Marauder's Map

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 24308

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lisa-Ann Cooner" <kira at k...> wrote:
> , if Harry received his map back after Crouch/Moody had it

Welcome to the list. This is a great example of a factual question 
that can be answered in the Harry Potter Lexicon, the link to which 
can be found in various places around here, including the elf-stuff 
that gets sent to new members. If you go there and look up the 
Marauder's Map (either by searching for it or by following 
the "Wizarding World" link) you'll find a page of artifacts and 
bewitched items, which includes this:

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/artifacts.html#Marauder

In that description you'll find this:

     The map was created in the 1970s and at some 
     point confiscated by Filch, who didn't know how 
     to activate it but guessed that it was a magical 
     item of some power. It was snatched from his  
     filing cabinet by Fred and George Weasley who put 
     it to good use for years until they bequeathed it 
     to Harry in December of 1993. Harry used it until 
     it was "borrowed" by Barty Crouch Jr. in the guise 
     of Moody. The current whereabouts of the Map are 
     unknown. 

As you can see, the Lexicon includes the answers to a LOT of 
questions. It just makes a fun browse, too, in my humble opinion. 

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon