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.