Yet Another Time Turner Q

[sweetusagi76]

No: HPFGUIDX 33009

This is my first post ever on this board.  I've been lurking for over 
a week and hope that I do do anything against the netiquette (which I 
did read, BTW!)  Please be gentle! 
> One of the consequences...is that you can startle yourself if you 
>are seen by yourself. But when Harry sees himself, he is not 
>startled; he is just reminded of his father, James.

If I recall correctly, when we read through this "scene" (I'm using 
the word scene for lack of a better one) the first time, Harry thinks 
that the person across the lake IS his father.  It's not until we go 
through the second time with the Time Turner Harry that we realize 
that the person we saw the first time 'round was not his 
father/father's ghost, but the was actually Harry before Harry knew 
he was going to use the Time Turner

> So if you know what to look for, why would you be scared by the
> Time-Turnered second person?  If Hermione saw herself sitting at a 
>desk, for instance, wouldn't she think "Oh crap, I've messed up with 
>the Time Turner. Better get out of this room," instead of "It's Dark 
>Arts! Die!!"?

I don't think it's so much scaring the Time Turnered person as the 
original (is that the right word for that?) person who isn't yet 
aware that they are going to use the Time Turner.  It really doesn't 
apply in Hermione's case since she's Time Turner-ing on a regular 
basis and would be aware of her "other self" lurking about.  I think 
the consequences are more for the single-use/first-time use of the 
Time Turner where the scare element would come into effect.
 
Angela AKA SweetUsagi