![]() Beware the Nice Ones: Harry orders Hedwig to "peck" Ron and Hermione until they reply.Could also possibly be explained by her being a magical bird. Hedwig is often described as hooting, but snowy owls bark instead of hoot. Hence, the owls who have played her in the films are actually all male. Artistic Licence – Biology: Hedwig is a female, but only male snowy owls are pure white like she's described as being.As well as this, given that her beak is sharp enough to physically wound Hermione and Ron - which she does on Harry's orders in Phoenix she "pecks" them until they answer and they have deep, half-healed cuts on their hands - then she must be choosing not to peck Harry painfully on the occasions that she "nibbles his ear affectionately". Not to mention a near-human ability to take offence to perceived slights. ![]() She can also notice if the name on a letter doesn't match the person to whom she's asked to deliver it, as Harry tells her to disregard the name written on the envelope and just take it to Sirius. ![]() Hedwig attacks Ron and Hermione for not complying. For example, Harry sends her out to bring back messages from his friends, with specific instructions to make sure those messages are of sufficient length (as he had been feeling left out of the loop lately).
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