[HPforGrownups] Point of Order: "The Marauders"

[Maria Kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 53393


GulPlum wondered why on earth we call MWPP the Marauders.

My take on this is such:

No, "The Marauders" is not canonically correct. But it is *sometimes* better to use than MWPP for a couple of reasons.

1. It just sounds cool.

2. Some people don't like Peter Pettigrew. M*W*PP includes him, and it becomes uncomfortable (to me, at least) to use MWPP when I'm talking about friendship and trust. I don't know why, but I have to make a conscious effort to stick that 'W' in there. 

3. MWPP, while shorter, is harder to use as a noun, and, hence, work it into a nice-sounding sentence.

4. When one talks about 'the remaining Marauders' - Sirius and Remus, it's kinda strange to use MP. Of course, one could just say S&R, but then why don't we jsut call MWPP RPSJ instead?

I know they aren't great reasons, and it does bug me when I see MWPP called 'Marauders,' but I think it's understandable.

It might be easier is you think of the nickname 'Marauders' just as a fandom name for MWPP.

Maria 



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