2006-07-09 01:28:05 · 6 answers · asked by NavyBoat 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Good question! Can't believe I never thought to ask it. It took me a while, but it became a quest and so I found the answer.
During their first year at Hogwarts, Fred and George Weasley snatched the map from Filch’s filing cabinet and discovered how to use it. In an interview, JKR explained how Fred and George figured it out: “Don’t you think it would be quite a Fred and Georgeish thing to say in jest, and then see this thing transform? … And the map flickering into life here and there when they got closer and closer, and finally they hit upon the exact right word combination and it just erupts” (MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron interview, 16 July 2005).
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2006-07-09 01:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe they asked the map. It talked to Snape, insulting him, but it might have been willing to help troublemakers like Fred and George understand how to use it.
2006-07-09 12:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe when they found it in Filch's office it had instructions on how to use the map. I don't think JK ever really fully explained it.
2006-07-09 08:32:17 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be it might have come out in luck
2006-07-11 06:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by george 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their dad told them ?
2006-07-09 08:31:40 · answer #5 · answered by soma_rich 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno. its not been explained in the book. But they are smart Assholes. so its not difficult for them to figure anything out!!!!
2006-07-09 08:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by monty 55 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