Another Dursley Question

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No: HPFGUIDX 46391

amberhillcrest wrote:
"There are several instances in which the Dursleys send Harry 
gifts.  The one that comes to mind is the tissue and I think that 
they also gave Harry one of Vernon's old socks. I am wondering how 
the Dursleys got the gifts to Hogarts in the first place.  They 
wouldn't use Owl Post because they don't like magic and even if they 
didn't feel that way, they don't even have an Owl with which to send 
anything.  They can't use regular mail because as Hermione 
explained, any Muggle who looks at Hogwarts will just see an 
abandoned house.  
 
So, how do they get the gifts to him?  
 
I apologize if this has been brought up before.  I am trying to make 
a connection between the gift-giving and the speculation about the 
role of the Dursleys in Book 5."

Well, in CoS, it says that Hedwig brought Harry his present from the 
Dursley's: "She [Hedwig] nibbled his ear in an affectionate sort of 
way, which was a far better present than the one she brought him, 
which turned out to be from the Dursley's. They had sent Harry a 
toothpick and a note telling him to find out whether he'd be able to 
stay at Hogwarts for the summer vacation, too" (CoS, 212, US 
Edition).
However, that's the only year Hedwig brings Harry the Dursleys' 
present. For his second year, I'm guessing that Hedwig took it upon 
herself to bring Harry a Christmas gift, knowing that the Dursley's 
probably wouldn't want to give him one, and pestered them until they 
gave her something. After all, she has taken it upon herself to 
bring him gifts before. In PoA, she goes to visit Hermione in 
France, right when Hermione was worried about how she'd get her gift 
to Harry for his birthday. As for the other years, I'm assuming 
Hedwig brought the gifts in advance, instead of on Chritmas day 
itself.

However, what about other Muggle-boen children? How do they get 
their presents? Some of them don't have owls. Hermione doesn't have 
an owl. Maybe there's a something like a P.O. box where Muggle 
parents can send their children 's presents, and a wizard just sits 
there all day, sorting the gifts, then takes them to Hogwarts and 
gives them to the House-Elves to distribute.

-Acire, whose English teacher last year had a jar labled "Ashes of 
Ex-Students". She thinks it would be the perfect Christmas gift for 
Snape.