if they want to initiate communication (e.g. there's a
death in the family and they urgently need to contact their child)?  How do
they go about it, given that Muggle post won't get there, and they won't
have an owl post office round the corner?

Just a thought.

Jinx

----- Original Message -----
From: Cassandra Claire <cassandraclaire at mail.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 6:24 PM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] A random question regarding owl post


> Hmm. I was working on a fanfic story and a question occured to me
> regarding owl post...in order to send a letter via owl, in the canon,
> is it necessary to have some kind of address to send the owl to? I
> know this may seem like a silly question, but IIRC, Harry just tells
> Hedwig "take this letter to Sirius" or some such, and the owl flies
> off and delivers it. Harry doesn't even know exactly where Sirius is.
> I suppose the question is: if you don't know precisely where someone
> is, can you still send them a letter via owl?
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