The twins and the Marauders' Map

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 12759

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Katie Kearns <katie at v...> wrote:
> At 05:37 PM 2/21/01 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >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
> 
> Imagination, stubbornness, and lots of free time? ;)
> 
> -Katie

Plus, Filch is a squib, so he's probably not too swift when it comes 
to figuring out anything magical, despite the time he's been at HW.  
I think this also attests to the twins' magical skill and smarts.  
(Unless someone we don't know about taught them how to use the map.)  
I think that all the Weasleys are quite talented wizards; the twins 
are just not such scholarly students like Percy, they're more 
interested in pranks...

Kelley