"Remember My Last" Musing

[Kim]

No: HPFGUIDX 151852

We discussed the communication via Howler from Dumbledore to Petunia a few 
days ago and I saw on her site (and it was probably discussed here) a 
mention of that note left with Harry on the Dursley's doorstep as the last 
communication between Dumbledore and Petunia.  JKR went on to say that it 
was not the first and that there had been other communications between 
Dumbledore and Petunia.

So I just began again with book 1 and saw this as Vernon was preparing to 
leave for Grunnings on page 2 of "The Sorcerer's Stone", paperback, US.
"None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window."

I began to wonder if the owl was instructed to wait until Petunia was alone 
to deliver his message to her.

There was a mention of the nation's owls acting peculiar that day and 
"flying in every direction since sunrise" (page 6).  But that's explainable 
in that the whole WW was communicating back and forth that day.

So could that owl that fluttered past the Dursley's window have been an 
early communication from Dumbledore to Petunia occuring shortly after the 
Godric's Hollow incident and long before Harry was left on the doorstep?

Not that Petunia gave away anything to Vernon when he mentioned the Potters 
that evening but would she have?

Well, maybe I'm off track or maybe not but I think if there were earlier 
communications before the note left with Harry, they would have occured that 
day as he probably had no reason to even care that Petunia existed prior to 
her sister's family's need to go into hiding.

Kim