When a little wizard goes to school, he can take one animal with him, provided that it will be a rat, toad or owl. And of course, owls are both more convenient and practical. After all, it is with the help of these birds that wizards communicate with each other.
Who gave Harry the owl
In the first book, Potter learns from Rubeus Hagrid that he is a wizard. The Dursleys, his only relatives, hid this fact from him. On the first day, when Harry and Hagrid buy everything they need for school, the forester decides to give him an owl for his birthday. It is about it that will be discussed in our article.
The Harry Potter Owl, whose name is Buckley, was polar. This large white bird helped Harry Potter keep in touch with the wizarding world in the future. Interestingly, in the world of wizards and sorcerers, the Harry Potter owl, like other birds, always knew how to find its recipients. Moreover, only the name can be on the envelope, and the recipient’s house can be under the spell “Fidelius”.
Harry Potter friend
In the first six books, Harry Potter's owl was a faithful, but, of course, silent friend. She has a very expressive look with which she reproached the boy when, due to the ban of the Dursleys, he could not let her out. If she’s angry with something, she’ll take it and pinch Potter’s hand just harder than usual, or even touch him with a wing on the head.
The Harry Potter Owl, the drawing of which you can see below, perfectly understands its owner, as he does. It was with her that Potter spends his difficult summer holidays in the house of his aunt and uncle. She always brings safe letters, even when she was attacked in the fifth book. Then she carried a letter from Sirius, in which it was reported that Harry's godfather would appear at midnight in the fireplace of the faculty.
How the owl of Harry Potter died
In the seventh book, in order to transport Potter to Nora as safely as possible, an operation is launched that Moody called "The Seven Potters." Incidentally, this idea belongs to Professor Snape. He was able to drag her into the Order of the Phoenix through the Terrestrial.
It was during this operation that the Harry Potter owl becomes the first victim to die from the deadly spell Avad Kedavra. In the book, the dead Hedwig first falls into a stroller, which then falls off the motorcycle. With the "Flare" spell, the boy explodes the stroller, and the owl burns out. In the last film, the Harry Potter owl tried to protect her master from a killing spell and took a hit on herself. Having lost his faithful friend, Potter is very painfully experiencing the loss.
How many owls starred in Harry Potter films
The exact number of polar owls that starred in the films is unknown. It is only known that there were a lot of them. The most famous performer of this role was an owl named Gizmo. It was she who appeared in almost all the scenes of the first and second parts.
In honor of whom the owl Harry received the name Hedwig
The aristocrat Gedwig of Silesia once lived in Poland. In her declining years, having outlived her seven children and her beloved husband, she founded a monastery. The nuns who lived in it worked in orphanages. After some time, this great woman was declared a saint. She is considered the patroness of all orphans.