Time Travel Paradoces

Coble, Katherine katherine.coble at crgibson.com
Mon May 12 14:26:05 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 57671

Hey there. 
I'm new but have lurked for awhile.  I certainly don't mean to step on
anyone's toes, but it seems to me that there are a large number of theories
regarding the resolution of this story which involve time travel.   

I call my theory "Not Really".

Now 
Obviously
Time

Resolves
Everything
Although its
Literarily 
LazY.

In short, we could postulate that time travel would result in all of these
"I'm My Own Grandpa" scenarios that would be Shocking! and Thrilling! and
Utterly Ridiculous!

I am of the impression that JKR is first and foremost a story teller.  Not a
Star Trek writer.  She uses best-loved elements of myth, folklore, mystery
plays, modern romance and Tolkien.   I think that she has used time travel
as one device in one book.  She's been such a clever story teller for so
long that I don't see her returning to that particular Deux Ex Machina to
"solve" her overall story.  At least I hope not.  I've already been cruelly
duped by George Lucas and his The Universe Is One Big Happy Family B.S.  I'd
like for the HP universe to be something more than Hagrid travelling back in
time to hatch V from a dragon's egg as a pet for Salazar Slytherin.

Respectfully,
Mycropht





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