Nasty thought - Harry's destiny PoA

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 75962

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sarah_haining" 
<sarahlizzy at h...> wrote:
> I was re-reading PoA recently and during Harry and Hermione's Time -
 
> Turner shenanigans a thought occurred to me. I haven't been reading 
> the 'hints that Sirius would die' posts (still not over it:) so 
> forgive me if this has already been brought up. Anyhoo, we know 
that 
> it is against one of the strictest Wizarding laws to go back and 
> alter time - it simply should not be done unless under very 
> safe/strict circumstances. Harry and Hermione should not have by 
> rights been using it, thus, Sirius was destined to die. He was 
> supposed to die that night at the hands (sorry, mouth ;) of the 
> Dementors. The fact that he was saved by Harry simply meant that he 
> was essentially living on borrowed time; two years of it to be 
> precise.
> 
> So, whilst I was congratulating myself on my linkage I realised - 
> who else was supposed to die that night? Who else was about to be 
> kissed? Harry. Harry is also living on time that, by rights, 
> shouldn't be his. Is his time also going to run out soon?
> 
> I admit, in light of the prophecy this does get confusing. It could 
> be argued that Harry could not be killed by the Dementors or the 
> fact that Harry had the opportunity to save himself shows that the 
> circumsatnce just wont arise where he could be killed by anyone 
> other than Lord Thingy. I really don't want to get bogged down in 
> that too much as I think, in any case, this may just be a big, 
nasty 
> pointer as to whether Harry is going to survive the final showdown. 
> Someone tell me I wrong!
> 
> -Sarah

I inquire:
How do you know that you are ultimately doomed to the fate you 
avoided by using the time-turner? I never saw any evidence of this 
idea.
Jennifer