Questioning the Lexicon yet again: Marauder's Map

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85164

> hp_lexicon" wrote:
> <snip>
> > 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. 
> <snip>
> > Steve Vander Ark
> > The Harry Potter Lexicon
> 

Yolanda responded:
> "Marauder's Map" is singular, but like you said whomever referred
to 
> it would be using it to "maraud" and would therefore be, for the 
> moment anyway, a "Marauder".
> 
> Since it is safe to assume that all four of them used the map at
some 
> point, we know that they were all "marauders" at some time.
<snip>
> Yolanda

Carol:
Good response, Yolanda. Not to mention that "the Marauders" is a
convenient, easily identifiable term for James and Company, just like
"the Trio" (which isn't canonical, either) for Harry, Ron, and
Hermione. If we don't use "the Marauders," we're reduced to listing
all four names or coming up with an HRH-style acronym like JSRP (not
exactly memorable or clever). So I hope we'll be forgiven for
continuing to use the term(s) even though JKR doesn't. (BTW, HRH
always makes me think of Her Royal Highness--and I'm American!)

Carol