Hah. I thought of that immediately upon reading Ch. 60. McGonagall’s decision to leave the whole test up to Harry in Ch. 61 came as a big surprise for me. Didn’t write a comment about it then, because such minor flaws are obviously not enough to stop your Harry.
That would require informing the Ministry that harry was under suspicion. Even if you made up another reason you suspected him of misusing the time turner that day, if the test failed, more people than Lucius would put it together.
True. McGonagall is planning the test, and she both expects and hopes that Harry is innocent. Also, she’s stressed out from the war starting. So she’s not thinking particularly clearly about this.
The time-turner could be (should’ve been!) tested without Harry’s participation.
I didn’t think of that.
EDIT: And it wouldn’t have worked because the Time-Turner is sealed to a single user alone.
Hah. I thought of that immediately upon reading Ch. 60. McGonagall’s decision to leave the whole test up to Harry in Ch. 61 came as a big surprise for me. Didn’t write a comment about it then, because such minor flaws are obviously not enough to stop your Harry.
I didn’t remember if that rule was in place, assumed that it probably was, but that the Ministry or someone could lift the restriction for the test.
That would require informing the Ministry that harry was under suspicion. Even if you made up another reason you suspected him of misusing the time turner that day, if the test failed, more people than Lucius would put it together.
Hence the “or someone” clause, which intends Dumbledore or one of his private allies.
True. McGonagall is planning the test, and she both expects and hopes that Harry is innocent. Also, she’s stressed out from the war starting. So she’s not thinking particularly clearly about this.