Owl to Arabella?

[christi0469 <christi0469@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50496

--Bobby wrote-
> > In the first few pages of SS ...  Then:
> > 
> > "None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the 
window."
> > 
> > This may (probably has) been discussed, but where is this owl 
going 
> > that it flutters past a window on Privet Drive?  Perhaps to 
Arabella 
> > Figg's house ...edited...
> > 
> > There is another quick mention of owls:
> > 
> > "...the cat on the wall outside showed no signs of sleepiness... 
it 
> > didn't so much quiver when a car door slammed on the next 
street, 
> > nor when two owls swooped overhead."
> > 
> > ... I find it difficult to believe that the first owl would have 
> > gotten down to window level if it wasn't delivering a message to 
> > somewhere on  Privet Drive- the question is who?
> > 
> > Bobby
> 
> bboy_replied-
> I think you are on to something. The second mention of owls says
> 'swooped', our common association with the word 'swoop' is that
> something swoops DOWN. But I'm pretty sure it is just saying the 
they
> flew overhead. Remember, that people all over England reported 
seeing
> owls everywhere in broad daylight. So the spotting of an owl 
wouldn't
> be unusual.
> 
> But the owl that flew past the window, is something else. If the 
owl
> was traveling, he would have been high overhead where there were no
> trees, power lines, and houses to dodge around. So it would seem 
that
> the owl was searching for a specific place to land. 
> 
> We know that wizards live mixed in with normal people. The Weasleys
> live outside a muggle village. Diggory's live within a long walking
> distance of Weasleys. Dedalus Diggle lives in Kent. There is really
> only one all wizarding village and that is Hogsmeade. That would 
imply
> that all the other places that wizards live are mixed muggle/wizard
> villages.

part of reply snipped

> So whether it was Mrs. Figg or not, I suspect it could have very
> easily been a witch or a wizard who lived within a few blocks of
> Privet Drive. 
> 
> But that's just my opinion.
> 
> bboy_mn

We know that there are also magical/muggle mixed marriages. Some of 
these families would most likely live in muggle areas, and it would 
stand to reason that the magical spouse would receive owls. Harry 
may find out that a Hogwarts student is actually a neighbor as well. 
The owl business seems exactly like the kind of subtle forshadowing 
the JKR is so fond of.

Christi