[HPforGrownups] any post explaining the cloak or any other item like it

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 49047

Bobafett of the confusingly varied mix of capitals and lowercase, said

> I've seen a lot of posts asking and discussing invisibility cloaks and so
on and so forth.  Well, I have the only answer you need ;)
>
> It's magic, silly!

True, and our ultimate refuge when we have exhausted attempts to explain
things, or exceeded our canon knowledge to the point where we have walked
off the end of our limbs and are running in the air like Wile E. Coyote.
"It's magic" was my ultimate answer to the "how do you administer Mandrake
juice to a petrified person," and has been invoked for other conundrums as
well.

BUT. JKR is nothing if not detail-oriented, and the degree to which her
systems "work" and are true to themselves is awe-inspiring. It's sheerly fun
to see if we can (a) figure out the rules behind things (for rules there
are, clearly) and (b) catch the Mistress herself when she overlooked
something. Probably even more relevant, we've all been chasing our tails for
so long waiting for fresh grist for the mill, that a simple answer is not
what we want. Thanks anyway.

~Amanda

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