8. Snowy Owls Dont Hoot
Warner Bros.Hedwig is one of the Potter universes most iconic characters (so much so that the main music theme associated with the films is called Hedwigs Theme), which is saying quite a lot since the snowy owl is mostly seen hooting irately or affectionately at her owner throughout the book series. The key word, there, of course, is hooting. Turns out, Snowy Owls dont hoot; they, in fact, bark (which sounds like it would just terrify poor eleven-year-old Harry). The explanation offered by Rowling, naturally, is that Hedwig just has special magical owl properties, since she is a special magical owl. To her credit, this explanation was offered only after she admitted she had no idea prior to the publication of Philosophers Stone, and she just decided to roll with it after the fact for continuitys sake. To finish, another interesting Snowy Owl fact is that they are diurnal, not nocturnal. So all of Hedwigs naps in the Owlery during the day? Its because shes special and magical, obviously.