Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak

While being a celebrity has its advantages, it may also act as a handicap, as shown by Rowling throughout the novels. Being a celebrity eliminates the possibility of easily operating quietly and discreetly. Voldemort disguises himself to obtain Hagrid’s information about Fluffy because it would raise alarm if she showed himself. Everything Harry does is in the limelight, and his status intensifies it. Luckily, he has his invisibility cloak, which acts as a counter to being a celebrity. The invisibility cloak plays a peculiar role in Harry’s celebrity status. The invisibility cloak is what allows Harry to do what he needs to, which increases his celebrity status. The invisibility cloak also acts as an opposite to the idea of celebrity, making
Filch automatically blames Harry for the petrification of Mrs. Norris, and further down the line the student body accuses Harry of being the Heir of Slytherin. In regards to the Triwizard Tournament, no one believed Harry did not put his name in the goblet. They assumed he wanted the attention because he is already a celebrity. Someone who truly did seek attention was Lockhart, and that was a major handicap of his. This is shown when Hermione exploits Lockhart’s attitude to find out how to create polyjuice potion. She convinces him to sign a slip to go into the restricted area of the library by saying she wants to read further into a tactic explained in his book; she used
People believed the Daily Prophet’s lies about Harry even though they were not true, and Snape appeared to be vastly different from what he actually was: a hero. Harry is a celebrity in the wizarding world, but in the Muggle world he is an abjected nobody under complete oppression by the Dursleys. If Dudley and his friends knew who Harry was in the wizard world they may treat him differently. Rita Skeeter claims that Harry is disturbed and dangerous, when in reality he was just experiencing what makes him special. Rowling even provides doubt for Harry’s merit by writing about his struggles with adjusting to the wizard world, such as his confusion with Platform 9 ¾. Jealousy is a common trait that corresponds with celebrities. Draco is jealous of Harry’s attention from the start, and Ron often gets jealous of the praise that Harry enjoys. This is accounted for in that Ron saw himself as a Quidditch star in the Mirror of Erised. This reaches the peak in The Goblet of Fire when Ron angrily shuns Harry as a result of jealousy of his success and praise. Rowling has the tendency of showing that jealousy does not yield favorable results, as Harry and Ron are much better off when they are