![]() ![]() Harry Potter receiving the Cloak of Invisibility on Christmas Day 1991 After James was killed, the Cloak was left in Dumbledore's possession. Dumbledore, who had searched for the Deathly Hallows in youth, asked to borrow the Cloak from James to study it. Around the time that Lord Voldemort was hunting the Potters for their son, the Cloak of Invisibility came to the attention of Albus Dumbledore when James showed him the Cloak. James used the Cloak of Invisibility in many of his misdeeds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and kept it afterwards. Fleamont was the father of James Potter, Harry Potter's father. In the 20th century, the Cloak eventually ended up in the hands of Henry Potter, a Wizengamot member, who passed it to his eldest son Fleamont. The Peverell family died in the male line around this time, but the heirloom was passed down the generations through the female line, the Potters, as Iolanthe had married Hardwin Potter from Stinchcombe. Ignotus's son had no male heirs so his oldest daughter, Iolanthe, inherited it instead. The Cloak of Invisibility was passed down to Ignotus's son. Ignotus passing the cloak down to his son " It was only when he had attained great age that the youngest brother finally took off the Cloak of Invisibility and gave it to his son." - Ignotus Peverell passing the cloak on to his son This is the view of Albus Dumbledore, who believed that the Cloak was created by Ignotus himself, and used throughout his lifetime. It is more likely, however, that they were simply three immensely powerful wizards who created the items themselves. Antioch Peverell, the eldest, taking the Elder Wand Cadmus taking the Resurrection Stone and Ignotus, the youngest, claiming the Cloak from Death. Many familiar with the Deathly Hallows believed the Peverell family to be the brothers in the tale. He finally gave the Cloak to his son, and greeted Death as an old friend. He evaded Death using the Cloak until he grew into an old man. Death soon claimed the lives of the two elder brothers, but he could not find the youngest after years of searching. Unwillingly and reluctantly, Death handed over his own Invisibility Cloak, and they parted ways. The youngest brother did not trust Death and requested the ability to leave without being followed by Death. The second brother requested the ability to return those who have died, and Death gave him the Resurrection Stone. The eldest brother asked for an unbeatable wand, and Death created a wand of Elder and gave it to him. ĭeath reluctantly handing over a piece of his own cloak to Ignotus Peverell Angered that they had outwitted him, Death offered each brother a "prize" for outsmarting Death. They were at the middle when Death appeared and spoke to them. ![]() So, the brothers used magic to conjure up a bridge. They came upon a river that was too deep to wade through and too dangerous to swim across. In 1991, it passed to the possession of Harry Potter who used it to great success in the Second Wizarding War and resolved to pass it down to his own children.Īccording to The Tales of Beedle the Bard, "The Tale of the Three Brothers", a wizarding fairytale, three brothers were out travelling the world together. As such, it was the only Hallow known to have been successfully passed down from generation to generation since Ignotus's time. ![]() This Invisibility Cloak was the only known one that would not fade with age and would provide everlasting protection to the wearer, something no normal Invisibility Cloak could provide. According to legend, whoever united it with the other two Hallows (the Elder Wand and the Resurrection Stone) would become the Master of Death. In The Tale of the Three Brothers, it was the third and final Hallow created, supposedly by Death himself (whom had the cloak in his possession at that time).ĭeath bestowed this cloak to Ignotus Peverell after he requested something with the power to hide him if he were to go place to place without being followed by Death. The Cloak of Invisibility was a magical artefact used to render the wearer invisible, and one of the fabled Deathly Hallows. We are talking about a cloak that really and truly renders the wearer completely invisible, and endures eternally, giving constant and impenetrable concealment, no matter what spells are cast at it." - Xenophilius Lovegood describing the Cloak of Invisibility " I mean to say, it is not a travelling cloak imbued with a Disillusionment Charm, or carrying a Bedazzling Hex, or else woven from Demiguise hair, which will hide one initially but fade with the years until it turns opaque. ![]()
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