Marauder's Map problem

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 16992

A quibble re: the Marauder's Map, and I think that the answer which 
will probably come back is "suspend your disbelief!"
Is the map 3D.  I find it hard to visulise how the whole of Hogwarts, 
floor by floor, tower by tower etc can be reproduced on a Map unless 
it is three dimensional or comprises of many different plans.
Has this been covered before or am I the only one so analy retentive?
Catherine

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Bugg" <bugganeer at y...> wrote:
> The Marauder's Map may be showing what is relevant to the area or 
> situation. Wormtail new it did not show the inside of Hagrids hut 
so 
> he hid there. It insulted Snape when he tried to activate it. 
> Interesting theory about movement, Scabbers [wormtail] was moving 
> along with Ron when he was being dragged. 
> 
> Bugg -- also from Ravenclaw 
> 
> 
> meboriqua at a... wrote:
> > This definitely has come up before, and I thought that perhaps 
the 
> map doesn't show every corner in the castle every time one looks at 
> it.  I like your theory about what is moving is shown on the map, 
but 
> I also think that the map doesn't always show each and every thing. 
> Harry also does not look for every single person, creature or ghost 
> when he uses the map!
> --jenny from ravenclaw************************************* 
> 
> kel4 wrote: 
> And on page 193, again of the US edition, it shows Harry standing 
> next to the humpbacked witch; he's not moving. It also shows him 
> tapping it and saying Dissendium, even though he hasn't done either 
> of those things. 
> 
> heidit wrote: 
> Lupin says on page 347 that he thought the map 
was "malfunctioning" - 
> that may be because he saw 2 harrys and 2 hermiones. Of course, 
it's 
> possible that they were *off map* when they were hiding on the edge 
> of the forbidden forrest, as they might have been when Lupin looked 
> at the map.