[HPforGrownups] Re: Muggleness in the wizard world (and wrist watches)

[Suzanne Chiles]

No: HPFGUIDX 39594



> -----Original Message-----
> From: eledhwen_0 [mailto:slinkie at nids.se]
> I also want to ask if anyone can explain to me how everyone (Harry
> the twins etc)can wear wrist watches at school? Hermione makes it
> clear that muggle objects such as bugging devices and walkie talkies
> do not work at Hogwarts. If that is true than watches shouldn't work
> either unless they are not infact muggle made, but if watches are
> wizard made I find it strange that all the muggles have them.

My reading is that it's not so much Muggle devices, but electrical or
electronic Muggle devices. It would seem to me that ordinary wind-up,
non-battery, non-quartz watches, such as a very inexpensive Timex watch, or
a fine Rolex for that matter, would like work just fine at Hogwarts.

Zo