Pigwidgeon

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In the Harry Potter series, Ron Weasley's owl is Pigwidgeon, or Pig. The name is taken from a real if esoteric word meaning small, or petty, which is an apt description of this overeager, overconfident, hyperactive owl, especially compared to the more stately delivery owls. Pigwidgeon was a gift from Sirius Black to Ron, to replace his rat, Scabbers. Pigwidgeon was named by Ron's sister, Ginny.

There have been various theories as to what kind of owl Pigwidgeon is (see below for example), but J.K. Rowling has recently confirmed (on her website) that he is a Scops Owl, a tiny breed of owl with earlike feathers that she had previously mentioned in an earlier book.

In the movie version, Pigwidgeon does not appear, since Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) removes various parts of the book.

A pigwidgin is a term for a small fairy, and later, anything that was small.

See also

• Pets from Harry Potter

External links

• [J.K. Rowling Official Site, Extra Stuff: Owls]
• [Pigwidgeon is a scops owl]

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Pigwidgeon is also the name of a mischievous fairy in the poems of Michael Drayton.

 

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