Here it is for all Marauder fans! Another bright and shiny new thread for you all to discuss our beloved Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs. Wow you people talk a lot

The Marauders fanclub was originally started by our very own Kipsy and is now in the Archives. The second thread was continued and can be found here. At present the discussion is on events that occured during Deathly Hallows. Please feel free to put in your thoughts, however read through to find other discussion ideas.

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Also a reminder that this is a club for discussion of the Marauders and their lives. It is NOT a chat thread and any chatting type posts will be deleted, or will cause the thread to close.

On it's way then, let the discussion begin!

~Pix

HOORAY!! Not only did I get the 1000th post in the last thread, I get the first post in this pretty, shiny new thread! I guess that means I deserve two cookies now? I have a fresh glass of milk waiting seeing as how the other one spoiled while waiting for my first cookie. *still licking lips in anticipation*

Okay, seeing as how only a couple of people have had a chance to answer my last question, I'll repost it here to give others a chance to answer if they are interested.

Whoot! Third one to post in new thread!!

*gasp* WOW, a pretty new thread!!!!


*ahem* I do believe that Pix got the first post!

Yay!!!new shiny thread.!

Geez, have to get technical and ruin my moment of glory! That's okay. I gave myself a cookie! Mmmm...... Yummy!!

But I do agree with you. As I said in the last thread before it closed up,


Okay, maybe we do need a new question. This previous question might take us into sticky waters.

What do you imagine the Marauders did during their monthly nighttime strolls?

If a werewolf is uncontrollable, how do you think the other Marauders were able to control Lupin in their transformed selves?

That's all I can think of for now. It's so much harder coming up with questions now that DH is out given the outcome of it.

If a werewolf is uncontrollable, how do you think the other Marauders were able to control Lupin in their transformed selves?
Well, I don't think they controlled him. More of just made sure he didn't injure himself too much or anybody else. they probably sort of wrestled him down a bit. Made sure he didn't run away and stuff liek that.

My friends and I have all came to the conclusion that the Marauders would just follow Remus around to make sure he never ventured into town or too closely to the school and would use themselves (at least Sirius and James) to distract Remus whenever he did wonder to close.


I don't believe they were really ever able to control Remus in wolf mode... all they were able to do is watch after Remus and, as I mentioned a moment ago, distract him from venturing too close to other people.

If a werewolf is uncontrollable, how do you think the other Marauders were able to control Lupin in their transformed selves?
Well, in the third movie (i'm sorry i don't like to refer to the movies but this was how i made my opinion) remember when Lupin turned into the werewolf. Well, in the book it just said Sirius ran off, but in the movie, we see Sirius in dog-form trying to control him in from of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. So, I think that when children and adults were around they had to use force to control him, but when they were all together in their animal forms they could just stroll freely together, like animals do. I think that they might have had to protect wormtail from getting attacked by Lupin. Do you?

Well, onto the next question...

What do you imagine the Marauders did during their monthly nighttime strolls?
Well, I always imagined that they went around Hogsmeade. That's just what I've always thougth. Probably because they knew Hogmeade well enough to incorporate it into the Marauder's Map. I also think they were exploring places where they normally couldn't go. Maybe the Forbidden Forest? Or trying to find more secret passages? Ooh! Ooh! Get this.. ready? Okay, maybe they made one or two or the passages!! That would be too cool!!!

Alright, here's a question before i forget it....

What do you think the marauder's were doing when Filch found their map?

Alright I know this will sound stupid, but the first thought I had after reading this question was 'What if they gave Filch the map?'. I mean if they were all seventh years about to graduate they wouldn't have further use of the map and perhaps let Filch catch them with it purposely... I'm sure they knew their children would one day attend Hogwarts and figured that their children (at least Sirius' and James') would turn out to be just like them in a sense then assumed that said children would come to poses the map for themselves. Sort of a way to continue their pranks after they left Hogwarts...
But on the more serious side of the conversation, I can see Lily (being more like Hermione) finding out about the map and turning them in...

What do you think the marauder's were doing when Filch found their map?
Well, I think it said that they did that somewhere. I am not sure which book, but I remember that. Or maybe it was a fanfic. But taht would make sense. They wanted other troublemakers like Fred and George to find it. So they gave it to filch because they knew that a true prankster would always get the confiscated stuff that filch has.

What do you imagine the Marauders did during their monthly nighttime strolls?
I'm with padfoot here! I'm sure that they ventured around Hogsmeade and the school grounds discovering what they could. Ah, what a time they must have had!

If a werewolf is uncontrollable, how do you think the other Marauders were able to control Lupin in their transformed selves?
Cobra got this one (I am just too slow )! I don't think they needed to control him...or could for that matter. They were just there to keep him in check in case something went wrong.


I bet they went around town, just for a bit of excitement! Well, they did say themselves they had some pretty close calls and if they ventured around in the middle of the night no one would be out so everyone was safe for the most part.

I don't know, I doubt werewolves attack rats...maybe they protected him from getting stepped on!

