The possibilities are unlimited!! Of course it could alter the story dramatically as Dumbledore and McGonagall had warned Hermione before she was given time-turner in the “Prisoner of Azkaban”….
Seriously, what do you think would happen then? What would Voldemort do to ensure he’ll be victorious? Remember, Voldemort was the best student of Hogwarts ever, so it’s kinda ridiculous if he never heard about the time-turner at all….
2007-01-28 14:54:41 · 11 answers · asked by Professor Franklin 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
If Voldemort were to use a time-turner I imagine that he would go back to the night that Professor Trelawney gave the prophesy that concerned him and who had the power to thwart him. He would intercept the barman who threw Snape out after he caught him evesdropping and he would be in a position to hear the prophesy first hand. Having heard the prophesy in its entirity he would then know that Neville and Harry would both potentially be a threat to him and he would simply kill their families immediately after they were born. He would learn that they were supposed to be born in July, so he could attack the Potters and Longbottoms in August and end the threat then, since the only one with the power to defeat him would never have the opportunity to oppose him. And, of course, he wouldn't give Lily the chance to sacrifice herself for Harry. He'd kill her outright like he did James and then Harry wouldn't have the protection that saved him before and would be just as vunerable as any other newborn. Not killing the parents wouldn't be an option - regarding the prophesy it'd only necessary to kill the boys - but what kind of parents would stand idly by while some madman murdered their baby? Besides, the parents had defied him three times at that point, he'd want to kill them too.
He couldn't go back too far, killing James while still a student at Hogwarts wouldn't effectively stop the prophesy from being fullfilled. It states that the one with the power to defeat him would be born to a couple that had defyied him three times. If James and Lily weren't allowed to defy him three times before being killed the prophesy would end up applying to another couple and he'd not be safe. I don't think that Voldemort would choose to go back to childhood either, I doubt that he'd be willing to make the necessary changes to try fool Dumbledore into trusting him like the other teachers did. Meddling with time is risky and he'd only be willing to do it for what was most important to him: preventing his own death. He knew that Dumbledore didn't ever have the power to defeat him, so that wouldn't be worthy of making the effort. He would want to know the exact wording of the prophesy though and since he knew when and where it was given he could hear it for himself. That way, he'd never lose his body and he'd have remained in control of the Death Eaters at a time when the Wizarding World lived in utter terror of him and his followers. No one would be able to defeat him or kill him.
I find the idea of time-turners being available to students a bit ridiculous all together. Voldemort was a prefect and then Head Boy, extremely well liked and highly respected by both the Head of Slytherin House (Professor Slughorn) and the Headmaster. Why wouldn't they grant him use of a time-turner? McGonagall managed to get one for Hermione to use as a _third year_ student. It doesn't make sense why Tom M. Riddle was never granted one. Slughorn never had any doubts about him until he asked about the Horcruxes. He should've been entrusted with one before that. But then, why would they allow a teenager a time-turner at all, when there is such potential for disaster? Allowing Hermione to take extra classes doesn't justify risking the dangers that using the device could have. As responsible as she was supposed to be, she was 13! What if she abused the privledge? What if she saw the other version of herself? What if it fell into the hands of an unscrupulous person? It really is irresponsible to allow anyone that kind of power. If anyone should have had access to one at all, it should have been Dumbledore, who had proven his worthiness. At 150 years old and widely regarded as the greatest wizard of his time, I think he should've been entrusted with one. Remember for years as Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge asked Dumbledore for advice constantly. I'm sure he would've given him one. But, that would've changed the story drastically, as he'd have prevented Voldemort's uprising and then we'd be without our villian. It is a good thing that the time turners were destroyed because, like the Sorcerer's Stone, it is too great a risk of them being abused to allow them to exist.
2007-02-04 07:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by Kami 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he suddenly had access to the time turner, nothing would change because in a parallel universe from that time, he would have already gotten it and gone back to change everything.
Harry was being surrounded by Dementors when suddenly he saw somebody casting the patronus and saving his life. That's why he knew to do it in the future; because he had already gone back and done it.
So Voldemort would have already affected his influence on the world had he suddenly had access to a time turner some time in the future.
Time's a hard thing to understand.
Also, you have to remember that however long you go back in time is how much you have to live before you're back in your own time. (Strictly speaking Harry Potter)
So he could not have gone back weeks or months without living weeks and months all over again.
2007-02-05 14:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Who must not be named got the time-turner...
I think, he will go as far as when he is a child and correct the things since he was small. Maybe he will try to correct things and so that he won't suffer later on.
I think that is the root of the problem in this Harry Pottter world.
Or, he can make it even worse.
2007-01-30 22:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by syasya 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. he would have NOT went after the Potters that night... he would have waited a few weeks/months.
2. he would NOT tell Dumbledore that he was parselmouth
3. he wouldn't trust as many people as he did (since now he knows they will turn on him)
4. he would kill Sirius and the Weasleys.
5. he would NOT kill Lily or James, just Harry.
6. he would kill Neville Longbottom as well, (read book five, you'll see what i mean)
2007-01-29 04:55:37 · answer #4 · answered by girl_of_your_dreams_1331 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no doubt he'd NOT kill Lily first. That way there'd be no protection on Harry. PRetty sure he'd not tell Dumbledore about being a parselmouth and he'd act more nicely the first time he'd meet him so he wouldn't be suspicious of him.
2007-01-28 14:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he would keep trying to kill Harry. =( lucky he dont have a time turner. Good Question
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2007-01-28 16:33:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
o my god... harry would probably be dead... but, yeah, the chances of him finding the time-turner would probably be something like 1 in a billion... unless he gets hermione to give it to him... but holy sashimi, there would probably be no harry, ron, hermione, or even dumbledore!
2007-02-05 12:06:28 · answer #7 · answered by music_lover 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
umm go back far enough to kill james while he was at hogwarts that way harry would never have been born, and he would still be thriving
2007-02-01 12:59:01 · answer #8 · answered by RE_FAN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yup, sure is stupid that J.K. didn't think of that. But why are you asking this on this channel? I'm confused.
2007-01-28 14:57:52 · answer #9 · answered by The FudgeMaster 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-05 14:55:19 · answer #10 · answered by :X [{(XxLaker HaterxX)}] 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