[stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Donna,

You're absolutely correct, however, I find it difficult to believe that
Death can not see through the cloak, which is established once we learn
of the Deathly Hallows,  but some other magical object can. Whether this
is an over-sight in the creation of the story, or as you suggest, a
piece of withheld info we just are not privy too, it's not very
believable for me.

Bridgit
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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:24:13 -0400
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter
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Bridgit,
My opinion on the Moody's eye/Harry's cloak is that this is not a
discrepancy. The belief that an invisibility cloak is impenetrable is
wide-spread in the wizarding community. The properties of Moody's eye
are not common knowledge. Remember that he was essentially a member of
the wizard CIA with the access to high tech tools which that implies.
Furthermore, in not initially giving the reader the knowledge about this
exception, Rowling ensures that the revelation of this fact is more
dramatic when it occurs. Withholding information is just as important in
fiction as revealing it. Donna