Overview

A Howler is a red envelope with a magical letter in it, enchanted to read the message written in the sender’s voice, usually with a deafening volume and the intention to be publicly heard. Failure to open the letter would increase the heat of the envelope, resulting in an explosion if not opened for a long time. Its purpose is to send messages that are filled with anger/frustration that need more emphasis on them.

History

• In “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, Ronald Weasley receives a Howler from his mother for taking his father’s Flying Ford Anglia to Hogwarts. Neville Longbottom warns him to open it, sharing his experience with receiving one from his grandmother.
• During the 1890-1891 Hogwarts school year, multiple students received Howlers for hexing their professors, having bad grades, entering the Forbidden Forest, and for some, befriending “Muggle Borns”.
• There is also a “Lovebird To Love Note” Transfiguration spell that allows the letter to be verbally conveyed like a Howler, but in a quieter voice.

Credits/References

Written by Ivory Rivers
Base code by Andrew Sutherland, edited by Iselin Merilä and Desmond Gray.