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− | A '''computer''' is a [[Muggle]] machine designed to interpret and carry out a string of operations inputted by the user, and is used to store and receive information, as well as for recreation (e.g. [[Internet]], videogames etc) .<ref>{{Wikilink|Computer}}</ref> [[Dursley family|The Dursleys]] owned a computer, which [[Dudley Dursley]] often played games on.<ref>{{PS}} - Chapter 3 (''The Letters from No One'')</ref> It is possible that computers are a Muggle invention that cannot be fully duplicated with [[magic]].<ref>Question 13 on the second [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]]</ref> |
+ | A '''computer''' is a [[Muggle]] machine designed to interpret and carry out a string of operations inputted by the user, and is used to store and receive information, as well as for recreation (e.g. [[Internet]], videogames etc) .<ref>{{Wikilink|Computer}}</ref> [[Dursley family|The Dursleys]] owned a computer, which [[Dudley Dursley]] often played games on. A photograph at [[4 Privet Drive]] depicted Dudley playing a computer game with [[Vernon Dursley|his father]] and on his [[Dudley Dursley#Eleventh birthday party|eleventh birthday]] in [[1991]], he received a new computer to replace the old one, as well as sixteen new computer games.<ref>{{PS}} - Chapter 3 (''The Letters from No One'')</ref> It is possible that computers are a Muggle invention that cannot be fully duplicated with [[magic]].<ref>Question 13 on the second [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]]</ref> |
Computers are one of numerous devices that do not work in [[magic]]al environments such as [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] because they are powered by [[electricity]].<ref name="GOF28">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 28 - (''The Madness of Mr. Crouch'')</ref> |
Computers are one of numerous devices that do not work in [[magic]]al environments such as [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] because they are powered by [[electricity]].<ref name="GOF28">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 28 - (''The Madness of Mr. Crouch'')</ref> |
Revision as of 17:39, 25 January 2013
A computer is a Muggle machine designed to interpret and carry out a string of operations inputted by the user, and is used to store and receive information, as well as for recreation (e.g. Internet, videogames etc) .[1] The Dursleys owned a computer, which Dudley Dursley often played games on. A photograph at 4 Privet Drive depicted Dudley playing a computer game with his father and on his eleventh birthday in 1991, he received a new computer to replace the old one, as well as sixteen new computer games.[2] It is possible that computers are a Muggle invention that cannot be fully duplicated with magic.[3]
Computers are one of numerous devices that do not work in magical environments such as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry because they are powered by electricity.[4]
Behind the scenes
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, a computer can be found in the Muggle Studies Classroom at Hogwarts Castle. Hitting it with a spell causes a minifigure head to appear on the screen with a loading bar, followed by the computer crashing into a Blue Screen of Death. This process produces Dudley Dursley's character token.
- According to Harry Potter series author J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter would get beaten up if he went too near to Dudley's keyboard. As such, he never used the Internet.[5]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (First appearance)
- J. K. Rowling's Official Site (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Computer on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 3 (The Letters from No One)
- ↑ Question 13 on the second W.O.M.B.A.T.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 28 - (The Madness of Mr. Crouch)
- ↑ Raincoast Books interview, available on Accio Quote!