The Clock Says 'Mortal Peril'

[bboy_mn]

No: HPFGUIDX 42819

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "yr awen" <yrawen at o...> wrote:
> Heather wrote:
> 
> I  meant to ask this the first time I saw it here, but forgot, and
> this just reminded me. Do we know for sureif "death" is on the 
> clock? In my GoF, it mentions "home", "school", "work", "traveling",
> "lost", "hospital", "prison", and, on the number twelve position,
> "mortal peril". I always figured that "dead" would occupy the number
> twelve position if it was there, and concluded that it must not
>  be.<<<<<<<<<
> 

Bboy_mn makes a general comment:

I'm sure I mistakenly assumed the 'death' location on the clock.

But it brings up an interesting question; what happens if you die
while in mortal peril? 

Does the clock hand stay stuck on 'mortal peril' forever, until the
family removes the hand from the clock? 

Death after mortal peril would leave the clock with no stimulus;
nothing to make that hand ever move again.

Now, I can picture Mrs. Weasley sitting for hours looking at the hand
stuck on Mortal Peril wondering, is that person still in mortal peril
or are they gone forever.

I swear, if there ever was a magic device that would give you ulcers;
this is certainly it.

bboy_mn