Time travel

[Melanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 78861

> > Simariel wrote:
> > I thought that before reading Talisman's post, 78370. She has
> > reversed your argument, that Harry survives because he
> > survives.
<snip helpful explanatory response by Carolina>

Thanks Carolina. But I've been thinking about this some more. In 
Talisman's post, she argues that, because Hermione could attend 3 
classes at once, that experiences *must* accrue with time travel in 
HP. But I was thinking, why must this be so? I would argue that, 
although they might accrue *in Hermione's experience*, in reality 
Hermione is always in the 3 classes at once ... there are not 
separate timelines spawned here. 

So why couldn't Harry have saved himself? 

Sorry if I'm being thick again. :)

Melanie

p.s. I actually think that the most convincing evidence that there 
*can* be multiple timelines in HP is that Hermione mentions at some 
point in PoA that "wizards have killed their past or future selves" 
when they encountered them due to time travel. Well, if there is only 
one comprehensive timeline, a wizard would be able to kill his future 
self, but NOT his past self -- that would prevent him from travelling 
back in time in the first place. This is problematic ... but 
personally I think Hermione is just mistaken. :)