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In PoA, when Lupin tracks Harry, Hermione, Ron, Sirius, and Wormtail into the Shrieking Shack, why the hell does he leave the Marauder’s Map on his desk? Wouldn’t it have been good to have just in case the kids et al. moved? Wouldn’t it have been better to just not have the map lying around no matter what? For serious, is Lupin an idiot?

I wonder what it will mean that Snape is indebted & bonded to James, since James saved his life. At the end of PoA, Dumbledore tells Harry that Wormtail and he (Harry) are bonded because Harry spared Wormtail’s life. That means that James and Snape are equally bonded. Perhaps that’s why Snape’s always (or at least for the most part) tried to save Harry. That makes me question my idea that Snape’s impetus for doing so is more or less rooted in his feelings for Lily. I guess I’ll just have to give it some thought…and, of course, wait for the last book.