[HPforGrownups] Re: Marauder's Map, A History; Wasn't Wormtail Worried?

[Kate]

No: HPFGUIDX 113291

gelite67 wrote:
  > Would anyone else like to know how the Marauder's Map came to be 
  in 
  > Filch's possession?  Filch apparently confiscated it from MWPP or 
  > from whomever they left it to.
 

It is never actually stated where Filch got the map from. it does say that Fred and George nicked it from filches office. My guess is yes, one of the Mauraders was caught with it, but Finch never figured out how to activate it, so didn't notice the loss when the twins stole it.

I do have two questions,
1) what year are Crabbe and Goyle? its assumed they are the same year as Harry and Draco, Yet during the sorting ceremony in book one thier names are suspiciously absent!

2)Could the half blood price be Salazar Slytherin? JKR says the Half blood prince is only a passing mention in book two by which Harry makes a discovery. she cut out all story to the HBP in book two to accomodate the story and Harry's maturity later. There were two major discoveries Harry found out in book two. 1- godric and salazar had a fight that drove Salazar from hogwarts, It was not the other three wizards disagreeing with him(Reread it! I was stunned when prof Binns let THAT slip!) and 2- Voldemorte passed much of his abilities onto harry with the final curse. As Dumbledore said, Tom Riddle was the last descendant of Slytherin, this leads me to beleive only Salazar could be the HBP.