Timeline for Why did James Potter let Dumbledore borrow his invisibility cloak, knowing his child's life was in danger?
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| Jul 8, 2020 at 9:27 | vote | accept | Manik | ||
| Jul 8, 2020 at 8:47 | comment | added | Chronocidal | "The invisibility cloak you that you inherited from your father, and he from his father, appears to be longer-lived, more durable and effective than most. Do you mind if I, Great Wizard and Prestigious Magical Researcher that I am, could study it to try and improve other cloaks for the Order of the Phoenix?" | |
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 20:12 | answer | added | IloneSP | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 19:27 | comment | added | marcellothearcane | James an auror? Was he? | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 19:11 | history | edited | Manik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 19:01 | comment | added | Manik | @NKCampbell Why are you assuming that the whole family would hide under the cloak? it is also possible that only one either James or Lily would use the cloak sneaking out baby Harry with them while the other would try to distract Voldemort sacrificing themselves(as Lily eventually did). | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 18:58 | history | edited | Lexible | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 18:56 | comment | added | NKCampbell | I'm just saying - it stands to reason that the Potters felt themselves reasonably more safe via the Fidelius charm in one location than trying to be on the run with three people and a cat under a cloak..and they didn't know Voldemort knew where they were until it was far too late for the cloak to be any use anyway | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 18:55 | history | edited | Manik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 18:53 | comment | added | Manik | @NKCampbell we know that the Fidelius charm could be compromised by the secret keeper(and was). Also James being an auror himself and user of the cloak since childhood(maybe) must have known about the cloaks credibility and there is no mention that Voldemort can see through the cloak when even Dumbledore couldn't exactly see through the cloak himeself. | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 18:46 | comment | added | NKCampbell | other than that the Potter's thought they were perfectly safe and protected by the Fidelius Charm? Remember, they didn't know their location was revealed by the very person they trusted to keep them safe. Also - we've seen that the cloak isn't entirely immune to magical penetration [Moody's eye could see through it] | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 18:40 | history | asked | Manik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |