Marauder's Map of Men

Warning: This blog post contains references to Harry Potter.

I was recently out in town one Saturday with my gorgeous, also-single friend, when as one guy so eloquently whispered into my ear, we were being "served on".

Well, more specifically, my friend was being served on.  I was fending them off with a bat.   Okay, Okay ... I was cleaning up the slopping seconds: trying to befriend the tag-along friend as their mate was googly-eyed at my friend.  It was seriously unreal.  At one point her ex was floating around. An ex-fling's brother. A friend. Just while my head was spinning...  then ANOTHER guy came into the bar. He stopped in his tracks, jaw-dropped, hand on heart, declaring his love for my friend. No kidding. No less than four potentials hanging around like moths to an oestrogen-scented flame. It's no surprise though, my friend is friggin gorgeous.

This got me thinking. It's like a game of survival out there. Us girls need a little help....  Haarryy!!

The Marauder's Map was given to Harry Potter in The Prisoner of Azkaban when Fred and George found it in Filch's office while in detention. They then presented it to Harry so he could sneak out of Hogwart's. 

The map works like this. When the reader taps the blank piece of parchment with their wand (hee hee), whilst simultaneously saying "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good", it allows them to track anyone approaching. The small dots reveal the names of people in the corridors of Hogwarts. Once you have finished, you tap it again and say, "Mischief managed", thus making the markings disappear to become a blank piece of parchment once more.

Perfect. Can we adapt and market this?  Instead,  let's call it  'A Marauder's Map of Men for Single Girls' .  

How good would that be?   A constant map of fast-approaching men.  But instead of flashing names above each 'man dot', the map should be colour-coded. Like a Pac Man maze. Yellow for friend. Blue for potential. Pink for gay. And red for Warning! Escape now, danger approaching. Get the f *k out...  Brilliant.

So what do you think?  I might give Facebook a call, and tell them not bother with their "Check ins".

I've got it sorted.

"Mischief Managed ".

Budgie xo