OOP: Taryn's OotP Thoughts and Questions

[katiecannon2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 61549

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, JessaDrow at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/22/03 5:32:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> amani at c... writes:
> 
> > 2) I would've liked an actual explanation as to how Harry got the 
> > Marauder's Map back. I suppose Dumbledore must've given it to him.
> > 
> 
> I have a feeling JKR might have forgot that Harry never recieved 
the map 
> back, I also was quite suprised when he pulled it out without any 
explainations.
[snip]
  only wish that they did more with that plant of 
> his, I had a feeling it would be significant some how, and was 
disappointed.

I think the plant will resurface in the next book.  Like the Whomping 
Willow that the car (unnecessarily landed in in Book 2) was 
significant later.  same with the map.