Grandfather clock

A grandfather clock is a clock in a tall, free-standing wooden case, driven by weights.

History

There was a grandfather clock at 12 Grimmauld Place, which had a tendency to shoot heavy bolts a people as they passed by.

There was a grandfather clock by the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.

In 1993, Remus Lupin told his Defence Against the Dark Arts class that he once found a boggart in a grandfather clock. This may have been the grandfather clock at 12 Grimmauld place or by the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.

The Weasleys had a modified grandfather clock in their home.

In 1996, while Dumbledore's Army were at the Ministry, Harry Potter stunned a Death Eater; who fell back into a grandfather clock. On the same day, a Death Eater was toppling grandfather clocks and overturning desks.

Also in 1996, when Harry Potter accompanied Albus Dumbledore to Budleigh Babberton, Harry found a splintered grandfather clock, with its face cracked.

Percival Shacklehorn had a grandfather clock in his tent, in which Laura Thorn hid after a Mountain Troll appeared.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World