10 Niggling Harry Potter Questions JK Rowling Must Answer
5. Where Was The Time Turner When We Needed It?
Ah the time turner; one of Rowling's greatest creations and biggest mistakes. Over the years, fans have repeatedly poked holes in the whole time turner plot line. The most obvious question is: if wizards can travel through time, why couldnt someone Harry, Dumbledore, literally anyone go back in time and stop Voldemort back when he was young Tom Riddle? They saved Buckbeak using the time turner, so why not stop Voldemort using it too? Or is there a time limit on the time turner? What is it? What are the other rules? Would stopping Tom Riddle or even stopping Bellatrix from hurting someone a few minutes ago break the rules? Would this be an abuse of the time turner power? Which begs another question: what the heck was McGonagall doing giving such a powerful tool to a second year anyway?
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Ah the time turner; one of Rowling's greatest creations and biggest mistakes. Over the years, fans have repeatedly poked holes in the whole time turner plot line. The most obvious question is: if wizards can travel through time, why couldnt someone Harry, Dumbledore, literally anyone go back in time and stop Voldemort back when he was young Tom Riddle? They saved Buckbeak using the time turner, so why not stop Voldemort using it too? Or is there a time limit on the time turner? What is it? What are the other rules? Would stopping Tom Riddle or even stopping Bellatrix from hurting someone a few minutes ago break the rules? Would this be an abuse of the time turner power? Which begs another question: what the heck was McGonagall doing giving such a powerful tool to a second year anyway?