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[laura]

No: HPFGUIDX 88682

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tonyaminton" <
TonyaMinton at h...> wrote:
> I know we have discussed the Map from all angles but here is what was 
> wondering the other day:
> 
> How did Fred and George figure out how to use the map??  I mean how 
> did they randomly figure out "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" 
> were the correct words to open the map??  
> 
> Tonya

I've alwas thought that the map had some sort-of artificial intelligence, much 
like Godric Gryffindor's hat.  
Just as the sorting hat is able to think for itself and categorise the students 
according to the ethos of each of the founders, the map may be able to 
recognise a charm (?) that is suitably in keeping with the ethos of the 
Mauraders...for example, the map was capable of recognising  Snape when 
he was was commanding it to 'reveal its secret" in PoA (sorry, no reference), 
and then proceed to insult him. I always thought that the style of insults were 
sufficiently different to recognise each of the Mauraders different 
personalities, but  I need to go check that...
I think it is possible that the Mauraders used the same charm that Godric 
Gryffindor used to imbue the Sorting Hat with brains-even if it was an 
immensey complicated charm, they must have been up to it, aftr all, they did 
become animagi...