Marauder's Map

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Yis M Koslowitz <tkoz1 at j...> wrote:
> I agree - it's one of JKR's worse plot devices because so much 
could go
> wrong if it is consulted at the wrong time. If I'm not mistaken - 
wasn't
> Moody shown as prowling the corridors on the MM at one point? How 
is that
> possible? He's locked in a trunk.
> Also, if it shows every occupant of the Hogwarts castle, how does 
it deal
> with floors that are on top of each other, or huge crowds of 
students?
> It's not depicted as very big. 
> Robyn, who loves MWPP but hates their map. 
> 

It's Crouch, not Moody, who's shown snooping in Snape's office. 
(Chapter 25, pp. 405-406, UK ed.)

Some of us think that the map only shows people who need to be shown 
(i.e. are moving about the castle) when Harry (or whoever) is roaming 
the halls.  

You might check the archives for a more detailed discussion on this. 
The latest discussion of it was fairly recently.   

BTW, welcome, Robyn!  Hope you like it here. 

Peace & Plenty, 

Parker 

Keeper of Remus Lupin's heart
Keeper of Sirius Black's body
Keeper of Severus Snape's soul