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

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 17834

Scott wrote:

>Morag (?) wrote:
Yeah, it was me <g>

>"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.

Wow!  I like the idea that he survived (as a baby) because (somehow, details 
to be worked out <g>) he was there as a time-traveller, but I don't want him 
to die.  Another problem is that it marginalises James - I don't want his 
death to have been pointless, or for him to be just another victim.

>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.)
They are a bit dense here, aren't they?  But then, time-travel does seem to 
be extremely rare.  Harry has no reason to know it's possible, at this 
point, and Ron may not have believed the Ministry would let a schoolgirl 
have a time-turner - I even have trouble with this idea myself! :)

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