Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Discontinuity -- spoiler warning!
By dani_k
@dani_k (8)
United States
October 19, 2007 11:47pm CST
I have read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows six times now, and pretty much know it line for line. So, I decided to go back in the series to books that I have only read once or twice. I decided to start at the Half-Blood Prince, since it comes right before Deathly Hallows, and already I have discovered something -- a potentially big something! No, I'm not nit-picking and trying to find things wrong with the stories, I just stumbled upon something that made me think, so here it is: In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, while on the Hogwarts Express Harry hides underneath his invisibility cloak in the luggage rack so that he can listen in on Malfoy and his gang's conversation. Malfoy suspects something and performs Petrificus Totalus, which hits Harry and immobilizes him. Yet, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry's invisibility cloak is described as being impenetrable, meaning that no spell should get through. I don't know if there is something that I missed, or if there was some sort of exception with the Malfoy scene, but would love to hear your thoughts about it. Or even some other things you noticed between each book.
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@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
20 Oct 07
Hi.
I have gone through the sixth part but not read the seventh one. But I surely would like to go through it. Can you tell me where on net I can lay my hands on the seventh book. I will be really thankful to anyone who can provide me with a link to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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@Swaana (1205)
• India
13 Feb 08
Dani,
I just completed reading Deathly Hallows, in that while Harry was talking with Dumbledore after he have met Voldermart in the hidden forest, Dumbledore tells Harry that I have taken the cloak from James for examination but was unable to return to him. For which Harry replies even if they have had this cloak they would not have been spared. Malfoy's body binding spell is an unforgivable curse like Avada Kedavra, and so it have hit harry even though if he is invisible. Accio is an ordinary spell and it will not work with the cloak of that capacity.
@Swaana (1205)
• India
12 Feb 08
If I remember right, Malfoy heard a rustling and he saw a small part of Haryy's body. That is why he used the Petrificus Totalus charm. But anyhow let me check it out by reading it again.
