[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape and the Marauders' Map

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 12748


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: naama_gat at hotmail.com 
  To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 12:05 PM
  Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Snape and the Marauders' Map


  --- 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

  While I understand the squib/wand part of your answer, there are still the magic words, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." and, "Mischief managed". How did Fred & George know the magic words? 
  Fred tells Harry, "Just tap it again and say, "Mischief managed!" And it'll go blank. If it goes all blank, which must be the way that Fred & George found it, then where did they get the magic words to make it work? Is there a general, "Marauder's Map" entry in the spell books? 

  Doreen


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