Dumbledore's watch (was time travel is dangerous)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 89281

> Neri wrote:
><snip> There seems to be nothing unusual about the use of DD's clock. 
> The 12 hands and planets business could be just some magic atmosphere 
> in the first chapter of the first book. There *are* some innocent, 
> plain details in the books. Well, back to the drawing board...   

Not to mention that the twelve planets probably stand for the twelve
hours in a day. I can't see Dumbledore with a modern wristwatch (in
fact I'm surprised that the kids seem to have them), but a pocketwatch
with planets for hands suits him. He also wears high-heeled buckled
boots, or so we're told is SS/PS. Maybe they enable him to apparate
out of Hogwarts despite the spells that are supposed to prevent
apparation, but I really doubt it.

Then again, I'm also a time-travel skeptic. I think there's a better
reason than DD=Ron for Dumbledore's supposed near-omniscience--great
intelligence and the wisdom acquired from 150 years of living, not to
mention some skill (we don't know how much) as a Legilmens. He's not
perfect and I wouldn't want him to be, but he's the greatest wizard of
the age and there's no need for time travel to account for his greatness.

Carol