More on time travel in PoA

[texasflood331]

No: HPFGUIDX 43591

Dimensional and/or parallel divergence of timelines and time travel 
are two different things. If we follow theory, there has to be an 
instance in one of the timelines where Harry gets away (and some 
where he doesnt) in able to perform the Patronus spell. This being 
the case, the timeline resumed where Harry rescued himself. I think 
the assumption of the combination of time travel and multiple 
timeline divergence is the best answer.

-Steve

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "fun_n_games_2663" <fun_n_games_2663 at y...> 
wrote:
> I'm a new poster.  I'm sorry if this has been covered, but I 
haven't 
> seen it.  When Harry first goes through the Shrieking Shack 
sequence 
> (as we understand it to be the first sequence), and is about to be 
> done in by the Dementors, he is saved by a patronous that we later 
> find out he conjured.  When Harry goes through the time turner 
> sequence, he realizes that he is supposed to conjur the patronous 
and 
> does so.  Now, here is my problem--If Harry hadn't already gone 
back 
> in time once before, wouldn't the Dementors have gotten him the 
first 
> time?  If he hasn't already gone back in time, there won't be 
anyone 
> to conjur the patronous.  I believe that we only read about two 
> sequences in the book, but there must have been others which 
occurred 
> before what we read.  If this is the case, then many possibilities 
> open up, many of which I hate to mention--such as, was PoA in "real 
> time" at all, or was it all a trip back in time?
> 
> "fun_n_games_2663"