What do you think the marauder's were doing when Filch found their map?
At first I thought you guys were crazy for thinking they left the map at Hogwarts on purpose, but now I'm thinking it is a definite possibility! I mean, Filch could have taken it from them like Snape did from Harry just because it was them and it looked a little suspicious...but maybe not. When I was first thinking along the lines that they wouldn't leave it at Hogwarts it was because I thought they might want to leave it to their kids, but then I figured it wouldn't be fair. They probably all assumed they would get married and have kids and there would be no way to decide whose kids would get the map...and the map couldn't very well remain in their possession and be forgotten.


It wasn't in the books, but I think it's safe to assume that if in fact they did leave it there then leaving it with Filch would work out nicely. It would take someone worthy of using the map to nick it and figure out what it did. Sheer brillance!


Hehehe, just teasing! You deserve your cookies, what with being our hat keeper and all...though you are clearly not the best salesperson...

You are absolutely right about that! I am the worst salesperson there is. I couldn't sell a glass of ice water to a dieing man in the desert! If I tried doing it for a living, I'd go broke. I'm more of a "behind the scenes" kind of person. Oh well...

What do you think the marauder's were doing when Filch found their map?

I have to agree with the majority on this. At first, I thought the idea was crazy, leaving it for Filch on purpose. But when I really thought about it, the idea is genius. I can't see Filch being able to outsmart them. Unless, of course, Peter was in possession of the map and he is the reason for its confiscation. Anyways, seeing as how they were the biggest troublemakers at the time, they would want it to pass to the next troublemakers of Hogwarts worthy enough of being able to get it. So they could have purposely let themselves get caught with the Map. I'm sure Filch didn't know what it was and couldn't get it to work anyways seeing as how he is a squib. It would be like a right of passage for the upcoming troublemakes to pass in order to gain such a worthy prize. I can see the Marauders thinking that way. Good call Finn Chow.

lol! Sorry, i just thought that that should be recognized. Go ahead and take a cookie from littlered ~ just teasing

Anyway. When I first heard you all thought that they gave Filch the map, i thought it was totally far-fetched. But then I thought about it and it made more and more sense! But i think that they did it a mischievious way. I don't think they just wanted him to see them using it. I think that they probably set up this whole crazy awesome scheme, just as a good bye! Like 'Doing a Weasley'!!

~Kate

What do you think the marauder's were doing when Filch found their map?

Two thories...

Well, at first, it was kind of odd to think that they'd simply hand over thier precious map, but it makes sense they left it as a tool for the next worthy pranksters to enter Hogwarts. I agree with padfoot here. Filch must have been on their case for years, and wondering how they managed to know about so many secret passages and how they could pinpoint where everyone was. After an elaborate stunt as a graduation present to Filch, they 'dropped' it somewhere they knew he would find and take it. And he did - and it sat confiscated on Filch's desk for years, until the Weasly twins, rightful heirs to the map, found it.

Or...in the midst of a late-night wandering episode, they split up and gave the map to Peter, who was caught by Filch and had it confiscated. To give Peter some credit, he managed to 'hide' the fact that it was a map from Flich and they were let off the hook. The map stayed with Flich, who tried to figure out its value, but because he's a Squib, failed.

I want a cookie! *takes the bag* Hey, who ate them all!?!


Hear, hear (which apparently stands for hear all ye good people, hear what this brillant and eloquent speaker has to say )!!!

I like your second theory better, only because if they left it somewhere he wouldn't know what it was or how to use it so he probably would have shrugged it off as a blank bit of parchment (sp?) and threw it away. Now, if he caught one of the Marauders with it...say Peter...then he would have decided that it was worth taking seeing as most students don't walk around with blank pieces of paper in their hands (like Snape with Harry). I doubt they wanted Filch to find out what it really was, so they had to be doing something suspicious with it, otherwise it wouldn't get confiscated. I'm sure they had a plan!

*brushes crumbs off of mouth and splutters through a mouth full of "food"* Why are you looking at me? I didn't eat them...all.

Anyways, I'm not to sure about the "dropping it somewhere" idea either. Filch probably would have just thrown it away thinking it was trash. I like the "Doing a Weasley" idea! However, I can definitely see Peter being caught with it and having it confiscated because he wasn't the brightest of the bunch. However, I wonder if the other three would really have let him have it on his own? Hmmm....must ponder. I know they were all friends but you have to admit that he wasn't up to their level.

Okay, I have another question. If Hermione was the brains, Harry the leader, and Ron the glue that binded them together, what were the roles of each Marauder in their group?

Im sure they gave him the benefit of the doubt and learned the hard way that he shouldn't be left alone with the map...like I had to learn about leaving you alone with that bag of cookies...

Okay, I have another question. If Hermione was the brains, Harry the leader, and Ron the glue that binded them together, what were the roles of each Marauder in their group?
Hmmm...I think James would be the leader, Sirius the rebel, Remus the word of reason, and Peter the follower! How's that?

