TL;DR: They didn't use the Time-Turner to defeat Voldemort because it would have been narratively unsatisfying. "Time-Turners don't go back that far" does not answer the question. Time-Turners are completely fictional, so they can do whatever Rowling wants.

Why can't Harry use the Time-Turner?

The time turner couldn't have been used to save Harry's parents because it was too far back in time; you cannot go back more than five hits without there being very bad consequences. They saved Buckbeak because he was about to die three hours before.

Why can't Harry use the Time-Turner to save Sirius?

In OotP, saving Sirius would have caused a time paradox.

The only way of saving him using a Time-Turner would have been to go back in time and interfere with established events. Harry would have had to jump out of somewhere to change what he already knew had happened, right under his slightly younger self's nose.

Why don't they use time travel again in Harry Potter?

If just say Harry had travelled back to when Tom Riddle was young and killed him, Harry would have no way of getting back to the present time as it appears the Time Turner only allows people to go back and no forward. This would result in Harry being old by the time he is supposed to be in Hogwarts.

Why didn't the Death Eaters use a Time-Turner?

While the Dark Lord cared little for other wizards, he greatly feared death. If he knew that using the Time-Turner would likely result in his own demise, he would likely avoid it. The Dark Lord is cunning and calculating, and everything he's done is to ensure himself immortality and power.

Why Voldemort Wasn't STOPPED with a Time-Turner - Harry Potter Theory

How many owls did Draco get?

8 Draco Malfoy

Perhaps this is why Draco only has three O.W.L.s., including one in Transfiguration, Potions, and Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Why didnt they use the Time-Turner to save Cedric?

Time turners create small, closed time loops. You cannot change anything. We don't actually know what happens if you try to change something you saw happen, but it would likely be pretty bad.

How many times did Hermione use the Time-Turner?

Hermione is taking 2 or 3 classes for every 1 'regular time' period. If Hogwarts has 8 periods per day, 5 per week, that leads Hermione to use the time turner 12 times per day.

Why does Hermione not help Dobby?

Dobby was more gravely injured, and likely suffering from internal bleeding and severe blood loss. Hermione was not an experienced healer. She lacked the skills to do much more advanced magical healing, and likely knew that this situation exceeded anything she was capable of fixing.

Why didnt Hermione use the Time-Turner?

TL;DR: They didn't use the Time-Turner to defeat Voldemort because it would have been narratively unsatisfying. "Time-Turners don't go back that far" does not answer the question. Time-Turners are completely fictional, so they can do whatever Rowling wants.

Did Dumbledore know Hermione had the Time-Turner?

Dumbledore already knew Hermione had her Time-Turner, and perhaps before the first time he thought of the plan, Buckbeak really was executed, and Sirius and Harry were given the Dementor's Kiss (they would not have been saved by Harry's Patronus).

What did Harry and Hermione do after going three hours back in time?

Description. The rescue of Sirius Black and Buckbeak took place on 6 June, 1994, in which Albus Dumbledore allowed Hermione Granger and Harry Potter to use the Time-Turner to rescue the Animagus Sirius Black and Buckbeak the Hippogriff.

Did Dumbledore ever use Time-Turner?

They added: “[So Dumbledore] used a time turner to jump back in time and arrive in the correct place in his typical right-on-time grandiose fashion to help Harry.” Meanwhile, another popular Harry Potter fan theory claims that Hagrid was an undercover Death Eater for Lord Voldemort all along.

Where did Hermione's Time-Turner go?

She returned it.

Hermione Granger got one from Professor McGonagall to attend more classes in her third year than time would allow.

What does Hermione's Time-Turner say?

"I mark the hours, every one, Nor have I yet outrun the Sun. My use and value, unto you, Are gauged by what you have to do."

Did Dumbledore know Sirius was innocent?

They could have learned it at Hogwarts. Dumbledore did know that Sirius was innocent, because he is the one who set up the fidelius charm and the Potters almost chose Sirius, but Sirius thought it would be obvious, so he suggested pettigrew to be the secret keeper.

Why did McGonagall give Time-Turner Hermione?

Hermione Granger received one from Professor McGonagall in 1993, so that she could attend more classes in her third year than time would allow.

How is Hermione in 2 classes at once?

Unfortunately, there was not enough time in the week to take all of her electives, so Hermione was given a time turner. The time turner allowed Hermione to regularly go back in time and attend all of the classes in her frequently double-booked schedule.

What spell did Ron use on Nagini?

It is seen that when Nagini was going to kill Ron and Hermione, Ron used a curse with a green flash.

Was the Time-Turner destroyed?

' The Ministry's entire stock of Time-Turners was destroyed during a fight in the Department of Mysteries about three years after Hermione Granger was granted permission to use one at Hogwarts.

Is Harry Potter and the cursed child canon?

Despite its controversial status among a sizable number of fans, the play is marketed as the eighth story in the Harry Potter series. Before the play's premiere, JK Rowling confirmed on Twitter that the play was canon, despite its authorship. The story of #CursedChild should be considered canon, though.

Did Dumbledore have all 3 Deathly Hallows?

Dumbledore, at one point, possessed all three Deathly Hallows. From Dumbledore's letters to Grindelwald in Deathly Hallows, it is obvious that the headmaster of Hogwarts was obsessed with the idea of the Hallows in his youth.

Did Dumbledore know Harry and Ron were under the cloak?

In Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore uses Homenum Revelio to see Harry and Ron under the Invisibility Cloak in Hagrid's hut: 'However,' said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly, so that none of them could miss a word, 'you will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me.