Whatever will become of the Marauder's Map?

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No: HPFGUIDX 43472


Jeff wrote-

> My question for the board is...
> 
> Will the Marauder's Map return? Who has it now and will Harry get 
it 
> back?
> 
> 
> Remember, Dumbledore, who now, presumably, has the map, is the same 
> person who gave James' invisibility cloak to Harry. Dumbledore knew 
> how much trouble James and friends caused with that cloak. Why 
would 
> he give it to Harry? Now, why wouldn't he return the Marauder's 
> Map? :)
> 

Because the map is illegal and dangerous. Because Harry gave the map 
to Barty Jr. and he used it to know when his father arrived at 
Hogwarts and was able to kill him before he got to Dumbledore. If the 
map fell into the wrong hands again anything could happen. Like 
Dumbledore's death or an attack on Hogwarts.

I think the Map would be considered contraband like the various 
practical jokes and gags of the Weasley twins. I think the Map will 
show up again though, but I don't think anyone will return it to 
Harry on the grounds that it was his father's. 

-Olivia