Petunia, Dudley, magical ability? (was Re: Question: Do/can squibs use owl post? Floo powder?)

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Vmonte responds:
This has been discussed here before and someone came up with a 
really good answer. Hedwig knows when it's Harry's birthday, when 
it's Christmas, and other holidays, etc. He flies to Harry's friends 
in the summer to get birthday presents for Harry, and he goes to the 
Dursley's house at Christmas to pick up presents for Harry. (I 
cannot remember which HP book it was, but one year Hedwig followed 
Hermione to where she was vacationing and waited until she sent him 
back with a present for Harry.) 
 
Hedwig probably also bothers the Dursley's until they finally give 
in and hand him whatever will make him go away. Hence the crapy 
presents that Harry gets from them.


Alla:

I love that idea, Vmonte (sorry, I didn't read the previous thread 
you mention). Don't you love the irony - Harry's owl loves him more 
than Dursleys do? 

By the way, how do you know that Hedwig is a He? I always thought of 
her as a female. :o)


Alla