A small group from the Order of the Phoenix shows up on the eve of his 17th birthday, at which point the familial magic of the Dursleys’ house will cease to protect Harry, to remove him to a safe location — but they know that there will be Death Eaters trying to intercept him. "Very smart owl you've got there. " Like all Harry Potter novels, Deathly Hallows begins with our bespectacled hero in his childhood home (an admittedly generous term for the place), 4 Privet Drive. So the Order brings with them a batch of Polyjuice Potion, adding a few of Harry’s hairs to transform Hermione, Ron, Fred, George, Fleur, and Mundungus Fletcher into six Harry decoys, so that the Death Eaters won’t know which Potter is the real Chosen One. Hedwig (d. 27 July, 1997) was Harry Potter's pet snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus). A crowd of Death Eaters, plus Voldemort himself, soon takes up the chase, and we’ve got an airborne wizard battle on our hands. George loses an ear, the Order loses Moody, and Harry loses his sweet snowy owl — whom Hagrid bought for him as an 11th birthday present in Sorcerer’s Stone — to a curse from a masked Death Eater who was aiming for Hagrid. So here’s the theory: Since Hedwig’s proximity to Harry might have given him away as the real target, maybe it was Snape who killed Hedwig, and did it on purpose; maybe he was trying to remove this indicator of Harry’s true identity so that the Death Eaters wouldn’t figure out it was him and continue to chase the decoys. Does this theory read too much into it, or not add up? Harry had his loving and loyal owl since the get-go, but because life is unfair (even more so in the magical world) Hedwig came to a sticky end when she was callously killed by a Death Eater. —Harry Potter upon seeing Hedwig killed.. Hedwig's killer was a Death Eater that fought in the Battle of the Seven Potters. —Tom comments on Hedwig's intelligence. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Hedwig was an 11th birthday gift from Rubeus Hagrid to Harry. Spoilers ahead, Muggles! Tumblr user Jo Marie Walker has posted a theory about the untimely death of Harry’s trusty owl Hedwig, who is killed by a Death Eater at the beginning of HP7. © Copyright 2020 Meredith Corporation. "No! Offers may be subject to change without notice. Spoilers ahead, Muggles! Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. What do you think? RELATED: 20 of J.K. Rowling’s Biggest Harry Potter Revelations. Tumblr user Jo Marie Walker has posted a theory about the untimely death of Harry’s trusty owl Hedwig, who is killed by a Death Eater at the beginning of HP7. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. - HEDWIG!" Updated December 07, 2015 at 12:00 PM EST, Harry Potter theory: How Snape protected Harry by killing Hedwig the owl. In addition to delivering mail, the typical use owls are put to, Hedwig was also a close companion to Harry. She remained one of his closest frien… Sooo the death eater that kills Hedwig is actually Snape, and he killed Hedwig so the other death eaters and voldemort wouldn’t know it was harry anD HE … For those of you still mourning the many deaths of beloved characters in the second half of the Harry Potter series (and let’s be honest, that’s basically all of us), there’s a new theory about one of them that might actually make you feel better. 30 essential albums from the last 30 years. Or can Hedwig’s death be seen as additional proof that Snape was still sneakily protecting the offspring of the woman he loved — after all this time? They leave Privet Drive, each Harry accompanied by a non-Polyjuiced member of the Order, on broomsticks and Thestrals — except for the real Harry, who is sharing his late godfather Sirius Black’s flying motorcycle with Hagrid. Hagrid purchased her at the Eeylops Owl Emporium.

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