Harry at GH & Kloves on Lupin's feelings towards Lily

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 100351

Arya wrote:
Hmm, you've got me thinking now.... Say Harry goes back in time and
ends up defeating Voldemort for good before any Potters are killed and
changes his own timeline so that he grows up completely normal, with
both parents and in a world free of Voldemort (and without a scar)?


vmonte responds:

I don't think that Harry is going to be able to save his parents. In 
fact, I think that Hermione's warning in PoA that bad things have 
happened to wizards that have meddled with time will more than likely 
happen to Harry. (Remember my post was a response to a dream I had, I 
have no idea if this action will even take place.)

If Harry does go back, I think that things are not going to work out 
the way he plans.  What if seeing 18 year old Harry is the reason 
that Lily ultimately decides to sacrifice her own life to save him as 
a baby? 

Let's say that Harry goes back but does not tell his mom who he is. 
Who is to say that his mom wouldn't figure it out anyway.  She sees 
someone who looks like James and has her eyes... 

And What if Harry bumps into unexpected people on the way.  What 
would they make of him?  Would they think he was a DE? 

Going back would be a bad idea all the way around.  But 
unfortunately, if given the means and opportunity, it's definitely 
something Harry would do. 

Or come to think of it, Neville has just as much to gain by going 
back as Harry does.

vmonte