The Weasley Clock

[Carol]

Lee wrote:
> Now, I'm sure this was tackled somewhere, but I just don't have the
patience to dig through YahooMort.  So, perhaps some knowledgeable and
loving person will try to unconfuse the confused.
> 
> In GOF, the Weasley Clock is described as a "Grandfather clock." 
However, in HBP, the description is of a wall clock that Molly now
carries around with her everywhere in the house.
> 
> So, how do we resolve this inconsistency?  <snip>


Carol:
I know there's a camp that believes all inconsistencies in the HP
books can be resolved, but, IMO, this one is an out-and-out Flint. JKR
forgot that she'd described it previously as a grandfather clock and
didn't bother to check.

(As for why Mrs. Weasley would carry it around when all the hands were
*already* pointing to Mortal Peril, you'll have to ask JKR. If she
feared that they would point to Mortal Peril, she'd have a reason to
keep an eye on it, but since the hands are already there, what's the
point? Is she afraid that a hand will fall off the clock?)

Carol, who had high hopes for that clock and was disappointed by both
the inconsistency and the pointlessness of that scene