Why couldn't Harry transform into anyone else at the start?


I'm sorry if i missed the explanation.

When they all changed into Harry to have better chances of smuggling the real Harry, why not have him turn into a mouse or whatever and have Hagrid transport him?

Or just give him a full face helmet on? I don't know, it seems like there were plenty of safer options and they jumped to the clone strategy too easily.

I get that they wanted a cool visual effect but it seemed so incompetent of the people trying to protect him.

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Because J. K. Rowling didn't think of it. Not a very satisfying answer, but it's the best one you're likely to get.

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