The Marauders had a clock. It didn't work; it never had. None of them remembered a time when it did.
None of them remembered who'd acquired it, either.
James blamed Remus. "He constantly collects odd things. Remember that lampshade he brought in here?"
Remus blamed Sirius. "I bet he thought it was artistic or something equally ridiculous."
Sirius blamed James. "Lily probably touched it once with her elbow."
Peter blamed nobody. "Maybe a house-elf forgot it."
All parties denied the accusations. They never asked any house-elves about it.
Despite its mysterious origins, the Marauders were fond of their broken clock.
