[HPforGrownups] "Go get your invisibility cloak"

[BrwNeil at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 151345

 
 
In a message dated 4/23/2006 5:49:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
saberbunny at yahoo.ca writes:

Catherine now:
I had thought he told him to go get the cloak as an  excuse to give Harry the 
time to talk to Ron and Hermione. But now, after  reading all the wonderful 
theories of switching places, maybe this would be a  time when the switch would 
happen. Between Harry leaving DD's office and  meeting up with him at the 
entrance would give DD and the switchee ample time  without Harry to make the 
switch....

I've always thought that the reason was more of the author's need than  
anything else.  JKR had Dumbledore request Harry carry the cloak at all  times for 
only one reason, she needed Harry to be able to use it without running  back 
to the dormroom.  EX.  He could hardly leave the party, run get  the cloak and 
still hear Snape and Malfoy's conversation.
 
Funny how Harry carried that cloak with him all the time except the night  he 
was leaving with Dumbledore.  But JKR had to give Harry an excuse to  talk to 
Ron and Hermione and so she just decided to have him forget the cloak  that 
one time.
 
I wouldn't write anything special into it.  The cloak was forgotten  simply 
because this time JKR needed Harry to return to the dorm. 
 
 
Having or not having the cloak was in my opinion just a tool of convenience  
for the author
 

 
Neil



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