the Map

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 88728

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Alina" <alina at d...> wrote:

Bobby:
> > How did Fred and George get the Map in the first place?  What is 
the
> > chain of custody from the four creators down to them?  The answer 
to
> > that probably will explain how they know how to use the Map (and, 
as
> > usual, I hope it doesn't involve time travel).

Alina:
> I'm sorry I don't have the time to look up in which book they said 
this, but
> I'm pretty sure Fred and George said they found it in Filch's 
office among a
> bunch of other things he confiscated and swiped it from his drawer.

Geoff:
Correct. Canon reports- 

"'And what do I need with a bit of old parchment?' said Harry.
'A bit of old parchment!' said Fred, closing his eyes with a grimace 
as though Harry had mortally offended him. 'Explain, George.'
'Well... when we were in our first year, Harry - young, carefree and 
innocent -'
Harry snorted. He doubted whether Fred and George had ever been 
innocent.
'- well, more innocent than we are now - we got into a spot of bother 
with Filch.'
'We let off a Dungbomb in the corridor and it upset him for some 
reason -'
'So he hauled us off to his office and started threatening us with 
the usual -'
'- detention -'
'- disembowelment -'
'- and we couldn't help noticing a drawer in one of his filing 
cabinets marked Confiscated and Highly Dangerous.'
'Don't tell me -' said Harry, starting to grin.
'Well, what would you have done?' said Fred. "George caused a 
diversion by dropping another Dungbomb, I whipped the drawer open and 
grabbed - this.'

(POA "The Marauder's Map" p.143 UK edition)