I don't think we'll get to know the title until the book is closer to being release. But I wish we had a clue!
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In a recent update to JK's site In the extra stuff section she notes a question that has never been put to her by fans, but one she expected them to ask.
Why did Dumbledore have James' invisibility cloak at the time of James' death, given that Dumbledore could make himself invisible without a cloak?
Prior to posting this I had a quick look on-line, and realized that some fans have been speculating about this question. However, nobody has ever asked me about it, and they really should have done. Just to allay the fears of the justifiably suspicious, this isn't what we in the know call 'a Mark Evans situation.'* There IS a significant - even crucial - answer.
Now from an AOL chat on October 19, 2000 JK said:
"Where did James get his Invisibility Cloak?
That was inherited from his own father-- a family heirloom!"
So Jame's family has had the cloak for years.
Invisibility cloaks are very rare and expensive, and they are made from the pelts of Demiguises, magical herbivores that are found in the Far East. They are rated XXXX - Dangerous / requires specialist knowledge / skilled wizard may handle in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Demiguies are able to make itself invisable when threatened and can only be seen by wizard's skilled in it's capture.
Known Owners of cloaks are:
*Mad-Eye Moody (who is known to possess two; one of these is borrowed by Sturgis Podmore in the course of work for the Order); he can see through them with his magical blue eye.
*Harry Potter; the original owner of this cloak was his father.
*Bartemius Crouch, who uses it to hide his son.
This is definitely not a "normal" item any wizard can purchase at the robe shop. So I would also assume that there isn't a large number of cloaks around. Maybe only a few more than the ones we know of at this time.
Now I believe there were more people at Godric's Hollow the night Voldemort tried to kill baby Harry, (not just Lily & Harry and later James). I have always believed that James was not in the house when Voldemort first arrived the night Harry got his scar.
I think James was bringing the cloak to Dumbledore (for whatever reason that is significant to the story but we don't know about yet). Maybe he was asking Dumbledore to keep it safe for Harry in case anything happened to him.
Now Jame's family are ordinary wizards. So James may not be related to Gryffindor but couldn't Dumbledore be? Was he the heir of Gryffindor? Is that why he had all of the Gryffindor heirlooms in his office? Could the cloaks be items invented by Godric Gryffindor or a relative?
This is just soo interesting!!!!