Time-Turner

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 39927

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "grey_wolf_c" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:

> I'm just brainstorming here, so don't be afraid to point out 
> inconsistencies, but the reason could be that there is a limit to 
the  number of times you can use the TT to re-live a particular 
time (let's say two), and thus the last one, instead of being used 
by Hermione to  attend Charms, was used for a nice one-hour 
nap in the common room. It  fits canon, but I cannot think of any 
reason why you could use it two times 

I think Hermione was warned that the restriction against using 
the time turner for anything but attending class was stringent,  
She was not suppposed to use it to get extra time for naps or 
homework. This is bolstered by the many references in canon to 
how harried Hermione looked and how much homework she 
was doing.  If she did turn back time to attend class, but fell 
asleep instead, she probably felt guilty  and decided she 
deserved to miss Charms as a punishment. 

Or maybe, as in much other Potterverse magic, there's a role for 
intention. If you  use the Time Turner with a purpose in mind  and 
you don't accomplish that purpose,    the magic doesn't let you  
go back and try it again. This would fit with Hermione's 
admonition to Harry : "We came back to help Sirius; we're not 
supposed to be doing anything else!"

So if Hermione turned back time to go to Charms class, but 
didn't go, she had no choice but to miss the class. 

Pippin
wondering how the role of intention in magic fits  with the 
concept of agency


Pippin