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The [[Weasleys]] had a modified [[Weasley's family clock|grandfather clock]] in their [[Burrow|home]].<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'']] - Chapter 10 (''Mayhem at the Ministry'')</ref> |
The [[Weasleys]] had a modified [[Weasley's family clock|grandfather clock]] in their [[Burrow|home]].<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'']] - Chapter 10 (''Mayhem at the Ministry'')</ref> |
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+ | In [[1996]], while [[Dumbledore's Army]] were at the [[Ministry]], Harry Potter stunned a [[Death Eater]]; who fell back into a grandfather clock. On the same day, a Death Eater was toppling grandfather clocks and overturning desks.<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'']] - Chapter 35 (''Beyond the Veil'')</ref> |
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+ | Also in 1996, when [[Harry Potter]] accompanied [[Albus Dumbledore]] to [[Budleigh Babberton]], Harry found a splintered grandfather clock, with its face cracked.<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'']] - Chapter 4 (''Horace Slughorn'')</ref> |
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A grandfather clock is a clock in a tall, free-standing wooden case, driven by weights.
History
There was a grandfather clock at 12 Grimmauld Place, which had a tendency to shoot heavy bolts a people as they passed by.[1]
There was a grandfather clock by the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.[2]
In 1993, Remus Lupin told his Defence Against the Dark Arts class that he once found a boggart in a grandfather clock. This may have been the grandfather clock at 12 Grimmauld place or by the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.[3]
The Weasleys had a modified grandfather clock in their home.[4]
In 1996, while Dumbledore's Army were at the Ministry, Harry Potter stunned a Death Eater; who fell back into a grandfather clock. On the same day, a Death Eater was toppling grandfather clocks and overturning desks.[5]
Also in 1996, when Harry Potter accompanied Albus Dumbledore to Budleigh Babberton, Harry found a splintered grandfather clock, with its face cracked.[6]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 6 (The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 7 (The Boggart in the Wardrobe)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 10 (Mayhem at the Ministry)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)