Invisibility Cloak WAS: Re: Tonks as Auror and aurors in general

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 181122

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "meann ortiz" <yvaine28 at ...> wrote:

> My reply:

> Maybe Xeno was once again quoting the "mythical" definition of 
> the Hallows. We know that the Hallows' natures are different in 
> real life, as evidenced by the Wand's supposed invincibility, 
> when we know there is more to it than that.   =)


zanooda:

Yes, I also think that in reality the Hallows were not as perfect as
the tale wanted us to believe - you know, the Wand invincible, the
Cloak infallible, bluh-bluh-bluh. DD defeated GG, master of the Wand,
and Moody could see through the Cloak. But, OTOH, as someone mentioned
(sorry, can't find now who) earlier, the DEs didn't manage to summon
the Cloak with the Summoning charm ("The Missing Mirror"), so it seems
that Xeno was right and  spells don't work on it, or at least some of
them don't.

For now I like the most one of Finwitch's explanations - "homenum
revelio" is not supposed to work on the Cloak, but DD's "homenum
revelio" worked, because he used the Elder Wand. After all, "reparo"
was not supposed to work on Harry's wand either, but it did, when
Harry used the Elder Wand. That would also explain why other
characters never attempted "homenum revelio" when they suspected
Cloaked!Harry - because it's not supposed to work on cloaks :-).