[HPforGrownups] Re: Other New News

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 178248

From: allies426 <AllieS426 at aol.com>
For example:
>
>Harry's invisibility cloak - the fact that it exists, that it's the 
>only one of its kind, that is is a Hallow, and that it was in 
>Dumbledore's possession because he was investigating it as a Hallow.  
>(To quote SS:  Your father left this in possession before he died.  It 
>is time it was returned to you.  Use it well.")  That completely fits 
>in with JKR hinting on her website that it is significant that DD had 
>the cloak.  She knew what it was even then.

Here are a few problems I have with the cloak:

1) Nobody mentioned to Harry that it was strange that his cloak was so effective after so much time. It's a bit of a challenge to come up with an exact real world equivalent, because most real world items that wear out can be made to last much longer, with repair and extreme care, or are easily replaced ("Here's the tennis ball my father used to use." doesn't exactly cut it). And I will admit that nobody noticed how old Scabbers was (which is kind of hard to believe; most people with pets are QUITE aware of their age and life expectancy). Perhaps something with a built-in rechargeable battery would be a good example. 

2) It was too easy to see through it. Now, I could understand if DD could detect presence through sound (heartbeats, or whatever), but when MadEye's eye could see right through it, it lowers its power well below the other DH's. 

Bart