Time-Turner

"I can't stand another year like this one. That Time-Turner, it was driving me mad. I've handed it in."

- Hermione Granger at the end of her third year

The Time-Turner is a device capable of time travel. The Time-Turner resembled an hourglass on a necklace. The number of times one turns the hourglass corresponds to the number of hours one travels back in time. It is extremely important that the user of a Time-Turner not be seen by past or future versions of themselves.

Hermione Granger received one from Professor McGonagall in 1993 so she could attend more classes in her third year than time would allow. Since McGonagall made her swear to not tell anyone about it, she didn't mention it to Harry or Ron until the end of the school year, when she and Harry used it to travel back in time and save Sirius Black and Buckbeak from certain death. Special permission from the Ministry of Magic had to be sought to allow Hermione to use one, but her academic record ensured that permission was given. Hermione found her third year stressful with the extra class load, and also decided to drop Divination, which she despised, and Muggle Studies, which she did not find very useful, given that she is Muggle-born. This allowed her to have a normal schedule once again, and she returned her Time-Turner.

During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, the Ministry's entire Time-Turner supply was smashed. It is unknown when or if the Ministry replaced them, or if it is even possible to.

Behind the scenes

 * It is possible that Barty Crouch Jr, Percy Weasley, and Bill Weasley used the Time-Turner, as they are known to have achieved twelve O.W.L.s.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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