[HPforGrownups] (Time Turner)

[Stephanie Jura]

No: HPFGUIDX 32874

Brian Yoon <Seiryuu_Avatar at msn.com> wrote:

>How is Hermione able to use the Time-Turner to go to all her classes?  If
>she is using them to attend them at the same time, then wouldn't she be 
>seen
>by the other classmates of her class (in fact, she is, seeing that Ron 
>talks
>about her classmate seeing her talking to the professor)?  If she could use
>the Time-Turner, why doesn't she use it over and over during the same
>time-period at night so she could study AND sleep at the same time?

Using the Time Turner to study and sleep might be regarded as abuse of the 
thing: taking more classes is one thing, but using it to get more study time 
gives Hermione an unfair edge over her classmates. It's entirely possible 
that McGonagall gave Hermione the Time Turner on the condition that she 
would _only_ use it to get to her classes. I think that this is especially 
likely considering that Time Turners are restricted and have the potential 
to cause so much trouble. For one, letting a child have free reign with such 
a potentially dangerous object is unwise. For another, McGonagall had to 
convince the MoM to let Hermione have the Turner in the first place, and one 
of the things she probably had to assure them of was that the Turner 
wouldn't be abused. Any inappropriate use of it would result in the MoM 
being angry with (and possibly coming down hard on) McGonagall, so it's in 
her best interest to severely restrict Hermione's use of the Time Turner. 
Alternatively, Hermione might not be using it to study and sleep only 
because she herself feels that it's cheating, but I think that the first 
explanation is more likely.

Oh, and hi. I'm new. :)

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