Buckbeak só estava vivo porque Harry o salvou no futuro.
A única razão pela qual Buckbeak estava vivo é porque Harry o salvou no futuro. Algo parecido acontece quando Harry vê um Patrono sendo escalado para salvá-lo e Sirius. No momento em que ele vê, ele não entende de onde veio e acha que pode ser o pai dele.
“With every ounce of strength he could muster, Harry raised his head a few inches and saw an animal amidst the light, galloping away across the lake. Eyes blurred with sweat, Harry tried to make out what it was … it was bright as a unicorn. Fighting to stay conscious, Harry watched it canter to a halt as it reached the opposite shore. For a moment, Harry saw, by its brightness, somebody welcoming it back … raising his hand to pat it … someone who looked strangely familiar … but it couldn’t be …”
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 20 (The Dementors’ Kiss)
No entanto, foi na verdade Harry escalando o Patrono no futuro, e Harry ainda teve que lançar o Patrono no futuro para salvar Sirius no passado.
“And then it hit him – he understood. He hadn’t seen his father – he had seen himself –
Harry flung himself out from behind the bush and pulled out his wand.
‘EXPECTO PATRONUM!’ he yelled.
And out of the end of his wand burst, not a shapeless cloud of mist, but a blinding, dazzling, silver animal.”
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21 (Hermione’s Secret)
Ele explica para Hermione que ele percebeu que ele realmente se viu, e saber que ele fez isso deu a ele a confiança que ele precisava para conjurar um Patrono completo.
“Did anyone see you?’
‘Yes, haven’t you been listening? I saw me but I thought I was my dad! It’s OK!’
‘Harry, I can’t believe it – you conjured up a Patronus that drove away all those Dementors! That’s very, very advanced magic …’
‘I knew I could do it this time,’ said Harry, ‘because I’d already done it … Does that make sense?”
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21 (Hermione’s Secret)
Não havia sentido na linha do tempo em que Harry não havia escalado o Patrono, mas ele ainda teve que lançá-lo. A mesma coisa teria acontecido com Buckbeak - ele estava sempre vivo porque Harry o salvou, mas Harry ainda tinha que realmente voltar e salvá-lo para que ele fosse salvo. Eles pensaram que Buckbeak tinha sido morto quando eles ouviram o machado do carrasco balançar e bater em algo.
“There was a jumble of indistinct male voices, a silence and then, without warning, the unmistakeable swish and thud of an axe.
Hermione swayed on the spot.
‘They did it!’ she whispered to Harry. ‘I d-don’t believe it – they did it!”
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 16 (Professor Trelawney’s Prediction)
Mas ele sempre foi salvo por eles - eles ouviram o carrasco balançando o machado na cerca.
“There was a swishing noise, and the thud of an axe. The executioner seemed to have swung it into the fence in anger. And then came the howling, and this time they could hear Hagrid’s words through his sobs.”
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21 (Hermione’s Secret)
Mas nada disso teria acontecido se eles não voltassem e salvassem Buckbeak, porque Buckbeak só tinha ido embora porque Harry e Hermione voltaram e desamarraram ele.