Owl to Arabella?

[cantoramy <cantor@vgernet.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50506

I don't think that an owl wasn't making a delivery as much as 
scouting out the Dursley's house so he could report back to the 
other owls.  Everyone must have known that Harry was being taken 
there, and since nobody had probably even heard of the Dursley's 
before this, there was certainly major curiosity about them.

Also, having McGonagal there as a cat could have been the beginning 
of the ancient magic protecting the Dursley's.  She knew Harry was 
going to arrive there and she wanted to make sure that the DE's 
wouldn't be able to do anything to the house or the Dursley's before 
Harry got there.

Just a thought or two.

cantoramy