Hedwig is harry potters snowy owl, his companion and post owl. This tragic harry potter theory about hedwig will blow your. Play to your strengths chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic. During harry s summer breaks at the dursleys, hedwig is often harry s only companion and link to the wizarding world. It was released on 21 july 2007 in the united kingdom by bloomsbury publishing, in the united states by scholastic, and in canada by raincoast books. Harry glimpsed hooded death eaters scattering as hagrid blasted through their circle. She lived until 6th book, where she was tragically killed on july 27th, 1999 by a death eater in the battle of the seven potters. Unrelated to hedwig, harry s identity is discovered in the seven potters plan because harry uses expelliarmus on stan shunpike, and the death eaters consider this proof that this is the real harry. It is mentioned that fifty others died fighting voldemort. This harry potter fan edited one of the books, and the result is. Rowling has stated before that she killed off hedwig because her. Though his friends tried to console harry, he was deeply hurt by the death of his loyal pet. Fortunately, the movie version of harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 1 addresses my concerns perfectly. They tell voldemort that the real harry is with hagrid, and thus voldemort comes after him.
Really, harry, came a familiar female voice behind him. Fred weasley died in harry potter and the deathly hallows killed by death eater augustus rockwood while fighting in the final battle. Over the thousands of pages of harry potter books and hours of their movie adaptations, funeral. Well leave you do decide which of these moments is more heartbreaking. Unfortunately, harry had to leave his feathery friends body as he destroyed the side car in which her body had fallen. Rowling, and the seventh and final novel of the harry potter series. However, the book of harry potter and the deathly hallows is an utter bloodbath, exceeding the named body count of all six previous books combined. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the harry potter series.
Harry was defastated when hedwig died, after being hit by the killing curse. Charity burbage muggle studies teacher burbage killed by voldemort hedwig a snowy owl approximately ten years in age, was killed by an avada kedavra curse that narrowly missed harry potter. Hedwig was a wonderful creation and deserved better. No, hedwig died in the final book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. After returning to the dursleys, harry found the name hedwig in the book a history of magic and borrowed it for his owl ps6. He sighed in relief as he spied it flying towards him. He first bought her in diagon alley when he was an innocent elevenyear old just beginning to learn about the wizarding world. For many potterphiles, the death of hedwig, harrys beloved pet owl, in the book harry potter and the deathly hallows, was one of the most. Rufus scrimgeour, a head of the auror office and a minister for magic is tortured and killed by voldemort. Returned as a ghost until being known as the grey lady. Hedwigs death scene in harry potter and the deathly hallows part. Siriuss death at the hands of his cruel death eater cousin bellatrix was so.
I bought this journal to add to my collection of hp items, not to actually use it. A harry potter coffee table book by eclipse magazine issuu. In the book, they gave odds as to which characters would live and which would be killed off, but did not include odds for hedwig. Harry potter is one of those book series which is impossible to read without crying or flinging your book across the room at least once. Please do not continue on here if you have not read harry potter and the deathly hallows. I am obsessed with harry potter, especially hedwig. Read hedwig from the story harry potter quotes by alwaysapotterhead98 thuraya shaaban with 425 reads. Most good witches and wizards were killed by voldemolt and his death eaters but not all. Taking a deep breath, harry raised his want and shouted, accio harry potter s book bag. The book was released on 21 july 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone. Hedwigs last gift, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction.
If youre like me, when you finished the last page of the last book of harry potter, you were filled with approximately 300 million. Fans knew the seventh and final book would mostly concern the defeat of harrys nemesis, lord voldemort, but questions and theories continued regarding whether harry potter would survive after defeating voldemort after much speculation and anticipation, rowling. Thankfully, someone has edited the book so we dont have to endure the owls untimelycompletely unnecessary death. One harry potter fan on tumblr just came up with a theory that perfectly. Hedwig quotes 2 quotes meet your next favorite book.
Hedwig potter, a snowy owl approximately ten years in age, was killed in july 1997 by an avada kedavra curse that narrowly missed her owner, harry potter, while he was escaping from his childhood. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactershedwig wikibooks. The crowd was making even more noise now as they waited to see what harrys plan was and how his book bag fit into it. Keep in mind this is a harmione story because i ship them together. Hagrid bought hedwig as an eleventh birthday present on harrys first visit to diagon alley ps5. Alastor moody, a pivotal member of the order of the phoenix, is killed by voldemort with the avada kedavra killing curse. Hedwig hedwig but the owl lay motionless and pathetic as a toy on the floor of her cage. However, in the book, she is killed in her cage while nestled next to hagrid and harry in the side car. In the book, hedwig was killed as she sat in her cage by harrys side as she had so many times before as they attempted to escape on the.
