Dumbledore's ability to see Invisible things?

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 73258

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jdr0918" <jdr0918 at h...> wrote:
> <<< "janna" wrote:...I don't know about Dumbledore's invisibility, 
> but I do have a question about his ability to see Harry with the 
> cloak...>>>
> 
> The Sergeant Majorette says:
> 
> I don't think either of these things is a special power; rather 
more 
> a function of Dumbledore's age and wisdom. A person under an 
> invisibility cloak, for example, still has mass and will make sound 
> and displace air. Probably Dumbledore didn't literally *see* Harry, 
> but just noticed things like the movement of dust or the reaction 
of 
> an animal.
> 
> --JDR

Now may I (Ginger) add:

Good points, but I wonder if it doesn't have anything to do with 
Dumbledore being skilled in Legilimency?  The cloak would not block 
out Harry's thoughts.  Dumbledore would still pick up on the 
patterns.  

Of course Snape also has this ability, so he should have detected 
Harry and Ron in CoS (p.259) when they snuck out to see Hagrid.  But 
then, again, they got past Snape because he sneezed.  Maybe the 
common cold has an effect on Legilimency?  Or Dumbledore's just 
better?  Or I'm starting to ramble?

Any more thoughts?

take care, y'all,
Ginger, who really doesn't like socks at all