Marauder's Map

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No: HPFGUIDX 4554

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Warmsley" <warmsley at b...> wrote:
> >As I mentioned earlier, there is evidence that the map has a
> mind of
> >its own.  Perhaps it tunes in to the thoughts of the reader and
> shows
> >what the reader needs to see.  Lupin could see Pettigrew
> because he
> >knew Pettigrew was an Animagus.  Maybe Harry et al only saw
> Scabbers
> >because that's how they knew him.
> 
> But Harry saw Moody as Crouch...
> 
> Jeremy
	Well, here's another idea. What lives in the map, I suppose, is an 
animating spirit which has been bewitched to echo the thinking 
processes of its creators. It would be something like the sorting hat, 
or a benign version of the Riddle diary.
	The map would then be able to recognize Snape and insult him.
     Harry, Fred and George, keeping in mind Mr. Weasley's warning, 
intend to use the map only to find their way through the corridors 
without getting caught, so maybe the map  only shows them those 
entities which might hinder them from doing this. Pettigrew, asleep in 
the dormitory, isn't a danger  in that respect, but Crouch, moving 
around the castle, is.
	Lupin, whose motive is to protect Harry, is using the map for a 
different purpose and might see different things.
Pippin