I also thought this was a reference to his extended sleep schedule.
Chapter 72:
The winter Sun had well set by the time dinner ended, and so it was amid the peaceful light of stars twinkling down from the enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall that Hermione left for the Ravenclaw Tower alongside her study partner Harry Potter, who lately seemed to have a ridiculous amount of time for studying. She hadn’t the faintest idea of when Harry was doing his actual homework, except that it was getting done, maybe by house elves while he slept.
Really though, since they can make potions to change sleep cycles, it seems silly that Harry would be given a time turner for his.
Yeah, that’s at least slight evidence. And I guess part of it is that Harry wanted to have a sleep schedule that was 30 hours long anyway. He probably would not have gone for a solution that involved giving up his time turner.
Sorry, I think I was unclear. I meant that harry probably should have just gotten a sleep-cycle-changing potion rather than a time turner in the first place.
When McGonagall first heard about his sleep cycle she said something like “we’ll get it sorted one way or the other,” which I take to mean that she (and Eliezer) knew about both the sleep-cycle-potion and the time turner as possible solutions.
He might have been given the potions if he hadn’t impressed McGonagall with his maturity.
However, I think it’s that the potion extends their sleep schedule, so that their body naturally adjusts for the extra time. If Harry was taking it without the time turners, then as I understand it, he would indeed sleep longer—and the sleeping schedule would still be rotating, making it worse than useless.
The potion he was given certainly does extend his sleep cycle, but if they can extend sleep cycles with potions, then it seems likely that they can shorten them with potions.
That sounds reasonable. I’d take it as evidence that someone (probably Dumbledore) had a hand in opting for the Time-Turner approach: if we can infer that there are two plausible options and the more expensive and potentially disruptive one was chosen, there’s most likely a reason for it. And we already know of one character who has an interest in enabling potential heroes by way of mysterious gifts.
Doesn’t explain why Dumbledore and co. decided to lock down the Time-Turner when it ended up being a little too disruptive, but there are a few options there. Perhaps they didn’t want to set Harry against them by too obviously withdrawing favors, or perhaps Dumbledore intended the obstacle to be overcome (as per the third floor corridor).
I also thought this was a reference to his extended sleep schedule.
Chapter 72:
Really though, since they can make potions to change sleep cycles, it seems silly that Harry would be given a time turner for his.
Yeah, that’s at least slight evidence. And I guess part of it is that Harry wanted to have a sleep schedule that was 30 hours long anyway. He probably would not have gone for a solution that involved giving up his time turner.
Sorry, I think I was unclear. I meant that harry probably should have just gotten a sleep-cycle-changing potion rather than a time turner in the first place.
When McGonagall first heard about his sleep cycle she said something like “we’ll get it sorted one way or the other,” which I take to mean that she (and Eliezer) knew about both the sleep-cycle-potion and the time turner as possible solutions.
He might have been given the potions if he hadn’t impressed McGonagall with his maturity.
However, I think it’s that the potion extends their sleep schedule, so that their body naturally adjusts for the extra time. If Harry was taking it without the time turners, then as I understand it, he would indeed sleep longer—and the sleeping schedule would still be rotating, making it worse than useless.
The potion he was given certainly does extend his sleep cycle, but if they can extend sleep cycles with potions, then it seems likely that they can shorten them with potions.
That sounds reasonable. I’d take it as evidence that someone (probably Dumbledore) had a hand in opting for the Time-Turner approach: if we can infer that there are two plausible options and the more expensive and potentially disruptive one was chosen, there’s most likely a reason for it. And we already know of one character who has an interest in enabling potential heroes by way of mysterious gifts.
Doesn’t explain why Dumbledore and co. decided to lock down the Time-Turner when it ended up being a little too disruptive, but there are a few options there. Perhaps they didn’t want to set Harry against them by too obviously withdrawing favors, or perhaps Dumbledore intended the obstacle to be overcome (as per the third floor corridor).