Thoughts on the Marauder's Map

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No: HPFGUIDX 51930

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tom Wall <thomasmwall at y...>" 
>  
> And that is:  When Lupin and/or Snape are looking at the map, 
> wouldn't an accurate map show 2 Harry Potters and 2 Hermione 
Grangers 
> because of the Time Turner?
> 
> Or is the question:  Because the map must show 2 each of these 
> characters, why is that not commented upon by the adults looking at 
> the map?
> 
> 
> I reply:
> Well, Lupin *could* have been aware of the Time Turner and just not 
> commented. I am fairly certain that he would have been able to see 
> both HH pairs. My only guess: maybe the reason he didn't talk about 
> it, and maybe the reason he might not have even noticed it is 
because 
> he was too focused on (and shocked by) Sirius and Pettigrew.

Actually, he would have seen both HH HRH well before Sirius and 
Pettigrew since they still had the time spend in Hagrid's and the 
execution before Sirius showed up.  In re-reading the text, HRH 
listened before entering the main entrance and waited until they 
heard people running through (presumably HH running to the closet).  
Then they went through.  HH, after sitting in the closet, ran around 
the outskirts of the grounds which means that they ran on the edges 
of what the map can show (I'm guessing).  Therefore, Lupin could only 
have seen the doubles together on the map for a short time.  We know 
that the map is somewhat selective in what it shows (because 
otherwise you couldn't distinguish anything on the map due to it 
showing everyone/everything at once) and we know that Lupin was 
specifically watching for HRH to go to Hagrid's.  Hence, I am under 
the assumption that Lupin either wasn't watching closely until HRH 
left the building, or he did not see the second HH, because they 
weren't important (he may have been monitoring for all 3 or he may 
have had the map alert him when they left the building and not 
watched anything before).


> 
> But, by the time that Snape got to Lupin's office, all he saw on 
the 
> map was Lupin darting down the passage. So, by that point, one of 
the 
> HH pairs was already in the Shrieking Shack, which *isn't* on the 
> map, meaning that Snape would have only seen one HH pair, the one 
> hiding in the forest... so no biggie there, and that would also 
> explain why Snape isn't able to connect the Time-Turner with foul 
> play later on in the hospital.

Actually, Snape probably never sees them since the map does not show 
the forest and that's where HH are hiding.

So, Tom, since you see the importance of the map, who do you think 
has it now?

Kristen