This Harry Potter Christmas scene is the most important in the franchise

Christmas is a really important time for many people, not just in real life but also in fiction. In Harry Potter, for example, it is even more important, as a scene on December 25th lays the foundation for the entire franchise. Anyone who’s a fan knows that certain items are key in the world of the series, from wands and broomsticks to more specific ones like The Marauder’s Map and the Mirror of Erised. The meaning and importance of these objects is what makes the universe magical, but when it comes to the Deathly Hallows, we’re basically talking about the heart of the story. One of them was introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

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In the first film, Harry is with his best friend Ron Weasley on Christmas morning when he realizes that he has received presents for the first time in his life. Among these gifts is the Cloak of Invisibility. The big problem is that the explanation about it is very vague in the film series, and it only gets an explanation in the last films, even though the readers have known about it for a long time in the book. The artifact is incredibly important and becomes central to the plot, and this change also significantly changes Dumbledore’s story.

Why is the Christmas scene included? Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone so important?

In Harry Potter, legend has it that the person who unites the three most powerful objects – the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak – becomes the true master of Death. It’s fascinating that Harry has had one of these objects since the first movie, but even more intriguing is the fact that Albus Dumbledore is the one responsible for it. The sender’s identity remains a mystery throughout the film series, revealed only in the books. It is only in this way that we also understand how significant the cloak is to Dumbledore. But the real question is: why did he have it in the first place?

It is unclear whether this was a deliberate strategy to not specify this issue. Fans only get a vague explanation of the importance of the Invisibility Cloak when the Horcrux inside Harry is destroyed and he “dies” in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Dumbledore explains it to him at that moment. However, it first becomes clear to the readers that it is all connected to Dumbledore’s obsession.

In the novel, we discover that he and Gellert Grindelwald were fascinated by the Deathly Hallows and spent part of their lives searching for them. Their bond eventually broke over ego, leading to the tragic death of Dumbledore’s sister Ariana. While the obsession seemed to disappear with this tragedy, it resurfaced when Dumbledore found out that James Potter, Harry’s father, had the Cloak of Invisibility.

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Dumbledore had the other two Deathly Hallows, so how did he come to possess the last one and finally give it to the boy? The answer lies in the fact that James was a descendant of Ignotus Peverell, one of the original creators of these three powerful artifacts. The Invisibility Cloak had been passed down through the generations in the Peverell family, but before James died, he lent it to Dumbledore (considering that in theory it was just a cloak with no value). The Headmaster, who had learned of the cloak’s connection to the Deathly Hallows, was eager to examine it as he realized it might be the last item he had been searching for his entire life.

In the end, Dumbledore’s decision to give Harry the Invisibility Cloak is not only beautiful because Harry is the rightful heir to it, but also really important because it is a way for Dumbledore to overcome his obsession. Plus, the Hogwarts Headmaster’s personal history has always been tied to the Deathly Hallows plot, and when he takes this step, even though it’s late in his life, it’s when he finally understands the cloak’s true power. For him and Grindelwald, it was always just an extra thing, because legend said you needed all three powerful items. But Dumbledore, as a figure of wisdom, does what is right, and in doing so realizes that he was never worthy to unite the relics. He understands that it would be up to someone else – Harry.

The Meaning of the Invisibility Cloak to Harry Potter

The power of the Invisibility Cloak was revealed in detail by Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 when he tries to impress the Golden Trio.

“I mean to say that it’s not a traveling cloak imbued with a disillusionment charm, or bearing a Bedazzling Hex, or otherwise woven from Demiguise hair, which will conceal one at first but fade with age , until it becomes opaque,” he explains. “We’re talking about a cloak that really and truly makes the wearer completely invisible and lasts forever and provides constant and impenetrable concealment no matter what spells are cast upon it.”

The cloak is used for all sorts of moments in Harry’s life, whether it’s listening to people talking behind closed doors or getting up to trouble. But it really saves him in important moments.

IN Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsthe cloak is used to keep Harry and Ron invisible in Hagrid’s hut when Cornelius Fudge arrives to take Hagrid to Azkaban. IN Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireHarry uses it again to remain undetected while inspecting the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, to make sure he doesn’t risk doing anything he shouldn’t. IN Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Harry, along with Ron and Hermione, break into Bellatrix Lestrange’s vault at Gringotts, and Harry uses the cloak to sneak in without being seen. This moment is especially crucial to the plot as it ultimately leads them to reveal Voldemort’s horcruxes.

The fact is that of all the Deathly Hallows, the Invisibility Cloak is the only one that has significant meaning solely because of Dumbledore’s actions. The Harry Potter the universe has always been about altruism, courage, friendship and above all love as the central power – after all, it is love that saves Harry from the very beginning when Voldemort kills his parents. Bringing this focus into a Christmas scene couldn’t be more symbolic.