I just have a few questions that I'm going to ask whether you want to answer them or not! So now, as we know, James and Sirius first seemed to hate Snape when he told them that he wanted to be in Slytherin. I assumed by the way they were talking to eachother (James and Sirius) that they already new one another. Do you think they new Remus and Peter at the time considering the fact that they weren't there? How do you think they all came to meet? Had Snape not expressed his feelings about Slytherin, would things have been different given that he still did like Lily, whom James also liked? Might Snape and Lily have ended up together if Snape had been sorted into another house? Hehe, more of the "what if" game!

Anyways, those were just a few things on my mind. Answer them if you want, and of course keep answering LittleRed's question too! Peace out!

Okay, I have another question. If Hermione was the brains, Harry the leader, and Ron the glue that binded them together, what were the roles of each Marauder in their group?

Remus had to be the brains, the one who kept the others in check but still went along with their crazy antics because he was their friend. James was obviously the leader, nuff said. Sirius had to be the "glue that binded them together". I feel like he could have also been the comic relief of the group, like we find with Ron. I hate comparing anyone to Peter, but seeing as how this is Peter in school we are talking about, I'll say Neville. Neville is obviously far more better than Peter in the end, but we know he was the one with the most problems with magic during his early days. He just didn't seem very good at it. James and Sirius had to help Peter immensely when they were trying to become Animagi, so my guess is they would of had to help him with homework and the such. We find the same thing happening at the DA meetings: Harry (and others) helping Neville with the spells.

To sum that up: Hermione-Remus, Harry-James, Ron-Sirius, Neville-Peter

Do you think they new Remus and Peter at the time considering the fact that they weren't there? How do you think they all came to meet? Had Snape not expressed his feelings about Slytherin, would things have been different given that he still did like Lily, whom James also liked? Might Snape and Lily have ended up together if Snape had been sorted into another house?

That's a lot of questions, HP_RULES!
1) I kind of doubt they knew Remus and Peter. Maybe they had merely glimpsed them when they were getting on the train or on the train, but I doubt they would have given them much thought.
2) I think they might have all met each other in their first year, but really got to know each other in their second. According to hp-lexicon, it said James and Sirius figured out Remus was a werewolf in their second year and planned to do something about it to support their friend, so my guess was that was what brought them closer.
3) Snape would have gotten into Slytherin anyway, whether he expressed his feelings or not. Hmm...
4) There's a better chance they would have still been friends, maybe even more. Snape wouldn't have hung around with the future Death Eaters that were in Slytherin, so he would have done a lot better in any other House. I think they would definitely be together if he had gotten into Gryffindor.

That was fun!

Hee, hee, hee!! I'm a baaaad girl!

Okay, I have another question. If Hermione was the brains, Harry the leader, and Ron the glue that binded them together, what were the roles of each Marauder in their group?

That is great HP_RULES! I think it would be like that. James is deffinetly the leader, Remus would be the reasonable one/brains and Sirius also could be like the "glue" Peter definetly the follower.
I would agree with that except the Neville-Peter thing. Neville was everything Peter isn't. Not brave or anything. But I guess sort of the same.

P.S. Great question again LittleRed!

I think what they're trying to say is that Neville is basically the same thing to Harry's group and Peter was in the beginning with the Marauders. No I'm not trying to assume that Neville with turn against the trio because he's much better than Peter could ever have hoped to be, all I'm saying is that they play the same basic role for each group.

I guess I never thought about that. He sort of is, trailing them around a bit, not as "in" as they were.

Do you think they new Remus and Peter at the time considering the fact that they weren't there? How do you think they all came to meet?
I think they basically just met in the dormittory since they four were together, you have to sort of get to know each other. But I doubt they knew each other before hand.

Had Snape not expressed his feelings about Slytherin, would things have been different given that he still did like Lily, whom James also liked? Might Snape and Lily have ended up together if Snape had been sorted into another house?
I don't think taht Lily would have gotten together with him, because just because you aren't in a specific house, doesn't mean that you have to be like that, the hat sorts you. The hat doesn't make you. He would still have been a DE.

Thanks, Cobra. It's so much harder coming up with questions now that DH is out. Most of the theorizing is over because we have most of the answers. What makes it even harder is the fact that Oh well. I'm not going to give up, though. Our beloved Marauder's deserve some excellent discussions about them!

I have no new questions at the moment. Maybe tomorrow after I have had a great night sleep.

Hey guys! I'm just going to jump in here...

Do you think they new Remus and Peter at the time considering the fact that they weren't there? How do you think they all came to meet?

I think they all bumped into each other getting off the train or something. And then they realized they were in the same house, so they bonded together...or something (sorry, I say that a lot). It's kind of weird though, Pettigrew getting into Gryffindor. You would think that he was in Slytherin, because he's the most cowardly person I know. Well, read about. And he's not smart or clever, and he most certainly isn't hard working!

If Hermione was the brains, Harry the leader, and Ron the glue that binded them together, what were the roles of each Marauder in their group?

I think James and Sirius would both be the leaders, don't you think? Because James was a rebel too, not just Sirius. Then Lupin would be the Hermoine, except he had to be a little more..mischievous than her to hang out and be best friends with James and Sirius. And of course, Pettigrew was like the admirer, the worshipper, the follower, that sort.