[stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter

[Donna Hill]

Bridgit,
Rowling likes weaving in legends and sometimes presents them in a way which
seems to be the author's POV, when it is really a statement of the common
perception of the community. The statement about Death not being able to see
through the cloak is directly from the fairy tale which discusses the
Deathly Hallows in Tales of Bedle the Bard. It does not surprise me that in
Harry's world, people would have the common belief that this is actually
true. In our world, legends are sometimes -- probably often -- given more
powers than they truly have. Considering what the cloak could do, alluding
Death is simply the next logical exaggeration  that would occur as the story
was handed down from generation to generation.
Donna 

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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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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


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