Time Travel: Theories and ParadoxesRe: Two Paradoxes that make my head swim...

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 17821

Morag (?) wrote:
"Harry, as a baby, mysteriously survived V's curse and sent it back 
to him. In each book, he finds out a little more, and relives a 
little more -perhaps he will actually travel back to that time, and 
that will prove to have been instrumental - I can't wait to find out."

--You've given me inspiration! I know these theories are shakey at 
best but I have to comment on this...

There are two ways this could work out. Firstly Harry, 17 years of 
age, and extremely like his father goes back in time in hopes of 
saving himself from Voldemort in the first place. (Even though he 
knows he can't be successful since he didn't stop V. to begin with. 
Did I mention this is full of holes? Anyway-) Upon arrival he finds 
Voldemort has just killed his father and is advancing on his mother, 
about to kill her too. Stepping in and trying to save the day Harry 
too is killed. The best thing about this is that it works with either 
wand order version. Harry either sees his older-self and THINKS it's 
his father, or he would be the shadow to come out after his mother, 
but he broke the connection first. 

Secondly that Harry doesn't die, but that whatever type of spell he 
casts (on himself) it is what allows him not only to survive V's AK 
but to make it backfire too. 

On a related time travel note how is it that neither Harry nor Ron 
even think that Hermione might have during all of PoA? Surely, though 
rare, it is not an unheard of event? I mean if you KNOW someone is in 
two places at once, or at least suspect so, then wouldn't you 
consider time-travel (especially in a place where magic is so 
ordinary.)

Scott