Prank Theory! (was Re: Marauder's Map)

[gkjpo <kristen@sanderson-web.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48828

<cheryl states>
>        Not a hole, just a variant. Snape sees one of the four 
consulting the 
> Map, making sure the coast is clear before joining Moony!Lupin. 
Since it was 
> Sirius who seems most to blame for the Prank, let's say it was 
Sirius. Snape 
> pulls a Malfoy, and sets Filch on Sirius. Sirius can't hide it, but 
does have 
> time to set it to insult mode. Filch confiscates it, and Sirius, 
furious, 
> tells Snape how to get past the whomping willow, then storms back 
to the 
> common room and tells Peter and James what happened and what he 
did. James 
> realizes the potential for disaster and charges off to warn/rescue 
Snape.
> 
>        Then, after Sirius has seemingly betrayed the Potters, Filch 
moves the 
> Map from Sirius' file to the file where the Twins found it in their 
first 
> year [I looked up when the found it].

This variant makes more sense to me - I'll jump on this 
bandwagon :).  I couldn't believe that the marauders would ever use 
the map as bait since it is too valuble to them - they wouldn't want 
to chance losing such an important piece.  If it was confiscated and 
Snape was responsible, that would definitely give Sirius a motive  
for sending him after Lupin in a fit of anger.  We all know that 
Sirius has an explosive temper, so it would make sense that he would 
want to strike back at Snape for causing the loss of their map.

It is also possible that the map was still in Sirius's file when the 
twins found it.  They only saw something sticking out and didn't 
notice where it was located. 

Kristen