Owl Post (was: Possible Error)

[heidi.h.tandy.c92 at alumni.upenn.edu]

No: HPFGUIDX 12101

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Ebony Elizabeth Thomas" <ebonyink at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 

I think the issue in this part wasn't the fact that there were owls 
out during the day - it was that there were so MANY of them, given 
the fact that (a) all the death eaters were locking themselves in 
their libraries and sending out "Oh, $%)#!" emails to each other, and 
(b) all the good guys were sending Singing Owl Posts to each other, 
set to the tune of that Muggle song (which was infrequently played at 
magical funerals by people who *just didn't get it*) from that 
1930something Judy Garland movie. 
In other words, if ordinary Owl Post days are like March 12 (i.e. a 
day when nothing major is going on), November 1, 1981 is like 
December 23 in the Muggle world (i.e. very very busy)