Where would Harry go? WAS: How important is the right sluggish memory?

[rbookworm46]

No: HPFGUIDX 142043

KJ writes:
I don't think that it is likely that Harry will travel back in time 
to Godric's Hollow as he simply could never be trusted not to change 
the course of history. He could not destroy Voldemort in that time 
period because he would not have destroyed the horcruxes yet, and if 
he prevented his mother's death, he would not have had the 
protections that kept him alive. I wonder if there would be a way to 
get around those issues? 


Bookworm:
And, yet, if Harry goes rushing off before he has found all of the 
horcurxes, this might explain *why* Voldemort became Vapor!mort 
instead of being killed by the ricocheting AK.  It sounds like the 
kind of unthinking reaction Harry would have if he finds out that 
Ron's watch is a TT.  Or Ron might have come up with the idea and 
Harry jumped on it.  

----
"That's a time turner, Ron? We can go back to the the Ministry and 
save Sirius!"

"I wonder how far back in time we can go?  Do you think it would 
take us back 15 years?"

"The night Voldemort killed my parents!  We can save them now.  Come 
on! Let's go!"
-----

Of course, Hermione would have to be someplace else when this 
conversation takes place - the library, maybe - or she would have 
spotted the inherent problems immediately.  <Let us presume that Ms. 
Rowling would do a much better job in writing a scene like this!>  

This also might explain the missing 24 hours.  Dumbledore was busy 
cleaning up after the mess TT!Harry and TT!Ron made of events.  

Playing Devil's Advocate, here - I'm not convinced this really 
happened, but think it sounds in character for the boys.  I do 
think the TTs will play a role in the last book.

Ravenclaw Bookworm