Possible Flint in HBP re the Invisibility Cloak?

[Randy]

No: HPFGUIDX 152291

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "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. ...
> > 
> > I'm confused.  ... 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. ...
> > 
> > Any thoughts?

HMMMMMM...Unless of course, the Dumbledore at the end of the book is 
not the same Dumbledore that told Harry to always carry the cloak 
with him at the beginning of the book?  What if the polyjuice potion 
or other spell that allows this character to switch places with 
Dumbledore cannot properly cover up the Dark Mark on this person's 
arm?

  So Dumbledore curses his arm to prevent any sign of this mark to 
appear when the two switch identities.  And Dumbledore sneaks off as 
Snape at the end of book six...

Randy 

I know that I did not start this idea but merely asked a few 
questions about it.  By the way, the Snape/Dumbledore theory was 
first presented to me in August of 2005 by one of my friends who 
only reads the books once each.  Then I saw other people with the 
same idea on the internet.