Timeline for Why does Harry only make use of time travel in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
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| Jun 26, 2021 at 2:58 | comment | added | Acccumulation | "I am therefore guessing that the art of creating such a device was lost in the years since they were first made." That seems to be reasonable. It sure would be problematic story-telling if it were established that people can just make new ones willy-nilly. | |
| Feb 1, 2018 at 16:14 | comment | added | Joshua | All the requisite ability is available to them to reconstruct time travel had they the wit to find it. But in the era it was set, the greatest of our scientists if put to the question might not realize they know all the pieces even given a technique that can construct any mundane object. | |
| S Aug 23, 2012 at 20:03 | history | suggested | PriestVallon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 9, 2012 at 17:26 | history | edited | Codemwnci | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 8, 2011 at 18:03 | comment | added | Codemwnci | I think that Rowling didn't really want to play with time, but it was a path she felt was necessary for the direction of the story. As such, there are going to be inconsistencies and open questions, because time travel offers an unparalleled scope, and it would be difficult, impractical and boring for the reader if they were all tied up neatly. | |
| Dec 5, 2011 at 9:33 | comment | added | Stephan Muller | You raise an interesting point. If they are so rare and can not be reproduced, why would Dumbledore give such a thing to Hermione just for taking more classes? There would be so much more useful things to do. Then again, as Dumbledore said, his greatest wish was a pair of warm socks. He of all people would know the danger of using very powerful things to do something you think is good. Instead of wishing for more power to make the world better, and instead of using the Time Turner to destroy Voldie, he used it for 'good' on a smaller scale. | |
| Dec 2, 2011 at 14:32 | comment | added | Lauren | Good point. I remembered that Hermione didn't have the Time Turner until the third year, but it seems a little odd that Dumbledore would give it to her in order to take classes, but not give it to Harry (or use it himself) in order to save lives. Also - now that you mention it I remember that in the books, the Time Turners were destroyed during the battle at the Ministry. But I'm not sure they pointed that out in the movie, did they? If not, they should have! | |
| Dec 2, 2011 at 0:28 | history | answered | Codemwnci | CC BY-SA 3.0 |