[HPforGrownups] Re: How do owls do that?

[Meredith Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 12234


** While we are on the subject of owls, I read that Hagrid 
** sends Harry a 
** message via Hedwig, telling him that the Dragon egg had hatched. SS 
** Considering where the owlery is ... would it not have been easier to 
** just tell Harry in person, than to go fetch an owl? (I am not sure 
** where the owlery is located in regards to Hagrid's Hut)

Maybe Harry send Hedwig down to sit with Hagrid so he could know as soon as
possible about the dragon?  That would explain why he'd use Hedwig and not a
different owl.

** Also, when Hagrid & Harry were on the island, with the Dursleys, 
** Hagrid reached into his coat pockets and used an owl to send a 
** message to Dumbledore. Why didn't he use that owl again, rather than 
** use Hedwig? Does Hagrid have his own owl? Or does he just borrow one 
** from the school?
 
I think Hagrid probably borrows one when he needs to use one.  I think we
would have met his owl by now if he didn't.  We've met all of the various
Weasley owls and Hagrid's other various animals, surely we would have heard
from a cage in Hagrid's hut if there had been one.

Meredith, who's starting to think way too much about owls!