[HPforGrownups] Time Travel Paradoces

[Dan Delaney]

No: HPFGUIDX 57714

On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 10:26 AM, Coble, Katherine wrote:
> I call my theory "Not Really".
> I don't see her returning to that particular Deux Ex Machina to
> "solve" her overall story.  At least I hope not.

I'm right there with ya! I was actually quite disappointed when she 
introduced the time travel bit in the first place. It opens up too many 
problems and introduces the blatantly obvious question: "Why didn't 
McGonagall or DD just jump back in time to save the Potters?"

Once you go down that "time travel" road you have a hell of a time 
keeping things in check. The Star Trek writers did it FAR too often, 
until they got to the point that they had to introduce some kind of 
"Timeline Police" (don't remember what it was called exactly) to "keep 
the timeline clean", that the Federation creates after they completely 
master time travel. I think JKR is going to have to introduce some 
serious limitation to time travel in general. And having strict 
ministry laws about it just isn't good enough. People like Voldemort 
and Malfoy don't care about the Ministry's laws.

I honestly think it would have been better if JKR just hadn't gone 
there.

Oh well.

--Dan