Omnioculars

[lovefromhermione at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 87097

I apologize if this subject has been canvassed before,
but I've been wondering about what has happened to the
trio's Omnioculars they bought at the Quidditch World
Cup. Were they like most rubbish sold at sporting
events, festivals, parades, etc., whose magic wears
off and renders them useless? Considering how many
Galleons Harry paid for them, I'd hope they would be
functional beyond just that night (To put them in
perspective, the Omnioculars were ten Galleons each,
and Harry paid only seven Galleons for his beloved
wand). With their ability to replay action seen
through them, could they not serve as a quasi-pensive
(if the trio thought to use them) to look at things
again? 

For example, during the Triwizard tasks, Hermione and
Ron could have been using their Omnioculars to check
out what various suspects (Karkaroff, Bagman, Rita
Skeeter :) ) were up to, and then rehash what they saw
with Harry. Are these a resource the trio isn't
utilizing?

I realize that HRH would look more than a little odd
if they were to walk around to their classes with
Omnioculars pressed against their eyeballs, but in
those situations when they were deliberately looking
for clues, the glasses might prove useful. If nothing
else, they could have been used along with the
Extendable Ears to try and work out what the Order was
up to, on those occasions that the kids saw members.

Julie, who wishes she could have just a few of these
handy magical objects

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