[HPforGrownups] Re: Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban Ch 16: -Cost of Time Travel-

[Birgitta Karlsson]

No: HPFGUIDX 190366


> Steve comments:
> This brings up another interesting aspect of Time Turning. From Hermione's frame of reference, she experiences linear time. For her, what would be perceived by others as parallel classes, is instead, from her frame of reference, a series of serial classes. She experiences them one after another. 
>
> So, how much time are we talking about? Purely to illustrate the principle, let's assume she is Time Turning FOUR classes per day, and not using the Time Turner for any other purpose. Next let's assume this goes on for 9 months -
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> 9 mo X 4wks/mo X 5 days/wk X 4 hrs/day = 720 HOURS
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> That means by the end of the year, Hermione is actually TWO YEARS OLDER than everyone else based on her experience of linear time while time turning.
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> That's pretty significant, and yes indeed, no wonder the poor girl is exhausted. In the course of a year, she has experienced two years and nine months of linear time. 
> <snip>

 
No, Hermione is not 2 years older than the others, she is 30 days 
older. 720 hours is 30 days. 720 days is 2 years though.

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