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harry potter - Is there more than one invisibility cloak in the HP world?


I've finished reading the 4th book - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and I've noticed that in Moody's trunk there is a second invisibility cloak. Or was it the second one? Are there more than one invisibility cloak in the world? If so then is it not a deathly hallow?


What am I missing? At first I was thinking that the cloak in Moody's trunk was the one belonging to Harry but it seems he had his cloak with him or did Moody not return it sometime after the after-bath scene?



Answer



There are multiple invisibility cloaks in the world, but they are not all like the Cloak of Invisibility. The difference is outlined by Xenophilius Lovegood in this quote.




‘Ah, but the Third Hallow is a true cloak of invisibility, Miss Granger! 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. 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. How many cloaks have you ever seen like that, Miss Granger?’
Deathly Hallows - Chapter 21: The Tale of the Three Brothers



So the cloaks that Moody owns, or that Barty Crouch Jr or Mr. Weasley used (in Goblet of Fire and The Order of the Phoenix respectively), are just regular cloaks with various charms placed on them. They are not Deathly Hallows and will eventually cease to work.


The Cloak of Invisibility that Harry owns is a true invisibility cloak, supposedly made by Death, that has been in use for generations and has never failed and (presumably) never will.


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