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Posts: 145 · Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 145

When Hermione and Harry go back in time, they can't be seen. But when Hermione went back in time to get to more classes, she must have been seen, right? I mean, did she like, hide during those lessons in which she had gone back in time?

Posts: 34681 · Posted: July 23, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

No, Ron actually gets suspicious beacuse someone mentions Hermione in another class, but it was at the same time as a class she has with Ron and Harry.
So Ron and Harry assume he must have just been mistaken.

The idea is that they can't be seen by the same people both times. No one can see her that will get confused. And she obviously can't be seen by herself.
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Posts: 1060 · Joined: Jun 30, 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1060

No she was seen because she had to participate in the classes of course. As long as you aren't seen by you or there is no chance that a person can see both of you too soon in between (like sees her in the great hall, leaves and sees her in the entrance hall again, gets suspicious). So it's alright she's seen in class though.
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Posts: 145 · Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 145

OK, thanks! I always found that part, with the time-turner, a bit confusing Razz

Posts: 5500 · Posted: August 5, 2008 10:51 am Post subject:

It's still slightly confusing, but Ginny makes it better, lol.
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Posts: 93 · Joined: Aug 24, 2008 Location: UK Posts: 93

how far back in time can she go?
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Posts: 5500 · Posted: August 25, 2008 11:09 am Post subject:

I think it's endless if you turn it enough times.
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Anyways... you turn the hourglass once and it sends you back only one hour. I you wanted to go back one year, it must be turned 1,471,680 times... And if you wanted to go back to Prehistory, you should turn it 7,358,400,000 times.
hahaha...
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Posts: 40 · Joined: Jan 29, 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 40

^ oh jeeez! lol

i love the time-turner yet the concept is confusing in some parts. i would love to have a WORKING time-turner hahaha
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Posts: 96 · Joined: Jan 29, 2010 Posts: 96

I don't get why she didn't use the time turner to give her more time to study and sleep.
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Posts: 96 · Joined: Jan 29, 2010 Posts: 96

Fair enough, but it doesn't really make sense. She should have been permitted extra hours for sleep and study. Wizards never seem to think these things out practically. ^_^

I just noticed today - when they turn back the time twister, they arrive in the Great Hall instead of where they were. Weird.
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Posts: 518 · Joined: Jan 9, 2009 Posts: 518

The novel interpretation of the Time Turner implies that they are transported to wherever they happened to be at that time... It makes more sense - imagine if someone had been inside the Hospital wing three hours beforehand and they just appeared out of thin air...
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Posts: 141 · Joined: Dec 29, 2009 Location: Draco's basement Posts: 141

I was totally confused on this too!
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