Snape and the Marauders' Map

naama_gat at hotmail.com naama_gat at hotmail.com
Wed Feb 21 18:05:19 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 12738

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Doreen Rich" <nera at r...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> > Amanda wrote:
> > 
> > >And I *still* would like to know if Snape knew the Marauder's 
> > nicknames, i.e.,
> 
> > Amy Z
> 
> I would like to know how Fred & George knew how to use the map...
> Why could Filch not figure out how to use the map? 
> Surely, if the map came complete with instructions, Filch could 
have 
> used it.
> 
> Doreen from cold, cold Iowa

Being a squib, Filch wouldn't have been able to figure the map out; 
to activate the map you need to use a wand, and to use a wand, you 
need to have magical powers.

Naama





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