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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a|Snape|...we'll get the letter, you and me.|Lily|Really?|Definitely.|And will it really come by owl?|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]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a|Snape|...we'll get the letter, you and me.|Lily|Really?|Definitely.|And will it really come by owl?|Normally. But you're Muggle-born, so someone from the school will have to come and explain to your parents.|[[Severus Snape]] explaining to [[Lily J. Potter|Lily Evans]] why her letter wouldn't arrive by [[Owl Postal Service|owl post]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:HP1.jpg|250px|thumb|Albus Dumbledore serving in capacity of special messenger to Tom Riddle]]
 
A '''special messenger''' was a [[Wizardkind|wizard or witch]] assigned to deliver the [[Hogwarts acceptance letter|acceptance letter]] from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to [[Muggle-born]] people, explaining that [[magic]] truly existed, unless their parents or guardians had a wizard relation.<ref name="DH33">{{DH|B|33}}</ref>
   
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Special messengers could also be dispatched under special circumstances. For example, in the case of [[Remus Lupin]], whose parents thought there would not be an opening for him given Remus's affliction of [[lycanthropy]],<ref name="Lupin">{{WW|remus-lupin}}</ref> as well as in the case of [[Harry Potter]], whose [[Dursley family|guardians]] had not informed him about the existence of the [[wizarding world]] despite him being [[half-blood]].<ref name="PS4"/>
A '''special messenger''' is a [[Wizardkind|wizard or witch]] assigned the post to deliver the [[Hogwarts acceptance letter|acceptance letter]] from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to [[Muggle-born]] people, explaining that [[Magic|magic]] truly exists, unless their parents or guardians have a wizard relation.
 
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A special messenger was tasked not only to inform the student about their magical abilities, but also welcome them into the [[wizarding world]] as a whole, introducing them to [[Diagon Alley]] and helping them purchase their school [[book]]s, [[Hogwarts uniform|uniform]], [[wand]], pet, and other accessories.<ref name="MA"/><ref>{{PS|4|48}} – "Gotta get up ter town, get all yer books an' that."</ref>
   
 
==Known messengers==
 
==Known messengers==
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*[[Eleazar Fig]] (to an [[unidentified 19th-century Hogwarts student]], [[1890]])<ref>{{HL}} {{See image|File:Phineas Nigellus Black's letter to Eleazar Fig HL.png}}</ref>
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (to [[Tom Riddle]])
 
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*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (to [[Tom Riddle]], [[1938]];<ref name="HBP13">{{HBP|B|13}}</ref> to [[Remus Lupin]], [[1971]])<ref name="Lupin"/>
*[[Rubeus Hagrid]] (to [[Harry Potter]])
 
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*Unidentified witch (to [[Ben Copper]], [[1984]])<ref name="HM3ALFH">{{HM|3|A Letter from Hogwarts}}</ref>
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*[[Rubeus Hagrid]] (to [[Harry Potter]], [[1991]];<ref name="PS4">{{PS|B|4}}</ref> to an [[unidentified Muggle-born Hogwarts student]], [[2008]])<ref name="MA">{{MA}}</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*Initially, Harry Potter simply received a normal Hogwarts acceptance letter, as would any wizard-born individual, though as he was not living with wizards at the time, his first letter was sent by [[Muggle Mail]]. When it was realised, however, that Harry's letters were most likely being intercepted, Rubeus Hagrid was sent as his special messenger.
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*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 existence 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 admittance in case of interception.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{PS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Flashback}}
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*{{HBP}} {{Flashback}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' {{Flashback}}
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*{{HBP|F}} {{Flashback}}
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*{{HBP|G}} {{Flashback}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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*{{DH}} {{Mention}}
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*{{LEGO|Y2}} {{Flashback}}
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*{{PM}} {{Mention}}
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*{{WW}} {{Mention}}
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*{{MA}}
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*{{HL}}
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==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Ranks and titles]]
 
[[Category:Ranks and titles]]

Latest revision as of 08:24, 1 March 2024

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 explaining to Lily Evans why her letter wouldn't arrive by owl post[src]
HP1

Albus Dumbledore serving in capacity of special messenger to Tom Riddle

A special messenger was a wizard or witch assigned to deliver the acceptance letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to Muggle-born people, explaining that magic truly existed, unless their parents or guardians had a wizard relation.[1]

Special messengers could also be dispatched under special circumstances. For example, in the case of Remus Lupin, whose parents thought there would not be an opening for him given Remus's affliction of lycanthropy,[2] as well as in the case of Harry Potter, whose guardians had not informed him about the existence of the wizarding world despite him being half-blood.[3]

A special messenger was tasked not only to inform the student about their magical abilities, but also welcome them into the wizarding world as a whole, introducing them to Diagon Alley and helping them purchase their school books, uniform, wand, pet, and other accessories.[4][5]

Known messengers

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 existence 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 admittance in case of interception.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Remus Lupin" at Wizarding World
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
  5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4, page 48 – "Gotta get up ter town, get all yer books an' that."
  6. Hogwarts Legacy (see this image)
  7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 13 (The Secret Riddle)
  8. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Side Quest "A Letter from Hogwarts"