[HPforGrownups] Re: Everything you've always wanted to know about Clocks

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 17359

Andrea wrote:

> Come to think of it, Hermione says that "all those
> things Muggles use instead of magic" don't work on
> Hogwarts grounds.  So a normal Muggle wristwatch would
> probably break.  Hmm...okay, never mind.  THis post
> had no purpose. <g>

No, this is a good thought. We had a discussion a while back about Colin Creevy's camera--how did *it* work on the grounds? Why didn't it's little electrical thingies mess up? His comments to Harry seemed to indicate that it's the developing
potion, not the camera, that make the pictures move. The picture-taking mechanism would seem to be the same. So how come his camera worked?

I had postulated that he must have an older-style camera, like a Nikon or something, where the only mechanical thing would be the light-meter (which still runs on a battery, at least on mine, so I don't know if that helps). On the admittedly
shaky logic that people who develop their own film also tend to be purists in equipment, eschewing the "idiot boxes" with the frou-frou [as my brothers call them] for Real Cameras with removable lenses and such.

Or maybe Colin's dad just didn't want to waste the money for a high-frill model for Colin..? Anyway, we've wondered about this, and I remember Harry's watch was mentioned, and I can't for the life of me remember if we ever reached a consensus
or just decided we couldn't figure it out.

--Amanda