The Invisibility Cloak's True Purpose

Time flew by and it was dinnertime. Tomorrow, the 17th, the first-year students' holiday will officially begin.

Because they left three days later (the others left last Friday, and the rest left over the weekend and today), they were also fortunate enough to see the Christmas version of Hogwarts.

Inside the Great Hall, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick were busy setting up Christmas decorations, while Hagrid was huffing and puffing as he carried fir logs one after another nearby.

The Great Hall was beautiful and magnificent. The walls were covered with cascading ribbons of holly and mistletoe, and twelve towering Christmas trees stood throughout the room, some adorned with glittering icicles and others sparkling with hundreds of candles.

Professor Flitwick looked at it and felt it wasn't pretty enough, so he took out his wand and sprayed out strings of golden bubbles, which stuck to the Christmas tree. Professor McGonagall nodded approvingly.

This year's Christmas is completely different from usual. Peneno will be going home again as expected, and Kate, whose parents are never home, will also be going back this Christmas.

With Hermione also going back for Christmas, Ryan suddenly realized that he only had Ron and Harry, two male beings, by his side.

The entire dormitory, including Ryan himself, was now down to just three people. How utterly speechless.

After the holidays started, because there were fewer people, Harry finally started to enjoy going out.

Throughout Hogwarts, Harry and Ron could be seen running around having fun. In this atmosphere, Harry forgot about Quidditch, Quirrell's suspicions, the Philosopher's Stone, and other such things.

If they didn't leave the lounge, the two of them would occupy the most comfortable armchairs by the fire, sit there, and eat all the food they could pick up with a fork—bread, flatbread, mushrooms—while reading leisurely books.

In this atmosphere, time flew by, and soon a week had passed, and Wednesday arrived.

Christmas finally arrived, and when Ryan woke up, there were four gifts piled up at the foot of his bed. Besides Kate and Penelope, the other two were from Harry and Hermione respectively.

Kate and Penelope sent him books from the Muggle world, books that Ryan certainly hadn't read before, which suited his taste perfectly.

Harry gave him a copy of "The Mad Wizard's Crazy Magic," since he considered himself the kind of guy who loved reading. But Magic Book? Harry Potter didn't understand Ryan enough; for Ryan at this point, a niche fantasy collection would have been a better gift.

Hermione gave him a pair of gloves, noticing that Ryan hadn't been wearing them, even in this cold weather.

Just as Ryan was complaining about Harry and Hermione's gifts, the two guys next to him started yelling again.

Ryan turned around and saw that Harry Potter had finally received the Invisibility Cloak. However, this time, Harry opened the Invisibility Cloak package first, and Ron gasped.

Harry is so popular now that gifts are piling up at Harry feet.

On the other side, a liquid-like, silvery-gray substance slid down onto the floor, piling up in a Winky heap.

"It's an Invisibility Cloak." Before Harry could even ask a question, Ron quickly said, his face showing awe. "I'm sure of it—try it on."

"The Invisibility Cloak?" Harry looked at Ryan with surprise.

"Harry, you should give it a try," Ron urged.

Harry didn't react. He could tell from the expression Ryan deliberately gave him that this was the Invisibility Cloak, the Deathly Hallows!

He picked it up; the entire garment Winky, completely different from what he had imagined. It felt strange to the touch, as if it were woven from water.

Then, there was a note. Harry pulled a note from the fabric pocket without noticing that Harry Ron, who had been reluctant to try it on, had come closer.

"Your father left this to me before he died. Now it should be returned to you. Use it well. Merry Christmas."

"It's so strange how the handwriting is so thin and long, with circles inside circles," Ron said. Harry's face turned pale instantly, and he shoved the note into his pocket.

Harry knew that the usual Invisibility Cloak were made by casting the Disillusionment Charm, using illusion magic, or by weaving the fur of Demiguise. These would make the creature invisible at first, but would gradually become visible over time.

And this was left to him by his father, so what if Ron...?

Harry turned to look at Ron, but thankfully, judging from his expression, he didn't seem to notice anything amiss. He simply asked, puzzled, "Harry, what's so special about this note? I've read it all."

"It's nothing," Harry said, clutching the Invisibility Cloak tightly.

"Right, it's normal that Ron doesn't understand such high-end stuff," Harry thought.

He was extremely excited. He already had the Invisibility Cloak, so how far away was the Resurrection Stone?

"Have I been too lax lately?" Harry wondered to himself, oblivious to the praise he received from the professors.

Over the next few days, Ron became even more interested in Harry's gifts than Harry himself, eagerly anticipating that Harry's pile of presents would yield something similar to the Invisibility Cloak.

However, what followed greatly disappointed Ron: Hagrid's flute, Hermione's Chocolate Frog, Anthony's music box, and a variety of strange and wonderful gifts from many enthusiastic, unknown wizards.

Ron and Harry's enthusiasm was dampened by the sheer number of gifts, and in the end, only three gifts remained.

Ron blushed and pulled out a thick, bright green hand-knitted sweater and a large box of homemade fudge. He muttered something about how it was a family sweater his mother had given him, one that every Weasley had.

Upon seeing this, Harry immediately changed into the sweater, and Ron finally calmed down.

However, the next two gifts made him a little ashamed; they were gifts from two Malfoy, Draco and the other from his father.

Draco gave him a Golden Snitch model, while Lucius Malfoy gave him a small bag, which turned out to be quite spacious inside.

"Harry, the reason I didn't give you a present is because my mother said she would give it to you for me."

"This bag is expensive, it's imbued with Undetectable Extension Charm. That way you can fit your gifts in it, haha," Ron chuckled dryly.

Harry tried to comfort him with words like "the thought is the most important thing," but it had no effect.

It wasn't until Harry complained that his aunt and uncle's family hadn't given him a single symbolic gift this year, whereas in the past at least he'd received his uncle's old socks as a present, that Ron snapped out of his daze.

Harry put all the gifts into the backpack Lucius Malfoy had given him, and tucked the Invisibility Cloak under the blanket.

After Harry and Ron left, Ryan picked up the Deathly Hallows, and in Ryan's magical perspective, it was as if he didn't exist.

This Deathly Hallows, as Invisibility Cloak, is not perfect. While Invisibility Cloak on the market lose their magic over time, the high-end models often block not only sight but also smell and sound.

This one, while impressive, doesn't completely block out smell and sound.

He said it wasn't powerful, but Ryan couldn't see it using his magical perspective.

The reason why Moody's Magical Eye in the original timeline could see through it was simply because his Magical Eye were merely enhanced vision and could penetrate, but were not advanced enough to see magic.

This is not Invisibility Cloak at all; its purpose is not to make one invisible.

Harry Potter was right; the purpose of the Invisibility Cloak was to escape Bleach.

The best way to ward off Bleach is to not die. As long as you don't take it off, the person wearing it will not die from old age.