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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 kept a variety of silver instruments in his office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1][2][3]

History

They made constant whirring noises and occasionally emitted puffs of smoke.[1][2] 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 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), and inside a hollow sphere (the stone), which was kept in place by a large vertical rod (the Elder wand).
  • In the video game adaption 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

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
  2. 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy)
  4. http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/default.aspx?sec=3
  5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 10 (The House of Gaunt)
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