Contradiction revisted

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 176194

---  "Barry" <whealthinc at ...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for everyone's replies. They seem to revolve 
> around whether magic involves using a wand or not.
> "The Trace, the Trace," said Mad-Eye imaptiently. 
> "The charm that detects magical activity around 
> under-seventeens." The quote, to me, implies any 
> magic. But I can accept that it is supposed to mean 
> wand use.
> 

bboyminn:

" ...to me, implies any magic."  But does 'any magic'
reflect the presence of magic or the /creation/ of
magic. Notice Moody doesn't say 'magic' he says 
'magical activity'. 'Activity' implies active
dynamic magic, not static magic. Plus, the Trace
is spoken about and expanded on in other parts of
the book. When you combine all the information, I
think it is clear that it is speaking about the
creation of new magic. In other words, the casting
of spells. 

Note that while Dobby didn't use a wand to create the
Hover Charm, he still /cast/ a spell. 

> Barry:
> Re the invisibility cloak: Could Harry go to a public 
> WW place while under the cloak then disapparate? 

bboyminn:

But if they could get Harry to a wizarding place in 
order to disguise his magic amoung the crowds, why
bother, why not just take him directly where he needs
to be? Why not skip the side track to Diagon Alley
and take him straight to the Burrow? 

>Barry:
> Or the Order appears as in DH and an invisible 
> Harry hides in the sidecar?
> 
> Barry
>

bboyminn:

Certainly, this is a better thought. But it sort of
nullifies the 'Decoy' operation. If 6 pairs of Harry 
and partners leave, and a seventh leaves without a 
Harry. That might be a give away. 

Also, we know the Invisibility Cloak isn't fool-proof.
Nagini can see through it; after a fashion. In his own
way, Mad-Eye can see through it. They may not be able
to see Harry but they might be able to detect the heat
from his body. 

Also, it didn't seem to matter how many decoys they 
had, the DE had enough people at the ready to follow
them all. So, invisible Harry would still have been
followed and attacked. The minute he tried to defend
himself, his position would have been given away. So
the result would likely have been very close to 
what it already was. 

Still, even though I can think of reasons why it 
wouldn't work, it still is a good idea, and now
that you mention it, I'm surprised they didn't 
consider it.

Just rambling.

Steve/bboyminn