Possible Flint in HBP re the Invisibility Cloak?

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 152284

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amanitamuscaria1" 
<saraandra at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, crystal borden <julcrybor@> 
> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >   
> > gelite67 <gelite67@> wrote:
> > >> At the beginning of HBP, DD tells Harry to keep his 
Invisibility 
> > Cloak with him at all times and Harry agrees to do it.  Yet, 
after 
> > DD explains they are going Horcrux-Hunting, he instructs Harry to 
> > go get the cloak.  (Chapter 25)
> > 
> > The text does not say that Harry gets his cloak, but does tell us 
> > that Harry retrieve the Marauder's Map and Felix from his trunk, 
> > which he gives to Hermione and Ron.  And, Harry tells them that 
> > DD "thinks" he is getting his cloak.  Which, to me, implies that 
> > Harry, in fact, had the cloak all along. 
> > 
> > I'm confused.  I can understand why Harry wanted DD to think he 
> > needed to retrieve his cloak, but I don't understand why, given 
> that 
> > DD had instructed Harry to always carry the cloak and Harry 
agreed, 
> > why DD didn't ask Harry if he had the cloak or didn't assume that 
> > Harry had the cloak. <snip> <<
> > 
> > 
> > from julcrybor:  
> > I think DD knew that Harry was going to have Ron and Hermione 
keep 
> > watch when they left and knew what Harry had his suspicions of in 
> > regards to Draco, so he gave Harry the chance of an excuse to go 
> > tell Ron and Hermione because maybe he knew Harry wanted the 
peace 
> > of mind of them keeping watch and protecting the other students. 
DD 
> > knows more about what's going on than he lets on.
> >
> 
> AmanitaMuscaria now - I think DD was giving Harry some time out, to 
> get himself back in control. After all, Harry had gone from raging 
> about Snape being the eavesdropper to promising DD to obey every 
> order in very little time. 
> Cheers. AmanitaMuscaria

Angie again:

Good theories, both.  I love the "time out" theory, especially, and 
the fact that DD did it without being obvious.  After Harry exhausted 
himself with all the running, he had no more energy for being angry!
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