[HPforGrownups] How do owls get their names?

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 100985

| From: Littlekat10 [mailto:littlekat10 at comcast.net]
| Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 13:08 PM
| I don't recall Harry naming Hedwig in either the first or second book.  I
| know that Harry calls her Hedwig but how on earth did she get that name in
| the first place?  Could Hagrid have named her when he purchased her for
| Harry?
| And how did Pigwidgeon get his name/  Curious minds want to know.

Harry named his owl because of something he read in one of his new books.
Quoting from Chapter 6:

Harry kept to his room, with his new owl for company. He had decided to call
her Hedwig,
a name he had found in __A History of
_Magic.

Ron's owl was named by Gini, GOF, Chapter 5:

"Er--why are you calling that owl Pig?" Harry asked Ron.

"Because he's being stupid," said Ginny. "Its proper name is
Pigwidgeon."

"Yeah, and that's not a stupid name at all,"
said Ron sarcastically. "Ginny named him," he explained to Harry.
"She reckons it's
sweet. And I tried to change it, but it was too late, he won't
answer to anything else. So
now he's Pig. ..."

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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