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== Analysis ==
Hermione reappears after being absent for the better part of two chapters, and readers can see how deeply affected she is by the rift with Ron and Harry. HerHagrid feelingsrelays areher relayedfeelings to them through Hagrid, whoand attempts to patch things up; his efforts seem to produce some small change. However, immediately after Harry and Ron visit Hagrid, Ron savages Hermione after shesuggesting dares to suggest that itHarry would be irresponsible of Harry to visit Hogsmeade, and might get him intobe troublepunished.
Ron's belief that Black is unable to get into Hogwarts through Honeyduke's is likely incorrect. Harry and Ron, aware that Black must have evaded the Dementors earlier to escape [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Azkaban|Azkaban]], and then at least twice more to enter Hogwarts, have apparentlyimmaturely lulled themselves intoadopted a false sense of security, believing only they (and Hermione and the Twins) know about the tunnel's existence. They are obviously more concerned with keeping the tunnel secret, solely so Harry can continue to sneaksneaking into Hogsmeade, than protecting him from Black.
Lupin's reaction to seeing the Marauder's Map is telling, and it clearly indicates that he immediately knew whatrecognized it is. He confirms this when he scoldsscolding Harry. Although Lupin told Snape it was only a joke shop item, he not only knows it is a map and how to use it, but that it can lead Sirius Black to Harry. Lupin also saysclaims he knew the creators, though he givesoffers no additional information about this. While Lupin protects Harry from Snape, knowing that Snape would unfairly punish Harry, he is equally angry thatby Harry's irresponsible behavior couldirresponsibly putputting his own life at risk. Covering for Harry's actions also places Lupin in an awkward position. As a teacher, he must enforce school rules, but he also wants to make sureensure Harry is treated fairly. He does not completely resolve this, but by retaining the map, and by scolding Harry as he does after they leave Snape's office, he attempts to prevent future occurrencesrule breaking of this sort of rule breaking.
Lupin's words, coming from someone Harry respects and who clearly likes Harry, deeply affect Harry, probably more than anyone else's could, save [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore's]] and possibly Hagrid. And while Harry realizes his actions were foolish, they are certainly typical for a 13-year-old boy craving a little adventure and wanting to have fun with his friends. Whether Harry is willing to change his behavior remains to be seenunseen, but we can guess that Harry will find it much more difficult to get to Hogsmeade with the map in Lupin's hands. We can also guess that, though thwarted in this particular instance, Snape will continue to monitormonitoring Harry tofor seeany iffuture Harry attemptsattempt to leave the school again.
While Harry could possibly have avoided being caught by Snape by judiciously using the Map and the Cloak when exiting the secret passage, he was panicked and in a rush to get back to his dormitory before Draco could report his appearance in Hogsmeade. Given what we have previously seen, this is a consistent reaction for Harry; at this age, he is still motivated by his immediate emotions, reacting linearly, rather than logically.
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