Marauder's Map Guide to Hogwarts (Harry Potter) Hardcover – Illustrated, June 26, 2018

I am a Harry Potter fan and I like to buy and collect . This is cute.

I purchased this as a gift for my nine-year old great-nephew. He absolutely loves it - lots of hidden activities, fun things to do!! He is truly engrossed with it. Be aware that if the child has not read all books in the series, there are spoilers present.

Hidden footprints can be found with magic wand

I mean a wand and secret map, let the magic begin!

Having already purchased the Marauder's Map several months ago here on Amazon, when I saw this guide book, I had to have it, of course! The book sells for $13.50. When I saw a used edition selling for $6.79 with free shipping, (I am a bargain hunter and often purchase used items here on Amazon), I selected to go with the used edition! I am 72 years old Ravenclaw and purchased this book for myself to add to my Potter library collection. The book arrived today and the book itself is in perfect condition. Perusing through it, I can see that I am going to have fun reading it with my copy of the Marauders Map open in front of me! What is missing in this 'used edition' is the ultraviolet wand with an invisible ink pen in it. Apparently the previous owner decided to keep the wand/pen when returning the book. I actually don't care about the wand; I have a few wands already. One is a lighted one of course. I made this purchase for the book and its contents. I am happy with what I got. Other folks may not be if they were hoping to get the pen as well! I also have an ultraviolet light (both bandwidths) of which I also purchased here on Amazon last summer. I intend to pass it over the books’ pages to see if there is anything hidden on them in UV ink that I would otherwise miss without the UV wand.I suggest to any Potter fan that they will of course have to get this guide book if they already have the Marauder’s Map!P.S… In order to complete this review, I decided to check the pages with my Amazon purchased UV light. Unfortunately, there are 4 fold out maps in the book that have hidden UV footprints and images on them. There are also several pages along the way that also have a few hidden UV marks and images. So in order for a reader to completely enjoy this book, the UV light is a must! Since I have a light already that works on this book, I didn’t need the wand. Others would need it however! To read the hidden content, one will need a UVA 365nm longwave UV light, if missing the included wand.…I am still waiting for my letter! :-)

This is a great book with tons of fun info and the hidden writing makes it quite unique. As others have noted, it just has sections of the map and there isn't a whole map here. It does give info about all the books/movies so if your child hasn't gotten to later books, there are spoilers here. It's not really a problem and I'm not critiquing the item for that fact, but I was a little bummed to see references to Dumbledore's death. It makes total sense that this book speaks to any relevant events while it's describing parts of Hogwarts. It just hadn't occurred to me that he'd learn about later plot turns from reading this so you should just keep that in mind if considering it.

This book is awesome. My son and I (and the rest of the fam) love Harry Potter. For his 7th birthday, I chose this as one of his gifts. It is probably the closest thing you can make to the movie's Marauder Map. It has several pages with fun facts and quotes and stories, with little hidden activities to use the special wand with. The maps within the book are spot on to the movies as well. You will find footsteps walking within the coridors of Hogwarts, to reveal what characters are up walking around. You can check out how to make potions, see what is out and about on the grounds of Hogwarts, and collect clues throughout the map. Very entertaining and fun for a great price!

Perfect gift