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'''Errol''' was one of the [[Weasley family]]'s [[owl]]s. He was a Great Grey Owl,<ref name="PM">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter28/moment1/owls New from J.K. Rowling: "Owls"]</ref> or ''Strix nebulosa''.
'''Errol''' is one of the [[Weasley family]]'s [[owl]]s. He is a Great Grey Owl, or ''Strix nebulosa'', and was described by [[Harry Potter]] as resembling a moulting feather duster. Errol is also described as ancient, and as such his poor eyesight causes him to hit objects in flight. Errol delivers Harry's first birthday present from Ron before his [[third year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. He loses consciousness during both long and short journeys. He often stays with Harry's owl [[Hedwig]] to regain consciousness when he delivers messages to him.
 
   
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==Description and traits==
Ron often calls Errol a "bloody bird," "ruddy bird," or a "menace."
 
   
 
[[File:Tumblr_lr9u4yb2oJ1qhvu0eo3_250.gif|frame|left|Errol's clumsiness ]]He was described by [[Harry Potter]] as resembling a moulting feather duster. Errol was also described as ancient, and as such his poor eyesight caused him to hit objects in flight. Errol delivered Harry's first birthday present from Ron before his [[third year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. He lost consciousness during both long and short journeys. He often stayed with Harry's owl [[Hedwig]] to regain consciousness when he delivered messages to him.
[[File:PA_C1.jpg|thumb|left|Errol with Hedwig and a Hogwarts owl]]
 
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Ron often called Errol a "bloody bird," "ruddy bird," or a "menace."
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[[File:Books_chapterart_poa_01.jpg|thumb|Errol with Hedwig and a Hogwarts owl]]
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
Errol is a village in [[Scotland]], near Perth, which may have served as inspiration for the name of the Weasley family owl.
 
Errol is a village in [[Scotland]], near Perth, which may have served as inspiration for the name of the Weasley family owl.
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*Errol appears in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', as he bumps into the kitchen window at [[The Burrow]]. Later in the film, he lands in a bowl of crisps in the [[Great Hall]] in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] when delivering Ron a [[Howler]] from his [[Molly Weasley|mother]]. It is later mentioned that he was used by Ron to deliver Hagrid's release papers. Due to the fact that Errol got lost, Hagrid's release from prison was delayed.
 
*Errol appears in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', as he bumps into the kitchen window at [[The Burrow]]. Later in the film, he lands in a bowl of crisps in the [[Great Hall]] in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] when delivering Ron a [[Howler]] from his [[Molly Weasley|mother]]. It is later mentioned that he was used by Ron to deliver Hagrid's release papers. Due to the fact that Errol got lost, Hagrid's release from prison was delayed.
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*When [[J. K. Rowling]] first dreamt up Errol, she had in her mind a picture she had seen of "''a very comical, large, fluffy, grey, bewildered-looking bird whose breed I had never known''". When she first visited the aviary at [[Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden|Leavesden Studios]], when ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' was being filmed, she saw a big line of Great Grey owls that were "''an exact replica''" of what she had in mind.<ref name="PM"/>
   
 
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Revision as of 16:02, 31 July 2014

"That bloody bird's a menace!"
— Ron Weasley[src]

Errol was one of the Weasley family's owls. He was a Great Grey Owl,[1] or Strix nebulosa.

Description and traits

File:Tumblr lr9u4yb2oJ1qhvu0eo3 250.gif

Errol's clumsiness

He was described by Harry Potter as resembling a moulting feather duster. Errol was also described as ancient, and as such his poor eyesight caused him to hit objects in flight. Errol delivered Harry's first birthday present from Ron before his third year at Hogwarts. He lost consciousness during both long and short journeys. He often stayed with Harry's owl Hedwig to regain consciousness when he delivered messages to him.

Ron often called Errol a "bloody bird," "ruddy bird," or a "menace."

Books chapterart poa 01

Errol with Hedwig and a Hogwarts owl

Etymology

Errol is a village in Scotland, near Perth, which may have served as inspiration for the name of the Weasley family owl.

It is also the name of a dragon in an early Terry Pratchett novel that flies into windows and has the tendency to explode.

It is also possible that his name refers to "error" (as the two words are similar), because of the bird's age and known characteristics.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Wiki
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Notes and references