Molly's clock

[doug rogers]

No: HPFGUIDX 151728

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4690000/newsid_4690800/4690885.stm

> Trisha Mittal for the Hindustan Times India - My question is why is
> the Weasleys' clock set at Mortal Peril?
>
> JK Rowling: Mrs Weasley is right, if you don't know what I'm talking
> about, the Weasleys have a clock in which each of the 9 hands
> represents a member of the family and they point at things like at
> work, travelling and so on. Well at the beginning of this book all 9
> hands are pointing at mortal peril. Mrs Weasley is right, she hopes
> that everyone is now in danger and she is correct. Well if the deaf
> eaters had clocks their hands wouldn't point at mortal peril. And
> the Weasley are what are called blood traitors; in other words they
> are pure blood but don't act that way. They consort and like
> muggles. Therefore they are in the firing line, they would not be
> among Voldemort's favourite people?

Doug Rogers:

"Mrs Weasley is right, she hopes that everyone is now in danger and  
she is correct."

Her thoughts and desires are reflected in the clock hands!?!? Her  
thoughts are projected into the clock?

This is all very interesting to me right now. For some time on  
another site I have been talking about my theory of Magic, that it  
is, basically, Imagination made real, that it functions as a kind of  
projection. It was a bit stunning to have Rowling say this, as above.  
I hope it isn't some kind of mistranslation?

The only other example I have is the explanation by Lupin on casting  
the Patronus. This would be a second piece of canon.


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