The Map, the Twins, the Rat?

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> bboy_mn:
 
> I have no trouble at all hearing Fred, after pointing his wand at the
> Map, saying something like, 'I solumnly swear I am up to no good'.
> That seems a perfectly 'Fred' thing to say.

You could be right. You've given me an idea.

Before, I posted that the map, using whatever "brain" it has,
recognised the mischiefmaking abilities of the twins, and showed them
what to say.  

What it could have done, though, is recognise the quality of Fred's
sentence more than the words themselves, and activated itself in
response.  Maybe if Fred had said, "Help me make some mischief!" it
may have worked just as well, and shown the map of Hogwarts.  Then the
twins would always have used *that* phrase, and taught it to Harry.

Or, maybe Fred or George had the incredible good luck to stumble upon
exactly the right phrase.  ;-)

On the other hand, now I'm wondering if that "map" could do anything
more, if someone stumbled upon another password or phrase.  What else
could a marauder need?  How about current passwords into all the
common rooms, the prefects bath, etc.?  It'd be cool if MWPP had
programmed that ability in, too.  The map did show Harry how to get
into the secret passage into Honeydukes, but I took that as more of a
charm than a password that would be periodically changed.

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