Hermione was wrong about muggle artifacts

[James]

No: HPFGUIDX 68401

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sheri" <azreial9621 at y...> wrote:
> --- jonm234 wrote:
> > For quite a while now, I've held the theory that the whole 'muggle 
> > artifacts go haywire around Hogwarts b/c of all the magic in the 
> > air' belief is nothing more than superstition.  Most of my 
> argument 
> > comes from logic rather than the books:
> > 
> ><snip> 
> > Now, even if you somehow find an argument to beat all of that, 
> there 
> > is the simple matter of Harry's watch.  Harry's muggle watch, 
> prior 
> > to its destruction in the fourth book (when Harry wore it 
> > underwater), worked fine, even in Hogwarts.  Now, most watches 
> made 
> > today are powered electrically, as well as having moving 
> mechanical 
> > parts, so, clearly, neither of those forms of energy can be 
> > problematic. And I can safely assume for two reasons that the 
> watch 
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I brought this up many moons ago - before the wonders of the lost
prophecy and the death of padfoot.

The agrgument agianst me went....

Harry's stuff is Dudly handmedowns.

Accutate wind-up watches are rare and expensive

Harry has an old dudly watch (he probably grew out of it aged three).

Added to this my first watch (called inspiringly 'my first watch) was
mechanical, and still works.  Unfortunately it was not a
'Dudley-Sized' child watch so it no longer fits.

I agree on the magic front by the way, just pointing out what was said
to me.

Also remember the Wizard Wireless network  mentioned.  Implies radio
waves.

Possible the 'haywireness' happens in the circuit not the air though.

James