Clankers
Object information
Manufacturer	Unknown, possibly Gringotts
Made	c. 1998
Usage	Wards off dragons that are guarding high-security vaults in Gringotts
Owners	Gringotts Wizarding Bank

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Clankers are magical items which make a loud noise when shaken in a bag and are used in Gringotts Wizarding Bank. They are small objects kept in a leather bags and when shaken emit a loud noise.

They are used in high-security to ward off the dragons guarding them. The dragons associate the sound of the Clankers with pain and so flee the vault that they are guarding when they hear the sound. They are used by the goblin employees at Gringotts in order to access certain vaults.

In 1998, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Griphook, and Bogrod (who was Imperiused at the time) used the Clankers to ward off the dragon guarding the Lestrange Vault, in order to get to the Horcrux inside.

Behind the scenes

• In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, a bull is used to scare away the dragon instead of clankers.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)