Dumbledore's Invisibility

[meltowne]

No: HPFGUIDX 73178

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "corinthum" <kkearney at s...> 
wrote:
 
> Am I the only person who didn't intepret Dubledore's statement
> literally?  I suppose that in a magical world such as this, the
> literal interpretation might be the obvious one, but it really never
> occurred to me until people started using Dumbledore's supposed
> invisibility talents in their theories...

> I think it very possible that Dumbledore was simply hiding, not
> invisible, when he observed Harry and Ron with the Mirror of 
> Erised. 

I think it comes down to how one is invisible - when you put the 
cloak on, does it bend the light around the cloak, or cause you to 
look past it?  If the latter, that might explain both 
Dumbledoresability to remain unseen, and his ability to see those 
hidden by a cloak.

Dumbledore's mind is clearly very strong.  Perhaps he manipulates the 
mind of someone he doesn't want to see him.  Perhaps also, even if 
the cloak cuases his eyes not to see someone, he is so used to 
scanning the room for the thoughts of others that he still knows they 
are there.  Particularly if they are giving off strong vibes of fear 
that they might get caught.

We are told that Muggles often don't see Wizard buildings simply 
because their minds trick them.  We see this with the Leaky Cauldron, 
and with Grimauld Place.  When Muggles see the students passing 
through the gateway at Platform 9-3/4, it doesn't make sense to them, 
so their brains choose not to see it.