book 7: back to the future theory

[Barclay, Maggie]

No: HPFGUIDX 53069


 In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve <bboy_mn at y...>" 
<bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nobodysrib <nobodysrib at y...>"
> <nobodysrib at y...> wrote:
> 
> > My idea, which I call the Back  to the Future Theory:  Probably 
> > in book 7, Harry realizes that he  cannot defeat Voldemort "on his 
> > own"(Voldemort has gotten too  strong, etc.).  And so Harry is given 
> > the option of traveling back in  time (time turner?) to defeat Tom 
> > Riddle - and thus stop Voldemort.  (or possibly he will change an 
> > even in Riddle's life that will stop him from becoming Voldemort).
> > 
> > ...heavy edit...
> > 
> > Also, this theory is my baby (sometimes keeps me happy late at 
> > night when I'm imagining all the horrible events that are yet to come 
> > in the next three books) and I wanted to share the warm fuzzies.
> > 
> > -nobody's rib, who is certain that this theory can be ripped 
> > apart and proved false

The only problem I have with this theory is that we have absolutely no
evidence that traveling forward through time is possible.  Harry and
Hermione have to wait until the time when they first went back to return to
normal life. (I know it can be argued that they waited that long because of
the job they had to do. . .) If forward time travel is impossible, there
should be a version of Harry that is about 70 years old lurking somewhere
when young!Harry graduates.  If forward time travel is possible, it seems to
me that Harry would remember his deeds, even if he couldn't talk about it
because people would think that he was crazy.  After all, in the Back to the
Future movies, Marty remembers his jaunt into the past and has to completely
readjust to his parents' new lifestyle.

"Maggie"