Dumbledore and the Rat, Map

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No: HPFGUIDX 155

 
> We are told that Percy used to own Scabbers, right?  And Fred and 
George had the map for ages.  On Lupin's desk, the map revealed 
Peter's real name, not Scabbers.  Wouldn't F&G have noticed this 
before, and knew something wasn't right?  I really don't think they'd 
 let that mystery go without investigating?
> 
> Just a thought.
> :)
> Dee



This reminds me that I have always been somewhat confused about the 
way that Gred and Forge passed the map to Harry, saying that they
"had 
memorized it already" and that it wouldn't be much good to them 
anymore (paraphrasing).  Knowing the nature of the map, there really 
is nothing to memorize, exactly, and its function is to show the
"here 
and now" so it would never become obsolete...

...I want to think that Gred and Forge no longer need this particular 
Marauders' Map because they have developed a New and improved 
Marauders' Map, which leaves this one as, more or less, a prototype,  
In that way, they would no longer need it.  


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