Can Dumbledore see past the invisibility cloak?

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In a chat with fans on the-leaky-cauldron.org, J. K. Rowling answered a fan's question of why Albus Dumbledore was sometimes able to see Harry under the Cloak of Invisibility, explaining that he used the Human-presence-revealing spell with non-verbal magic.

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Did Dumbledore see Harry and Ron in the Invisibility Cloak?

Additionally, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Professor Dumbledore looks right at Harry and Ron underneath the Invisibility Cloak while in Hagrid's hut, suggesting that Dumbledore might actually be able to see through the Invisibility Cloak.

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Who can see through the Invisibility Cloak?

(More technically, Barty Crouch Jr.) The Invisibility Cloak of the Deathly Hallows is supposed to be unlike other cloaks, which can be detected through alternative means. But, in Goblet of Fire, Barty Crouch - disguised as Mad-Eye Moody - steals Polyjuice ingredients and sees Harry while he's wearing the cloak.

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How can Mad Eye Moody see through the Invisibility Cloak?

He lost his eye sometime in the first wizarding war against death eaters and had it replaced with the magical glass eye. I mean, it could look through solid objects, it was a matter of time before it was discovered that it could see through the invisibility cloak.

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Did Dumbledore have all 3 Deathly Hallows?

At different points, Dumbledore possessed all three Deathly Hallows. He won the Elder Wand from Grindelwald, had the Invisibility Cloak in his possession when James Potter died, and wore the Resurrection Stone as it sat in Marvolo Gaunt's ring.

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Why didn t Draco tell Bellatrix it was Harry?

Draco had several reasons for lying to Bellatrix, including the fact that he was never a bad person. Moreover, he no longer found working for the Dark Lord appealing and hated how Voldemort treated his family. He did not intend to harm anyone and believed Harry was the only person capable of defeating Voldemort.

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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.

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How did Snape know when Harry was under the invisibility cloak?

However it seems that Dumbledore eventually disclosed the cloak to Snape and possibly other teachers, as Snape knew Harry was in possession of the cloak in Prisoner of Azkaban, when Malfoy reported the apparent apparition of Harry's floating head outside the Shrieking Shack, which Snape immediately understood to be ...

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Did Harry know his cloak was a deathly Hallow?

It was not until 1998, that Harry learned the true nature of his own Invisibility Cloak and its true identity as the Cloak of Invisibility, as spoken of in the legend of the Deathly Hallows. As Ignotus's last remaining descendant, the Cloak was rightfully Harry's and was kept by him after Lord Voldemort's defeat.

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Who betrayed Mad-Eye Moody in Deathly Hallows?

In Chapters 4 and 5, Mundungus is one of the decoy Harry Potters, and is paired with Mad-Eye Moody. Terrified of the Death Eaters pursuing them, he deserts his post, leaving Mad-Eye to get hit by a Death Eater's killing curse. It's one of the least courageous moves we see throughout the entire book and many battles.

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Did Dumbledore know Harry was in Hagrid's hut?

Dumbledore knew Harry and Ron were under the invisibility cloak at Hagrid's hut in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as his eyes flickered in their direction.

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Who returned Harry's invisibility cloak?

We sense that Harry's education in personal responsibility is all part of Dumbledore's grand plan in giving Harry the cloak, because after the dragon affair Dumbledore returns the cloak to Harry neatly folded.

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Is Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak the only one?

Yes, there are multiple invisibility cloaks in the Harry Potter universe. However, Harry's Invisibility Cloak is unique and distinct from the others. Regular invisibility cloaks are made using magical materials like Demiguise hair and can wear off or become less effective over time.

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Can Dumbledore use magic without a wand?

In Rowling's Harry Potter series, Dumbledore demonstrated the ability to possess wandless magic on several occasions, most memorably when he cast Aresto Momentum without a wand to save Harry from falling to his death during a Quidditch match. Lord Voldemort was also able to practice powerful wandless magic.

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Can Dumbledore speak Parseltongue?

Professor Dumbledore could understand it

As J.K Rowling revealed, Albus Dumbledore had mastered Parseltongue too – although he could not speak it aloud. We're not sure why Albus learnt the language, but perhaps the Hogwarts headmaster wanted a better understanding of Voldemort.

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Who gifted Harry the Nimbus 2000?

Gifted to Harry by Professor McGonagall, after joining the Gryffindor quidditch team as their newest seeker. The Nimbus 2000 was the fastest broomstick of its time, and became Harry's trustee broom, until it was later destroyed during a quidditch match.

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Why did Hermione not save Dobby?

In the book, it's primarily because: Hermione didn't disapparate with Harry and Dobby from Malfoy manner. So it's possible she wasn't close by them. Ron apparated with her based on the description of the scene and not knowing Dobby's injury, he probably took her right back to Shell Cottage without thinking.

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Did Harry have all 3 Deathly Hallows?

Harry owns the three Hallows when he dies

She manages to give Harry all three Hallows at the time of his death as a way to symbolise his journey. It makes explicit the moral of the book.

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How did Snape know where Harry was Deathly Hallows?

Phineas Nigellus's portrait inside it overheard Hermione and reported that to Snape. Snape thus knows that Harry and Hermione are in the Forest of Dean, though not exactly where; the Forest of Dean is a largish place, several wooded sections totaling about 40 square miles.

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Did Voldemort ever find out Snape was a spy?

Voldemort Never Figured Out Snape Was A Spy

He openly despised some of his Death Eaters, even the loyal ones like Luscious Malfoy.

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What was Snape's secret?

He was a double agent, so many character details were kept a secret. His mother was a witch and his father was a Muggle, leading to the moniker "The Half-Blood Prince."

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How did Voldemort know Harry was being moved in Deathly Hallows?

At Malfoy Manor, Snape tells Voldemort the date that Harry's friends are planning to move him from the house on Privet Drive to a new safe location, so that Voldemort can capture Harry en route.

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Why did Draco's mom say Harry was dead?

Draco Malfoy's mother Narcissa was cold, cunning and devoted to the Dark Lord. But she was also a mother, which meant she was willing to risk everything to make sure her son was safe. When Harry survived Voldemort's Killing Curse for the second time, Narcissa pretended he was dead so she could get to Draco.

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Why couldn t Harry use Avada Kedavra?

Though Harry encountered many opportunities that deemed Avada Kedavra necessary, it remains as one of the Unforgivable Curses Harry Potter never cast. For one, he viewed the spell as an immoral practice commonly used by users of the Dark Arts.

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Who is the only wizard to survive Avada Kedavra?

Avada Kedavra, also known as the Killing Curse, kills a person instantaneously and without injury. There is few counter for it, and only one person, Harry Potter, has ever survived it with Sacrificial Protection that has been endowed upon Harry Potter by His Mother Love for Him.

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