[HPforGrownups] Question re-Time Turner

[Annette Hamel]

No: HPFGUIDX 61315

Taryn wrote:
<<<The important thing to remember is that there is only ONE timeline, and 
everything occurs on that one timeline. Hermione does not go back to Class B 
and change the past so she's there. She has always been there. She's in both 
classes at the same time. Think of Harry summoning the Patronus to save 
himself across the lake. It happened even before /we/ see Harry go back in 
time. It's one giant circle and only /one/ timeline. You don't /change/ the 
past. You fufill it. Harry knew that he could summon the Patronus, because 
he had SEEN himself do it. He is both places at once, and him going back in 
time and saving himself doesn't  /change/ the linear timeline, because it 
already happened. He's fufilling it. In the same effect, Hermione is both 
places at once and is not changing anything.
Hopefully someone else can explain it better than I can. ^_^>>>

This is a very good explanation, makes sense to me!  I tried to just "take 
it on faith" but really needed to reason it out.  Thank you!

Annette
=^..^=
Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.

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