If Harry had time to duplicate the Cloak of Invisibility (bearing in mind Lesath is already wearing it), couldn’t he wear a copy himself?
I was under the impression there were two—the original timeline one, and the time-turned one. We know Lesath is wearing the one, do we know where the other is? (Draco was under a cloak, but I thought it was a regular invisibility cloak.)
Cedric isn’t a professor, so him using the Memory Charm on a student would trigger the wards.
Good point. Is there a sympathetic professor Harry could have gotten to do the Memory Charm that wouldn’t also immediately call the Aurors? McGonagall seems unlikely on the second count, and is also busy with the Quidditch match (but might take a break). Snape is at the door. Flitwick and so on don’t seem story-critical enough to be counted on for this sort of thing. Dumbledore might be possible—he likely would understand that the Aurors aren’t likely to be any help against a serious threat, and that Memory Charming Harry is appropriate for the situation. It also would be convenient to ensure that Dumbledore is actually available to help if something goes wrong, but that might run into Time issues. (Actually, heck, why not have Dumbledore under cloak #2?)
Cedric isn’t a professor, so him using the Memory Charm on a student would trigger the wards.
Which I suppose would also work as a last resort way of calling for backup.
If Harry had time to duplicate the Cloak of Invisibility (bearing in mind Lesath is already wearing it), couldn’t he wear a copy himself?
I was under the impression there were two—the original timeline one, and the time-turned one. We know Lesath is wearing the one, do we know where the other is? (Draco was under a cloak, but I thought it was a regular invisibility cloak.)
Good point. Is there a sympathetic professor Harry could have gotten to do the Memory Charm that wouldn’t also immediately call the Aurors? McGonagall seems unlikely on the second count, and is also busy with the Quidditch match (but might take a break). Snape is at the door. Flitwick and so on don’t seem story-critical enough to be counted on for this sort of thing. Dumbledore might be possible—he likely would understand that the Aurors aren’t likely to be any help against a serious threat, and that Memory Charming Harry is appropriate for the situation. It also would be convenient to ensure that Dumbledore is actually available to help if something goes wrong, but that might run into Time issues. (Actually, heck, why not have Dumbledore under cloak #2?)