OK, so Harry needs to solve the crime. The Time-Turner and Patronus instant messaging should help. The time limit is not very strict because Bones is on our side and her Aurors can use their Patronuses to protect Hermione from dementation for awhile.
Can we solve the crime? The culprit is obviously H&C because he brainwashed Hermione into making the murder attempt. Now we just need to figure out who H&C is. Snape says in ch.79 “The reaction to a False Memory Charm is hard to predict in advance, Mr. Potter, without Legilimency.” He says this in the presence of Dumbledore and others, so it’s probably true. This explains why H&C used the Groundhog Day attack to brainwash Hermione instead of just False-Memory-Charming her, and tells us that H&C is not a Legilimens. This rules out Snape and Dumbledore as suspects. Is Quirrell a Legilimens? The fic doesn’t seem to say one way or the other. If he isn’t, then Harry will probably sacrifice him in the next chapter, not sure on what evidence.
OK, so Harry needs to solve the crime. The Time-Turner and Patronus instant messaging should help. The time limit is not very strict because Bones is on our side and her Aurors can use their Patronuses to protect Hermione from dementation for awhile.
Can we solve the crime? The culprit is obviously H&C because he brainwashed Hermione into making the murder attempt. Now we just need to figure out who H&C is. Snape says in ch.79 “The reaction to a False Memory Charm is hard to predict in advance, Mr. Potter, without Legilimency.” He says this in the presence of Dumbledore and others, so it’s probably true. This explains why H&C used the Groundhog Day attack to brainwash Hermione instead of just False-Memory-Charming her, and tells us that H&C is not a Legilimens. This rules out Snape and Dumbledore as suspects. Is Quirrell a Legilimens? The fic doesn’t seem to say one way or the other. If he isn’t, then Harry will probably sacrifice him in the next chapter, not sure on what evidence.