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Albus Dumbledore's silver instruments
Object information
Owners	Albus Dumbledore

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Albus Dumbledore kept a variety of silver instruments in his office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They made constant whirring noises and occasionally emitted puffs of smoke. These instruments include a rotating tower and magnification devices. 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.^[1]

In June of 1996, Harry broke many of these objects in a fit of rage after the death of Sirius Black. Dumbledore made no effort to stop him, remarking simply that he had too many possessions anyway.^[2] They appeared to have been repaired or replaced sometime before September of that same year.^[3]

Behind the scenesEdit

• 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.

AppearancesEdit

• 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) (Seen in memory)
• Pottermore

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