Timetravel again? Was: Re: Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 116518


Alla snipped:
I suspect that something already happened in the past differently
than we readers think it happened due to the time travel. Don't ask
me about time paradox, I think more sophisticated time-travel
theorists would be able to explain that.

Snow:

I am very far from a know-it-all when it comes to time-travel but I 
really think you hit the nail on the head when you talked about the 
time paradox issue. If a time paradox already existed previously at 
this point in time that Dumbledore already was aware of, wouldn't it 
be feasible to continue to alter the same time-line? Without Harry 
and Hermione's interference with time, Harry and Sirius would be dead 
along side Buckbeak. Harry would not have been there to save his 
previous self, which, as far as I can see, was already predetermined 
by a paradox that already existed. This is why I seem to be stuck on 
the mode of time travel as the ultimate conclusion. 
For some reason this brings to mind the movie It's a Wonderful Life 
where the angel tells George, when he is looking as his younger 
brother's grave, you see George you weren't born so you weren't there 
to save your brother. It is like working backwards. First Harry saved 
himself then he saw him saving himself. You had to have been there 
previously to see yourself saving yourself. This could be a story in 
reverse, ending with
and that's how I got the scar. It's one of those 
make-your-head-hurt-bad scenarios but really good if she pulls it 
off. 

The duel story log, or duel timeline, has already been represented by 
the similarities of the younger children to their older counterparts. 
Neville is to Pettigrew as Hermione is to McGonnagall or Ron is to 
Dumbledore as Voldemort is to Grindlewald. 
Dumbledore is the key player because he is involved in both time-
lines. To fix one time-line he must assure the success of its 
counterpart. This would surely make Dumbledore appear to be 
omniscient. The don't let yourself be seen is not an issue because 
Dumbledore would know that he is Ron and therefore would not attack 
Ron and Ron does not know his older counterpart (Dumbledore) so he 
would not be likely to attack either.  

For those of you who really do not like time travel I have to ask you 
what book you liked the best
most everyone has put POA at the top of 
the list. Although you may not like time travel you have to admit 
that time travel did not hinder the storyline and may have enhanced 
it given the genius of the writer. 

Just something to think about...or drive you crazy
Snow