"Seeing" through invisility cloaks (WAS Re: Imperio'd Member of the Order)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 92680


> and Berit replied:
>  
> > ...It's not only the incident of the Mirror of 
> > Erised; Dumbledore was also very much aware of Harry and 
Ron's  presence in Hagrid's hut when Fudge came to arrest 
Hagrid in CoS...
> 
> > So, this suggests quite strongly DD knew they were there. If 
it's  only a "feeling" he gets, some sort of radar, or if his
eyesight 
 physically is able to penetrate the fabric of the cloak we don't 
know, but from the "flickering of his eyes" it's safe to assume he 
 can see through invisibility cloaks.<<

Corinth: 
> It certainly suggests strongly that Dumbledore knew they were 
there,  and knew more or less where they were standing.  But I 
certainly don't think we can assume he can see through the 
cloak because of  this. 
> <snip alternate explanations>

 Hagrid knew where they were standing and Dumbledore is a 
Legilimens. He could have "seen" them in Hagrid's mind. The 
flicker of his eyes would let Ron and Harry know that his 
message was indeed intended for them.

Pippin