Chapter 12 Summary

The holidays are upon Hogwarts, and Harry chooses to stay at Hogwarts instead of returning to the Dursleys. Ron and his brothers will also be staying since their parents will be visiting their eldest son in Romania. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have been diligently searching every book in the Hogwarts library for information about Nicolas Flamel, the wizard whom Hagrid mentioned, who had some connection to the mysterious package. Hermione leaves for the holidays as do most of the other students, leaving Harry on Ron to their own devices.

On Christmas morning, Harry is surprised to discover he has gotten a rather interesting gift from an anonymous person. Ron recognizes the long flowing material as an invisibility cloak; a very valuable item because it makes anything beneath it disappear completely. The attached note says, "Your father left this in my possession before he...