Character
Hedwig
Harry Potter·Harry Potter’s owl
Hedwig is Harry Potter's pet snowy owl and a recurring animal character in the Harry Potter film series. Given to Harry as an eleventh-birthday gift by Rubeus Hagrid, she serves both as his mail carrier and as a constant companion through his early years.
Hedwig is killed during the Battle of the Seven Potters, struck by a Killing Curse while defending Harry during his escape from Privet Drive. This overview summarises her depiction as documented on the Harry Potter Wiki (CC BY-SA); event chronology is presented in the Timeline.
Snowy owl
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Identity
- Species
- Snowy owl
Appearance
- Gender
- female organism—Female
- Eye color
- Amber
Origin & End
- Died
- 1997-07-26—27 July 1997
Other
- Cause of death
- Avada Kedavra—killing
- Place of death
- England
- Type
- Snowy owl
Appearances
Where Hedwig appears across works and media.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Sources
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