Molly's clock

[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 178481

Carol responds:

Unfortunately, this idea is somewhat undermined by Molly's wondering
in HBP whether hers is the only clock of its kind and whether the
hands of those other clocks would also point to Mortal Peril because
everyone in the WW is in danger (which makes me wonder why she's still
bothering to carry it around with her since it's only useful if it
moves to Mortal Peril from some other position. Also, FWIW, the clock
is depicted as a grandfather clock in other books and now suddenly
she's carrying it around in a laundry basket.)

Carol, who liked that clock and hoped it would play a more significant
role

Tiffany:

I agree that the clock could've played a bigger role in HBP than it 
did, same with it in all the other books it appeared in.  I didn't 
think anything of the size of the clock until it was small enough to 
be transported in a laundry basket.  My parents have a grandfather 
clock at their place & fitting that into a laundry basket would be a 
tall task, with or without magic used.

I agree the clock seemed to not be used to its full potential as a 
powerful tool in the WW & at Hogwarts, especially.  However, I think 
that the hands on it are more significant than other clocks.  It 
seemed that JKR didn't know how to effectively use the clock a lot in 
the novels.