Why a Time-Turner won't work for GH (WasNewbie theory - Harry at Godric's Ho

[Ken Hutchinson]

No: HPFGUIDX 164033

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Jen wrote: 
> > <snip> I found a hole in my logic, speculation passing as canon.  I
> said Dumbledore used time-travel extensively, meaning to get the
> memories, but really there's no *proof* of that. It's odd how he
> conveniently reached Bob Ogden, Morfin and Hokey right before each one
> died, especially Ogden whom Dumbledore said died 'some time ago'. 

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> 
> Carol responds:
> 

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> 
> Carol, agreeing that the two watches are intriguing but not that Time
> Travel was required to obtain the memories from Hokey, Morfin, Ogden,
> or Burke
>

Ken:

RRRRIIIIIIPPP!!! A giant hole is ripped through the fabric of space-time as
Ken and Carol agree for probably the first time since a long ago discussion
about Figgy.

I would go a little farther though. I would say that the just-in-time, lucky-to-
have-got-them-at-all circumstances behind some of those memories 
would argue that DD was not time traveling. If you are time traveling why
wait until the very last moment to get the memory? Why not go back to the
*best* possible moment (whenever you figure that is) to get the memories?

Of course time travel is extremely powerful. If you were using time travel 
you could also just go back to the incident you wanted more information 
about with some of the Twins extensible ears and listen in, no? On the other
hand book 7 is looking to be quite a car chase, if time travel could be used
to find the horcruxes in less than 100,000 words maybe I drop my objections
to its reappearance. I mean if there is something in it for me....

Ken