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==Known messengers== |
==Known messengers== |
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| − | *[[Albus Dumbledore]] (to [[Tom Riddle]]; to [[Remus Lupin]]) |
+ | *[[Albus Dumbledore]] (to [[Tom Riddle]], [[1930s|1938]]; to [[Remus Lupin]], [[1971]]) |
| − | *[[Rubeus Hagrid]] (to [[Harry Potter]]) |
+ | *[[Rubeus Hagrid]] (to [[Harry Potter]], [[1991]]) |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | *Initially, Harry Potter simply received a normal Hogwarts acceptance letter, as would any wizard-born individual, |
+ | *Initially, [[Harry Potter]] simply received a normal Hogwarts acceptance letter, as would any wizard-born individual, since even though he was not living with wizards at the time, he was living with [[Petunia Dursley|his aunt]], who was aware of the existance of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and the wizarding world. Harry's first letter was, however, sent by [[Muggle Mail]]. It was only when it was realised that Harry's letters were most likely being intercepted, that [[Rubeus Hagrid]] was sent as his special messenger. Implying that the messenger is also sent to insist on the soon-to-be student's admitance in case of interception. |
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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Revision as of 03:37, 28 February 2016
Albus Dumbledore serving in capacity of special messenger to Tom Riddle.
- Snape: "...we'll get the letter, you and me."
- Lily: "Really?"
- Snape: "Definitely."
- Lily: "And will it really come by owl?"
- Snape: "Normally. But you're Muggle-born, so someone from the school will have to come and explain to your parents."
- — Severus Snape explains to Lily Evans why her letter won't arrive by owl post.[src]
A special messenger is a wizard or witch assigned the post to deliver the acceptance letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to Muggle-born people, explaining that magic truly exists, unless their parents or guardians have a wizard relation.
Special messengers can also be dispatched under special circumstances, even if the student-to-be's parents have a wizard relation; this happened in the case of Remus Lupin, whose parents thought there would not an opening for him given Remus's affliction of lycantrophy.[1]
Known messengers
- Albus Dumbledore (to Tom Riddle, 1938; to Remus Lupin, 1971)
- Rubeus Hagrid (to Harry Potter, 1991)
Behind the scenes
- Initially, Harry Potter simply received a normal Hogwarts acceptance letter, as would any wizard-born individual, since even though he was not living with wizards at the time, he was living with his aunt, who was aware of the existance of Hogwarts and the wizarding world. Harry's first letter was, however, sent by Muggle Mail. It was only when it was realised that Harry's letters were most likely being intercepted, that Rubeus Hagrid was sent as his special messenger. Implying that the messenger is also sent to insist on the soon-to-be student's admitance in case of interception.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)