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

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 17367


--- Amanda Lewanski <editor at texas.net> wrote:
> 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?


It's possible that Hermione's use of the word "everything" was a
little sweeping.  Perhaps an item that didn't have to be recharged or
plugged in wouldn't work because there's no electricity in the castle
but a wind-up or battery watch and a hand-held camera would be fine.

We won't know for sure unless someone tries to use a cell phone.

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