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"Are you a wizard, or what?"
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- "Naturally, naturally. But in essence divided?"
- — Dumbledore thinking aloud while observing the smoke from one of the devices[src]
Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, kept a variety of silver instruments in the Headmaster's office.[1][2][3] They made constant whirring noises and occasionally emitted puffs of smoke.[1][2]
History[]
In December of 1995, by making careful observations of the snake-shaped smoke emitted from one of the devices, Dumbledore gained greater insight regarding Nagini's nature as a Horcrux, as well as Harry Potter's mental connection to Lord Voldemort.[4]
In June of 1996, Harry broke many of these objects in a fit of rage after the death of his godfather Sirius Black. Dumbledore made no effort to stop him, remarking simply that he had too many possessions anyway.[3] They appeared to have been repaired or replaced sometime before September of that same year.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
- It can also be noticed that one of these instruments was a 3-D replica of the Deathly Hallows. It had a gold pyramid (the Cloak of Invisibility), and inside a hollow sphere (the Resurrection Stone), which was kept in place by a large vertical rod (the Elder Wand).
- In the the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, it appears that some of these instruments were placed in the top of the Astronomy Tower.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Pottermore
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy)
- ↑ Bloomsbury.com
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 10 (The House of Gaunt)