So long as we're talking about time travel...

[bowlwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 57829



> > Awfully darn convenient it put them right next to the Entrance 
Hall 
> > though, dontcha think?
> > 
> > Darrin
> 
> bboy_mn:
> 
> We know magic can be modified by intend, or, perhaps more correctly,
> our observations of events in the story would seem to imply that, 
and
> it is a popular theory. 
> 
> So I speculate that the magic of the Time Turner was modified by
> Hermione intent. She knew that the place she needed to be if she was
> going to effectively help, was the entrance hall. So she coupled the
> changing in time of the Time Turner with her desire to be in another
> more effective location.

bowlwoman:

I tend to agree with bboy_mn.  Hermione knew she needed to be at the 
entrance hall for 2 reasons IMHO:

1)  Madame Pomfrey would have freaked if HH showed up in the 
Infirmary at 9 PM out of thin air, not only because the students 
weren't to be seen, but because she has a tendency to go a bit 
overboard at times.  She probably would have strapped them down to a 
bed thinking they needed some sort of tonic and the chance for them 
to help would be out the window.

2)  I don't know how long it takes to get from the Infirmary to 
outside the front of the castle, but if they had to go a long way 
without being seen, it would be difficult to sneak around, in my 
opinion.

bowlwoman