Listen up!  Owlcast #4 is ready for your fragile ears! 

Recently there’s been much speculation concerning the sexuality of our feathered friend.  While we tend to defer to the fanfic writers and their “crazy” imaginations on subjects such as these, we think there is at least a few lines of thought worth exploring.

First, there isn’t just one owl missing after the Great Motorcycle Explosion of ‘97: Pigwidgeon was not mentioned at all in the text of Book 7.  Is it possible that she and Hedwig have abdicated their postal positions for a torrid love affair?   Was this something that their owners knew of?  Was it possible that Harry or Ron disapproved of the fling and sought to keep them apart?  Maybe this is one of the reasons for Hedwig’s disappearance?  Maybe this is why she may have faked her own death

Second, even if Hedwig did succumb to Harry’s confringo or the alleged avada kedavra, it’s entirely possible that her lover (Pigwidgeon or any other owl/phoenix) maybe have ventured into the Forbidden Forrest and happened upon the Resurrection Stone?  If owls are capable of delivering broomsticks, certainly they are capable of turning a stone over in their claws a few times.  Maybe Hedwig was raised from the dead by a lover and they are off gallivanting around the globe on a well deserved honeymoon away from the pressures of the wizarding postal system.

Remember readers: anything is possible in a world where authors drop post-publication bombshells concerning beloved characters.  You just gotta believe!

Keep Hedwig close to your heart.

Big news today, folks. On her press tour, J.K. Rowling reacted to the presence of a stuffed Hedwig by thanking the reader “for bringing the owl back to life.” Sounds like some well placed gratitude, we feel! Yes, we should be acting as though Hedwig is alive and well, thankyouverymuch!

You can read more about it on here, on MTV.com.

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Also, our reader Astrid writes in with this theory:

When arguing about whether Harry was going to live or die, lots of fans talked about the upcoming theme park “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter”. They wouldn’t create a theme park about a character that died in the last book, would they? Well, in the concept art of the park, we see a snowy white owl flying. We’ve only seen one owl like this in the entire Harry Potter series - Hedwig.

So why would they include Hedwig in the concept art? Because Hedwig is not dead!! You wouldn’t visit a memorial sign for poor dead Hedwig in a happy theme park. She flying around the park, having the time of her life. You’ll see in 2010 …

I don’t know about you guys, but we’re convinced! There’s no way JK would have signed off on some kind of depressing, owl-carcassed artwork to promote her new theme park. It just doesn’t add up!  She’s still alive!

Plus, another reader submitted the image that appears to the right. Whose visage seems to appear in the midst of this explosion?????? Could it be? Are those owl eyes? You decide!

Owlcast #2 has been uploaded. 

Our reader Matthew has submitted this insightful piece of sleuthing that may provide a clue to dear Hedwig’s whereabouts.

I’ve been working on this for HOURS.

“rowling deathly hallows”

re-arrange it and you get:

“owl rilly has no death LGW”

 

LGW is the official abbreviation for London Gatwick Airport!

 

It might be an indication of her current whereabouts, or it could just be a metaphor expressing that her ability to fly is still intact.

One thing is for sure: she’s alive!