ABYstyle Harry Potter Marauder's Map 61 x 91.5cm Maxi Poster

Product Information

For the Harry Potter films, the Marauder's Map was hand-made by MinaLima Design with ink and paper. [24] Similarly, it identifies animagi by their actual name even when they are in their transformed state. [12] It was by this mechanism that Lupin was able to identify Peter Pettigrew's presence at Hogwarts despite being presumed dead. [13] Special abilities of the map [ ] It is unknown if the map shows deceased people. However, as Lupin was surprised at Pettigrew being on it when he believed him to be dead, it would suggest not. While Hogwarts Castle is located on a large mountain in the films and video games, the map used as prop still shows the Castle on level ground. In this, and in most other aspects, the design of the map's cover might be based on an illustration depicting the city of Jerusalem in the 1485 Cologne edition of the Christian exegetical book "Postille" by Nikolaus of Lyra. During the Calamity, which happened throughout the Wizarding world during the 2010s, a mysterious Foundable of the Marauder's Map appeared in the world, trapped in a magical storm Confoundable. Volunteer wizards and witches who worked for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force had to free the map foundable using the Counter-charm Meteolojinx Recanto to stop the storm and return the map to its original place. [21] Usage [ ]

While on the run in looking for Horcruxes, Harry would often look at the map to see what Ginny Weasley, his love interest, was doing, which would hint that the map works from any location. [19] After Harry Potter's defeat of Lord Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts, the map would not have been used for many years. Eventually, James Sirius Potter probably stole the map from his father's desk. [2] The Calamity [ ]

Harry used the map throughout his time as a student at Hogwarts, especially during his third year, when he tried to find his way into Hogsmeade. [1] Then, he used the One-Eyed Witch Passage which led into the Honeydukes cellar. Professor Remus Lupin caught Harry with the map (after Snape found it while interrogating Harry), and subsequently confiscated it, surprising the younger wizard with his knowledge of how to activate it. [12] In a deleted scene of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the map shows Draco Malfoy's name as just " Malfoy"; this is a mistake, as the map is supposed to show both given names and surnames. Also in the book, the characters shown in the map are represented by dots. In the film, the characters are represented by their footprints. George Weasley: " This, Harry, is the secret of our success." Fred Weasley: " It’s a wrench, giving it to you, but we decided last night, your need’s greater than ours." George Weasley: " Anyway, we know it by heart. We bequeath it to you. We don’t really need it anymore." Harry Potter: " And what do I need with a bit of old parchment?" — Fred and George Weasley giving Harry Potter the map [src]

Also during end credits, in one of the corners in the castle as an Easter Egg, there appears two feet belonging to two students who are either hugging or kissing. The Marauder's Map was a magical document that revealed all of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Not only did it show every classroom, every hallway, and every corner of the castle, but it also showed every inch of the grounds, as well as all the secret passages that were hidden within its walls and the location of every person in the grounds, portrayed by a dot. [1] It was also capable of accurately identifying each person, and was not fooled by animagi, Polyjuice Potions, or Invisibility Cloaks; even the Hogwarts ghosts or Peeves were not exempt. The Marauder's Map, along with his wand and the Cloak of Invisibility, is Harry's only remaining treasure from his time at Hogwarts.

According to J. K. Rowling, Harry never gave the map to Teddy Lupin or any of his children, but his son James probably stole it from Harry's desk. [2] This little beauty's taught us more than all the teachers in this school." — Fred Weasley regarding the Marauder's Map [src] Additionally, the map did not differentiate between two people with the same name. This was the case with Barty Crouch Jnr, who was simply shown as "Bartemius Crouch" on the map (instead of "Bartemius Crouch Jnr"). This led Harry Potter to believe that Barty Crouch Snr was in Hogwarts, when he was actually at his own home at the time and under the Imperius Curse. [22]