Pigwidgeon
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Pig |
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Male |
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Ron Weasley (owner) |
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- "I've got to keep him up here because he annoys Errol and Hermes. He annoys me too, come to that."
- —Ron Weasley[src]
Pigwidgeon (also known as Pig) is Ron Weasley's pet owl.
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[edit] Biography
After Scabbers, Ron's old pet rat, disappeared (having been found out to be Peter Pettigrew), Sirius Black, who felt partly responsible for Ron's loss of a pet, sent him Pigwidgeon (nicknamed "Pig"). Upon receiving the owl, Ron (to the surprise of Harry and Hermione) actually let Crookshanks sniff him to check if he really was an owl. Pigwidgeon was exceedingly hyper, loud, and very small and had been known to be a show off for other people. (This, however, annoyed other owls, forcing Ron to keep him in his room.)
Pigwidgeon was described by Harry as resembling a "fluffy snitch". He was usually excited for a job to deliver letters, even though most of the time they were usually heavy for him. He also delivered food to Sirius when he was hiding in a cave in Hogsmeade.
Pigwidgeon was named by Ginny Weasley, Ron's sister, because she thought the name was cute. Though Ron tried to change it, the owl would not answer to another name. Though he acted very rude to Pigwidgeon in public, Ron Weasley was actually very attached to Pig, since this was his first owl.
[edit] Name
A pigwidgin is a term for a small fairy or dwarf, and later, anything that was small.
[edit] Behind the scenes
J.K. Rowling has said on her website that Pigwidgeon is a Scops owl. These owls are tiny grey owls with little tufts of hair on their heads. This makes sense as Pigwidgeon is said to fit in a person's fist. Scops owls live in open country with isolated trees and lightly wooded areas containing clusters of trees. They may also be found in run-down buildings, caves, bush-lands, and park-like habitat.
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
