Questioning the Lexicon yet again: Lucius Malfoy

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No: HPFGUIDX 84761

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "yolandacarroll" 
> 
> If the book hasn't referred to them as "the Marauders", then we 
took 
> the name Marauders from the "Marauder's Map".
> 
> Since it was their map, most of us would assume that they 
were "the 
> Marauders"?

The map is called The Marauder's Map. That's singular. It refers to 
one person, whomever happens to be using the map to "maraud." If it 
was intended to refer to the four, it would be called The Marauders' 
Map. 

The whole "Marauders" thing is purely a fan invention...but a darn 
useful one, don't get me wrong. It's handy to have an easy term to 
call that group. By the same token, Harry Ron and Hermione are often 
refered to as The Trio. That isn't from the books either, but it's 
also darn handy.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon