Time Turner Question (Oh no, not again!!)

[kellymcj2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 72141

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bohcoo" <sydenmill at m...> wrote:
> 
> What on earth was the big deal in POA about, "You mustn't be 
>seen..?" 
> Dumbledore makes a huge deal about it and then Hermoine mentions it 
> every other sentence to Harry during their Time Travel adventure.
> 
> Wasn't Hermoine seen all the time in the second classes she was 
> taking with the aid of the Time Turner? So, what was the big deal 
> about being seen?
>  
> You might say that what Dumbledore meant was that they shouldn't be 
> seen by themselves, but the very first reference to "being seen" 
was 
> when they cast nervous backward glances to the castle as they ran 
to 
> Hagrid's the second time, "what if someone was watching?" That was 
> most certainly not referring to them seeing themselves as they knew 
> their past selves were already at Hagrid's. Plus, further mentions 
of 
> being seen referred to other people, not themselves.

Me, KM
You know, I think that's a good question.  I never even thought about 
it before.  I'm just rereading PoA now, so I'll have to take notice 
of it this time.  Off the top of my head I have to say  
it sounds like a flint.  After all, the staff at Hogwarts would have 
to count on none of the students in Muggle Studies, Divination and 
Arithmancy complaining about know-it-all Hermione to each other.  
Seems a bit unlikely considering how well known she is.  If any of 
them ever talked to each other about Hermione in class they'd notice 
she was in two places at the same time.  Maybe JKR just overlooked 
that.  Oh well.   

So they mention it lot, eh?  Well, knowing JKR it must be something 
we're supposed to remember for the future books.  Like the not 
apparating from Hogwarts thing.  I'd guess it turns out to be fairly 
integral.  Lots of people think time-turning will play a major role 
in the final showdown.  Maybe LV somehow destroys himself because he 
breaks time-turning rules.  Maybe Harry goes back for some reason and 
has to resist destroying LV in the past because it breaks the rule.  
The possibilities are endless.  Thanks for pointing it out.    

Bohcoo wrote 
> And, what was the great big hurry about for Hermoine to take so 
many 
> classes all at the same time in the first place?

Me
She just wanted to take a lot of classes because she loves learning 
everything she can, especially about magic.  At least that's what I 
always thought.  Typical Hermione.  

KelMc