Owl Post (was: Possible Error)

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 12097

Meredith wrote:

"We see several times (most specifically in GoF when Hedwig is finding
Sirius) that when sending owl post, the owls can find people pretty much
anywhere they are, right?  Why then in PoA did nobody ever send an owl to 
Sirius and just follow it on broomstick to find his whereabouts?

"I told him that there had to be some kind of charm that allows someone not 
to be found by owl post if they're in hiding, but he said that wasn't a good 
enough answer and so I now turn to you.  If anybody has an answer, it has to 
be you guys!"
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While I can't speak for JKR, there are a couple fanon solutions that I've 
seen employed to ensure confidentiality of post:

1)  Stealth owls.  These owls are invisible in flight... bird and post only 
appear to sender and recipient.

2)  Speed of enchanted owls.  Perhaps it is impossible to follow an owl via 
broomstick... they travel too fast, or in another dimension entirely.

Something else to take into account is found in SS Ch. 1.  Vernon and the 
newscasters took note of the unusual number of owls traveling in broad 
daylight.  This always struck me as strange... in canon, none of the wizards 
or witches we've met have taken particular care to only send post at night.  
Mail usually arrives at Hogwarts in the morning, but while at the Dursleys, 
Harry receives mail at various times of the day (I think).  Or perhaps I've 
missed something.  What do you think?

--Ebony

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