Why the time turner stinks/Hermione's homework

[a_reader2003]

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"Deirdre F Woodward" 
> <dwoodward at t...> wrote: Here's why the time turner stinks....(huge 
snip)

> "msbeadsley" <msbeadsley at y...> wrote:
(big snip)
I was under the impression (as of PoA) that McGonagall *got* it only 
> to pass on to Hermione for her use with her studies  (snip)
I think Rowling has handled it (time travel) as well or better (so 
far) than a lot of long-time writers in the SF/Fantasy field (later 
Heinlein leaps to mind).  So far, I don't have a problem with how 
she's used it. (snip)

CW comments:

(hoping I attributed correctly above). What irritates me about 
Hermione's use of the timeturner is why she didn't/wasn't allowed (?) 
to use it to do her homework as well. Why could she not add extra 
hours to her evenings, so she could catch up with all the work from 
the extra lessons ? No wonder she was exhausted.