Harry's Watch

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 59769

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "shihtouji"
<Noel.Chevalier at u...> wrote:
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> ...edited...
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> Why is such a deal made about Harry's stopped watch in GF?  More 
> important, why is no one able to repair it magically, as Hermione
> did with Harry's glasses in CS?  ...edited...
> 
> Anyhow, if anyone has any speculation about the significance of 
> Harry's watch, and its irreparability, I'd be grateful.
> 
> Red Inkstone


bboy_mn:

Why wasn't Harry's watch fixed? For the same reason that Ron's wand,
and Ron's robes weren't fixed; he never asked. You do not get what you
do not ask for.

And by the way, it was Mr. Weasley who fixed Harry's glasses in the
book, Hermione fixed it in the movie, and Harry did not ask Mr.
Weasley to fix the glasses. Mr. Weasley just took them, fixed them,
and gave them back. 

We had a long discussion (or two or three) about Harry's watch a few
months back. First, for Harry to have it, since he has no muggle
money, it had to be a cheap watch. I guess it could have been one of
Dudley's old watches, but it's actually unclear where the watch came
from. Most people leaned toward it being a very cheap mechanical
watch, or at best, a cheap quartz electro-mechanical watch.

So why did it stop, well it was underwater for an hour; under very
deep water. Most cheap watches aren't waterproof beyond 25 feet.

Why the big deal about the watch? That's harder too answer. It is
mentioned several times in the book (GoF), perhaps it's a minor
insignificant detail, perhaps the fact that Harry doesn't have a watch
will come into play in the next book. Do I believe the watch itself is
a big deal; no I don't think so, but I really can't base that on
anything solid. Sorry I couldn't offer more help in this area.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn