Dumbledore control of time?

rach9112000 RACH911 at aol.com
Fri Aug 8 03:34:40 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 76000

  I've just gone back and read PoA after finishing OotP because it 
amazes me how Dumbledore is never caught off guard or surprised by 
anything. He always seems to be one step ahead and has an answer for 
everything (this is not a criticism, he is one of my favourite 
characters). But after reading PoA again, it concerns me that 
Hermione was given the power to go back in time with the time-turner 
just so that she may take some extra classes at school. This seems a 
huge risk and responsibility for McGonogall and Dumbledore to instore 
on Hermione for such a minor reason. 
  It is because of this that I believe Dumbledore had an alterior 
motive in seeking permission from the Ministry for Hermione to be 
allowed this privelidge. I think somehow Dumbledore must have a kind 
of awareness of the past, present and future simultaneously. He must 
have known that he needed Hermione to know how to use the time-turner 
in order to be able to save Sirius (and Buckbeak). This would also 
explain how he knew to stall the executioner of Buckbeak in PoA to 
give Harry and Hermione time to save him. 
  What do others think of this theory?
Rachel






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