GH Revisited (was Re: How important is the right sluggish memory?)

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 142162

(monsterous snipping)
> Valky:
> Well now that is a possibility, wouldn't it be strange if Harry and
> Hermione were wandering around his Godrics Hollow memory and saw
> Dumbledore standing outside the window trying to learn what had gone
> on there. How strange if we found out in the end that he fourth man
> was Dumbledore! Would Harry be outraged that Dumbledore hadn't saved
> his parents? HA! Would we?! <g>

Ginger:
Oh, Valky.  After reading this I had an interesting thought.  

<Ginger invites the assembled to put on their imagination caps and 
join her in a fanciful journey>

Suppose Harry travelled back in time to GH, after being solidly 
convinced not to interfere, only to observe.  He taked his IC with 
him, hides, and views the events.  

After it is all over, DD steps out of a closet and begins to leave 
(yes I know the house was destroyed, but the closet was intact for 
the purposes of this exercise- grant me that much?).  Harry is 
outraged and calls out to him.  DD stops, turns and listens as Harry 
berates him for allowing his parents to die.  DD asks why Harry 
didn't do anything himself, to which Harry replies that he has time-
turned to be there and realizes he has broken the "you must not be 
seen" rule.  

DD smiles and explains that he didn't interfere as he is there under 
the same circumstances as Harry.  He, too, is time-turning, but from 
3 hours in the future.  He has left Harry in the care of Hagrid and 
has time-turned to GH to find out what happened so he will know what 
to do with baby Harry.  

Harry realizes this is a golden opertunity to have a final 
conversation with DD and to warn him of everything that will happen 
in our stories, but before he can begin, DD warns him that anything 
Harry tells him will be considered interference with time.  Harry 
blurts out "But Snape- you mustn't trust him!" to which DD 
replies, "Professor Snape, Harry, and I trust him completely, and 
someday, so shall you."  With that, DD disapperates.

Ok, end of my little fantasy, but you can see all the plot bunnies 
multiplying here.  Harry could time-turn back further and try again 
to talk to DD.  He could write DD a note and time-turn back and leave 
it in DD's office.  He could disguise himself as a seer, time-turn 
back and tell DD he has an important prophecy for him.  The 
possibilities are endless.  And the way they could effect DD and how 
he seemed semi-omnicient would be equally infinite. 

If it happens this way, I call dibs on the chapter summary.
Ginger, whose mind just blew from overload.  It was an Evil Overload.