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Mrs. Weasley's Excellent Timepieces
Jun. 8th, 2006 08:06 pmMrs. Weasley is sure associated with clocks and watches a lot.
This struck me when Ron got a watch with stars and odd symbols in HBP. It sounds very much like the description of Dumbledore's watch from PS/SS (twelve hands and little planets). How many astronomically-themed watches have we seen in the series? Just these two, as far as I can remember.
Then there's the "excellent clock" Dumbledore makes a point of mentioning in HBP. We've heard about it sinceCoS (oops, I meant PoA or GoF, forget which). There was another clock in CoS, one that had things like "Time to make tea" and "Time to feed the chickens" instead of numbers.
That's four unusual timepieces (five if you count the Blacks' homicidal grandfather clock), three of which came from or belong to Mrs. Weasley. It's enough to make one wonder where Dumbeldore got his watch.
Is Mrs. Weasley some sort of timepiece-magic expert?
Maybe she just shops at a specialty clock and watch store which does a lot of customizations, or at least sells pieces which are easy to customize (the clocks are so keyed to Mrs. Weasley's daily schedule and family). But it's also possible that she's the one who makes them. Maybe she does do something for the Order of the Phoenix besides cook and clean at headquarters. Maybe it's extremely crucial work - and extremely secret. Maybe that comment in HBP about how the kids smashed all the time-turners is a clue that we should be wondering who else could make them.
Or not. I really don't know. There are a lot of tantalizing possibilities, though. And a lot of questions. Does the Order have a clock with hands for all its members so they can keep track of who is traveling, in mortal peril, and dead? Did Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, and George get watches on their seventeenth birthdays too? What does Dumbledore's watch do? Was it buried with him, or is it in his office? Does Ron's watch have any special abilities? If Mrs. Weasley does make these watches and clocks, then does she make them just for her and her family's and friends' uses, or is she working for someone? Dumbledore? The Department of Mysteries? Who knows about this?
ETA: This isn't directly relevant, and I'm not sure what it signifies, but it is another thing to note for the "time" theme: in GoF, Harry's watch stops working after he takes it swimming in the lake.
This struck me when Ron got a watch with stars and odd symbols in HBP. It sounds very much like the description of Dumbledore's watch from PS/SS (twelve hands and little planets). How many astronomically-themed watches have we seen in the series? Just these two, as far as I can remember.
Then there's the "excellent clock" Dumbledore makes a point of mentioning in HBP. We've heard about it since
That's four unusual timepieces (five if you count the Blacks' homicidal grandfather clock), three of which came from or belong to Mrs. Weasley. It's enough to make one wonder where Dumbeldore got his watch.
Is Mrs. Weasley some sort of timepiece-magic expert?
Maybe she just shops at a specialty clock and watch store which does a lot of customizations, or at least sells pieces which are easy to customize (the clocks are so keyed to Mrs. Weasley's daily schedule and family). But it's also possible that she's the one who makes them. Maybe she does do something for the Order of the Phoenix besides cook and clean at headquarters. Maybe it's extremely crucial work - and extremely secret. Maybe that comment in HBP about how the kids smashed all the time-turners is a clue that we should be wondering who else could make them.
Or not. I really don't know. There are a lot of tantalizing possibilities, though. And a lot of questions. Does the Order have a clock with hands for all its members so they can keep track of who is traveling, in mortal peril, and dead? Did Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, and George get watches on their seventeenth birthdays too? What does Dumbledore's watch do? Was it buried with him, or is it in his office? Does Ron's watch have any special abilities? If Mrs. Weasley does make these watches and clocks, then does she make them just for her and her family's and friends' uses, or is she working for someone? Dumbledore? The Department of Mysteries? Who knows about this?
ETA: This isn't directly relevant, and I'm not sure what it signifies, but it is another thing to note for the "time" theme: in GoF, Harry's watch stops working after he takes it swimming in the lake.
