Time-Turner Questions?!

[meltowne]

No: HPFGUIDX 111093

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brenda M." 
<Agent_Maxine_is at h...> wrote:
Brenda:
1. If there are times or events pre-destined to be revisited or 
corrected, it defies the whole purpose of free-will and "I'm in 
charge of my life" motto. It strongly reminds me of that vase 
incident from Matrix, when Neo visits the Oracle.

Meltowne:

But someone at some point has to make the decision to go back to make 
the "change."  H&H went back to correct their perception of what 
happened.  They don't really change what happened to Buckbeak (since 
it already happened), but they do choose to save Sirius, which has 
not yet happened.  The other instance where I believe it was used, at 
the beginning of SS/PS, Harry has disappeared once his parents died; 
Hagrid was sent back to make sure he wasn't taken by the wrong people.
 
Brenda:

2. Another thing is that I have even greater problem is -- so time-
turner acts as a DNA replication device? Wizard cloning machinery? To 
be able to produce multiple copies of same human being, with every 
bit of intelligence and cognition intact? How is that possible?? 
*sudden image of Homer's hammock comes to mind*

Meltowne:

I don't see that happening.  Yes, the same person is present in the 
same time more than once - and one has lived through the eposide once 
before, and has more information than the "original" person.
 
Brenda:

3. I'm now wondering if Time-Turners can be used in court. Wouldn't 
it prove to be a much more effective and truthful testimony if it can 
be verified by going back in time and the whole event presented in 
front of more witness? Wizards have better means to verify the truth -
- either by Legilimens or Pensieve or Time-turners. I wonder why we 
don't hear of these devices during wizarding trials.


Meltowne:

But who are you going to send back?  The entire Wizengamot?  Won't 
their presence change the course of history?  I don't think that many 
people could go back to observe without neing noticed, and if they 
were observed it might change what happened.  I suppose the court 
could choose to send one person back to observe, but again I would 
wonder even about that.  There is still the risk of contaminating the 
timeline.