To Where To When (TimeTurning that may make sense)

[meltowne]

No: HPFGUIDX 108919

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Josh Warren" 
<wjwarren4269 at c...> wrote:

Josh:

 Here's one thought... perhaps he only turns when he can see evidence 
 that he already has. For example, he makes the recommendation to 
 Hermione to use hers in such a manner after seeing Buckbeak's 
 disappearance that he knew wasn't accomplished by the trio on the 
 first pass.
 
Meltowne:

That's precisely what I think - either he knows he must have 
timeturned (or somebody did) because different people's accounts 
differ too much.  Thus he knew H&H must have saved Buckbeak, so he 
was comfortable in sending them back.

He could probably accomplish much the same by reminding himself to 
turn back and tell himself something - and then waiting for his 
future self to do so.  Or if he won't risk seeing himself, he could 
remind himself to turn back and tell someone else something which 
would cause them to "remind" him of it.

The beginning of SS/PS we see the same thing - Hagrid apparently 
rescued baby Harry shortly after midnight (when Sirius arrived at the 
house).  but DD & Hagrid would not have known where to go then.  They 
would have had to wait until later until someone who had been told 
the location told them the Harry had disappeared (or told him the 
location and he discovered Harry was gone).

Perhaps Hagrid went back, or more likely, DD went back and sent 
Hagrid.  Because Harry had disappeared for several hourse, DD had 
Hagrid make that happen - only showing up at the Dursley's later that 
evening.

Thus DD only changes those things he knows can be changed - either 
because he knows they were changed, or because he doesn't know the 
outcome, thus it's possible it was changed.

When else do I think it happened?  At Harry's Trial - He didn't just 
arrive early, planned to be there, and made sure somebody would tell 
him after the fact what time the hearing had been.

Fred and George may have done it to go back and tell themselves the 
outcome of the World CUp match - and maybe naturnal law made sure 
they wouldn't benefit from doing so, getting their winnings in fool's 
gold.