Omniscient Dumbledore and the time paradox

[jodel at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 55013

It occurs to me that Harry and Hermione WERE seen during their rescue of 
Buckbeak. 

By Dumbledore.

Buckbeak was not being cooperative, and they were having a hard time getting 
him into the forest. McNair made Hagrid sign the forms that the Ministry 
official had brought and before he was able to leave the hut to do his job, 
Dumbledore saved the day by calling McNair back to sign things himself and 
otherwise provide a necessary delay. 

We know that McNair had looked out the window earlier and seen that Buckbeak 
was tied in the garden. I think that Dumbledore (who we have already been 
given clues enough to suspect that he was aware of the trio under the 
invisibility cloak on his way into Hagrid's) glanced out the window and saw 
H&H trying to get Buckbeak away. 

Dumbledore knows about Hermione's time-turner, and put two and two together. 
That's how he knew to send them back to sunset to save Buckbeak in the first 
place. Because he was there, and had seen that *they had already done it*.

Reread the rescue of Buckbeak, it is obvious that Dumbledore is causing a 
delay so they can get him into the forest and out of sight. At that point 
Dumbledore doesn't know zip about Black. But he knows that the kids are going 
to save Buckbeak.

-JOdel