Harry, Trust, & The Flying Car

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 132829


> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> As far as using his Owl, remember that the school is 500 miles away.
> I'm sure Harry was doubtful that the owl could make the trip and get
> back to them in less that a couple of days at best. 

Finwitch:

Quite right - Harry would well have doubted whether the Owl would 
make it in time, possibly even whether the delivery would be made at 
all. At that point - Harry has not sent any letters (no one to send 
letters to, and when he did, Dursleys had locked Hedwig in the cage). 
He has recieved only TWO letters: First one only because Hagrid 
delivered it *in person*; second because Molly was there to deliver 
it. Now, with no wizarding adults around, Harry probably doesn't 
trust Owl mail much at all. Too many bad experiences.

Things are different in PoA - Harry is recieving mail quite well, and 
in GoF he's even sending, but he also gets warnings about sending 
Hedwig not being safe, and a letter WAS intercepted in OOP and Hedwig 
got hurt... I wonder. Will Hedwig die in HBP? I think Errol might die 
of old age...

Finwitch