Owl to Arabella

[alexpie at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 50520

In a message dated 1/24/03 2:23:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com writes:

> 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 

It has always been my assumption that, because the owl went past on the day 
Voldemort fell, and that there were celebrations going on all over the 
country, said owl was on its way to invite Arabella, or some other local 
witch/wizard to a party--although I'm sure the invitation didn't ask that 
Arabella bring any chocolate cake!
   Whoa!  It just occurred to me--what about the significance of the stale 
chocolate cake that she served to Harry?  Since, in the Wizarding World, 
chocolate seems to have even more extraordinary emotional healing/soothing 
powers than it does in this, is JKR implying that AF hasn't used *her* powers 
in a while?  That they have grown stale, too?  If it wasn't meant to be 
significant, surely JKR would have had her serve gingerbread or some other 
baked thingy!
Ba of Ravenclaw


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