Time travel in JKR books

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Raven Heart:

>   Not really, you have to look at the JKR theory of time travel.
When an individual travels in time in the Potterverse, nothing is
changed. All of the events that happened when Harry and Hermione
time turned occured exactly as they did the first time they lived
through those events. It's not like in some of the movies like Back
to the Future and Terminator, where people travel in time and do
something that screws up the whole space time continuum. In the
version of time travel JKR uses, time travelling doesn't cause
anything that changes the course of history, it only allows it to
become the history that it already is. If someone goes back in time
to prevent Harry's death after it has already happened, either they
have no effect on the outcome, or they discover that it was their
use of the time turner that causes Harry's death. Granted, that may
not stop someone from trying to use this to continue the story of
Harry Potter, but it would break JKR's rules, which would probably
>  make it less believable for the faithful readers.


jdl3811220:

Hi Raven Heart (I love that screen name by the way.)

But they DID alter history when they undid Buckbeak's death. They
HAD already killed Buckbeak before Harry and Hermione used the time
turner. They altered time and undid it. They changed history, the
space time continuum, whatever you want to call it. So, in theory,
they could alter history and prevent/undo Harry's demise.

I agree that faithful readers of Harry Potter wouldn't get as big of
a thrill out of a Harry Potter series by another future author. I
just think JK's plan is very flawed. HP won't be the same if they
aren't written by JK!! Period. She is just so GENIUS! Harry is part
of her, and to me someone adding to her works would be a slap in the
face to her. BUT, in my opinion, she has exposed that cheek.

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