The Time Turner

[meira_q <mb2910@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 47965

Cassie: And why make Time Turners if they can be so dangerous? We've 
seen evidence of a good few 'bad' wizards who could easily get a Time 
Turner. I also wonder what other kind of special circumstances there 
have been that Time Turners have been needed. Even Hermione couldn't 
be trusted. Yes, the whole Black/Buckbeak was really Dumbledore's 
plan, but that doesn't change the fact that what she did was illegal. 
Also, has it been said anywhere how far back a Time Turner can go? 

Me: Technology, or objects isn't what is dangerous. What *is* 
dangerous is the people that will use it and their motives. Besides, 
once something is developed, or created, it's like Pandora's Box, 
can't be closed, for better or worse.
Circumstances when the Time Turner has been needed? perhaps there was 
wild misuse of the TT in the past, which is why the use of one is 
strictly regulated (or illegal?, not sure, will check it up). 
Obviously the TT cannot be used to prevent people from dying (or else 
James and Lily wouldn't have died, for example), or to interfere 
with "big" events, but when it comes to small, harmless things like 
letting a student have more study time, then they are needed, and 
their use approved by the MoM.
The Black/Buckbeak situation: I agree that it was illegal, but 
there's a morality issue here: what would be preferable? helping 
someone escape from a Dementor Kiss, or at least a life sentence in 
Azkaban when he doesn't deserve them, or abiding the law?
I would chose helping the person escape any time.
As for how far a TT can go, I assume you just have to turn it enough 
times to go to the desired time, up to several hours ago, and if you 
want to go a few days ago, then you have to turn it, but in a 
different manner.

Drinking a cup of coffee, doing (still, *sigh*) the R&J paper,
Meira.