Messrs. Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot and Proms proudly present the Marauders Map … which sold for more than $300,000 at Propstore on Thursday — the most expensive "Harry Potter" item to ever sell at auction.
The prop crushed its $50,000 high estimate after it was recently rediscovered by Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double, David Holmes.
Holmes was paralyzed after an accident on the set of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in 2009 and sold the prop to raise funds to afford mobility equipment and other medical costs to improve his quality of life.
The map was found while Holmes was digging through his memorabilia as he conducted research for his book, “The Boy Who Lived,” which was released the same day as the auction.
According to Propstore, the prop was “tucked in amongst his ‘get well’ cards from his time at the hospital following his injury 15 years ago.”
Propstore also sold multiple other items from the Potter films during the auction, including a wand used by Radcliffe in the first two movies for nearly $120,000 and a Numbus 2000 broom from the production of the first movie for more than $75,000.
Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct.