Time Turner

[Katy Cartee]

No: HPFGUIDX 54765

"greatlit2003" wrote:

> I wouldn't want to dismiss this situation as 
> simply "magic" because a lot of other tragedies could have been 
> prevented if the victims (or their friends) had an access to a Time 
> Turner. If this situation had occurred consistently in the books, I 
> would have dismissed it as inexplicable. But that the fact that the 
> books attempt to be logical with an occasional illogical situation 
> makes me disappointed...oh well. The story is great anyway :)

It would get extremely confusing and downright silly if every wizard or witch had a Time Turner and was able to use it at will. I don't know if you're a Star Trek fan, but time travel was addressed several times on that series (all versions of it)...and if i remember right, in one episode there was actually a "time ship" that monitored time travel and made sure that it was not misused. I kind of view the MoM as the "time ship" that controls who has this right and how they use it. Although, i don't believe that the MoM would have approved the saving of Sirius Black at the time. In that case, i'm guessing they entrusted it to McConnagal and she rather secretly let Hermione borrow it.

Kathryn wrote:

> And as far as Harry's parents...for some reason, I think there was
> a purpose behind their death.  We won't know for sure until we find
> out what Trelawney's first true prediction was...but I'm sure if it
> hadn't been in the cards for them to die, someone in the wizarding
> world would have tried to save them.  

We already know what the purpose of their deaths were - to save Harry. What Harry does with the life he was given is what we're waiting to find out :)

~Katy~

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