[HPforGrownups] Re: Time turner question

[Troels Forchhammer]

No: HPFGUIDX 91756

At 03:23 27-02-04 +0000, Robert Jones wrote:

>But I still do not understand the Patronus problem. "Old Harry" sees
>the Patronus and so "Time-Traveling Harry" can later remember that
>he can produce it.  "I knew I could do it this time because I'd
>already done it."  But neither Old Harry or Time-Traveling Harry had
>done it before.

Harry had seen himself do it - once he realised that the person
he saw by the lake was himself, he also knew with absolute certainty
that he had indeed seen himself cast the Patronus Charm.

>And desparating arguing that Hermione was mistaken in what she said to
>Harry or that the Ministry of Magic told McGonagall to lie to Hermione
>to keep her from abusing time-travel (I've read that elsewhere) doesn't
>change that fact.

I prefer to believe Hermione's information wrong rather than accept
an internal inconsistency (allowing changes to the past would create
plot-holes large enough to pass not only Hannibal and his elephants
through, but the Alps as well). That is merely a matter of personal
priority.

/Troels