DD suspected JP was the spy? Was: JKR has updated

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 158285

> Neri:
> The second time Dumbledore refers to the
> cloak is in the end of SS/PS, after he promise not to lie:
> 
> "Ah – your father happened to leave it in my possession and I 
> thought you might like it." Dumbledore's eyes twinkled. "Useful 
> things 
 your father used it mainly for sneaking off to the 
> kitchens to steal food when he was here."
> ******************************************************
> 
> And it doesn't sound like Dumbledore has any guilt 
> feelings about depriving the Potters of 
> that additional layer of defense, either. 
> 

aussie writes:

"... happened to leave it in my possesion..." like the Maunderers 
Map happened to be left in the possesion of Filch?

What if Dumbledore CONFISCATED the cloak from James?

James was meant to be in hiding and ventures out under the cloak. 
What is worse, Dumbledore knows there is a spy in the Order, and 
that the Potters are not the only ones that need protecting.

If James tried to find out more information concerning their 
situation, he could have been sneaking around. If he went near the 
Longbottoms, and Dumbledore was there ...

Dumbledore may have suspected James of being the SPY. 

The way to stop James from sneaking off and either endangering 
himself, or possibly spying, could be for Dumbledore to confiscate 
the IC. That is why the usually unflappable DD answered, "Ah – your 
father happened to leave it in my possession." 

The plot thickens.

aussie