Hegwig

[jmwcfo]

No: HPFGUIDX 173843

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Denise Leblanc <denisewcr at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Hedwig in my mind had to die. This showed they had the right Potter. 
With there being 7 the owl dying was the only way the rest were fake. 
>   Denise


JW:
I believe the reason Hedwig had to die was to increase HRH's isolation 
later on in the book.  With Hedwig dead, there is one fewer way for 
them to communicate with their friends and allies.

Of course, it also increases the overall sense of loss and danger 
related to the war.  However, I do not believe it had anything to do 
with the DEs ability to select the correct HP.  Hedwig was well-hidden; 
it was only an accident the she was killed.  Under the conditions of 
the battle, it is not obvious how the DEs would have determined that 
she was a real owl (the other 6 HPs had stuffed animals) and had been 
killed.  Further, it was later surmised that it was HP's treatment of 
Stan Shunpike that revealed the real HP.

Three days ago, I was determined to catch up on the 500 messages that 
had accummulated in my inbox.  After three days of doggedly reading 
these posts, I am now a mere 1400 behind.  Would you all mind stopping 
your onslaught until I catch up?