[HPforGrownups] Re: Invisibilty Cloaks

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No: HPFGUIDX 48953

In a message dated 12/29/2002 4:12:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
vaseemf at yahoo.com writes:

> 
>  One of the things that truobles me is how Harry can see the cloak. 
> If light passes through it or around it he shouldn't be able to see 
> it. 

This bothers me too... I would assume that it would work like a very light 
gauze... and you would be able to see where the fibers crossed if it were 
folded in half.  So, it would be invisible if Harry held it up in the air, 
but, when he holds it in his hand, you can see it because it's folded unto 
itself


>My guess is that it needs to be close to a living thing in order 
> 
> for it to work. I've also wondered which creatures it works on. 

Although, it does hide norbert's cage, doesn't it?  maybe it's because it is 
reacting to norbert and the kids though...


> Fantastic Beasts says that the thread that they have weaved comes 
> from an animal that can turn it self invisible. If this is true it 
> must work with animals. Also, can muggles use it? I doubt it. It 
> seems to me that the MoM would probably put a charm on it to make it 
> so that Muggles can't use it. 


I think that, if it could be used on animals, it could be used on muggles.  I 
don't think there is any way for an inanimate object to distinguish between 
wizards and muggles to that degree...  although it might have a 
muggle-repelling charm on it, like the Quidditch world cup?

>  In SS/PS it hints that the cloack may not work on animals such as 
> cats. 

Or maybe Mrs. Norris is a very special type of cat... (Sche is a huge 
supporter of Mrs. Norris as a transfigured witch theory)

> 
>   - Sajid (A guy's name), who is probably the youngest person on 
> HPFGU but got sick of kids message boards

-Scheherazade, Who is probably younger ;P


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