In addition to delivering mail, the typical use owls are put to, hedwig was also a close companion to harry. One super sleuth harry potter fan just worked out why hedwig had. Hedwig harry potter, by means of avada kedavra 144 12 7. There are a lot of deaths over the course of the seven harry potter books. A lovely and affordable collectible for any harry potter fan and a fine addition to my harry potter minishrine. Dec 06, 2019 hedwig was the name of harry s snowy owl in harry potter. When the group flew as the seven potter clones, hedwig circling near the real harry was a dead giveaway. Dec 07, 2015 harry had his loving and loyal owl since the getgo, 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. Taking a deep breath, harry raised his want and shouted, accio harry potters book bag.
A popular fan theory based on book canon suggests that snape may have killed hedwig. She was a gift given to harry by hagrid on his 11th birthday. Nov 16, 2018 a harry potter coffee table book published on nov 16, 2018 a photograph collection inspired by iconic scenes from the harry potter series and fantastic beasts and where to find them. Hedwig always obeyed harry, in all of his orders, and she and him were extremely close during summer, as he could not escape the dursleys at privet drive. This tragic harry potter theory about hedwig will blow. Snape, who still needed to pretend like he was a death eater and not secretly helping the.
She was upset with harry at the time, but we have no doubt that she still loved her boy. If not for the issue i mentioned it would be an absolute 5stars. Hedwig was an 11th birthday gift from rubeus hagrid to harry. Apr 16, 2011 20 years ago today hedwig died saving harry potter duration.
This death eater shot out a killing curse that killed harry potters pet owl, hedwig. This theory is based on the idea that snape was the only death eater. The cleverest of the peverell brothers, we arent mourning this one because he died. All 76 deaths in harry potter, ranked by sadness mtv. May 16, 2017 small details that only diehard harry potter fans understand news features movies tv gaming comics interviews by amanda june bell may 16, 2017 5. The people who died in harry potter harrypotterfan327. After returning to the dursleys, harry found the name hedwig in the book a history of magic and borrowed it for his owl. Hagrid bought hedwig as an eleventh birthday present on harrys first visit to diagon alley. The novel chronicles the events directly following harry potter and the halfblood prince.
But im furious that jkr killed off this majestic owl by having the death eaters shoot her down while she was caged. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is a fantasy book written by british author j. This mother started a harry potterthemed hedwig books. Harry potter and the deathly hallows list of deaths wiki. This story is a redo of the entire harry potter franchise. Hedwig looks extremely cute and has a fair amount of detail. Hedwigs killer was a death eater that fought in the battle of the seven potters. The owls of harry potter book 7 spoilers laura erickson. For harry s sake, particularly in the early years, hedwig puts up with quite a bit of discomfort and deprivation through the summer months at privet drive.
If you really think about it, there was a purpose to each of the deaths. The crowd was making even more noise now as they waited to see what harry s plan was and how his book bag fit into it. The order managed to get harry to safety, but suffered the loss of their leader, alastor moody, and harry s owl, hedwig, in the process. Before the books cuthbert binns died in his chair of natural causes. The harry potter article is about the film series based on j. Hedwigs death was at the beginning of the seventh book, so it demonstrated right off the bat that the war against voldemort would cost harry a lot. George weasley also lost an ear because of a curse sent by severus snape, who originally sent his sectumsempra curse at a death eaters wand arm. I would have given this 5 stars but on the cover someone scribbled around hedwig s eyes, nose and mouth with ink pen. It is likely the curse that killed hedwig was intended for rubeus hagrid. She remained one of his closest friends right up to her death during the battle of the seven. Hedwigs death scene in harry potter and the deathly. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, also called harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the first book in the harry potter series.
Harry licked his lips nervously as he waited for his book bag to appear. In this book, young harry discovers he is a wizard. The owls of harry potter book 7 spoilers laura ericksons for. The following is a list of known deaths, and at that, those of named characters. Major spoilers for all of the harry potter books and movies ahead. Hedwig, a harry potters pet owl is killed by death eater with the avada kedavra killing curse. In the movies, hedwig willingly and intentionally took a hit meant for harry. The most devastating deaths in the harry potter stories. He joins the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, makes close friends and few enemies there. The death of hedwig, a scene from harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 2010. Hedwig s death was at the beginning of the seventh book, so it demonstrated right off the bat that the war against voldemort would cost harry a lot.