Portraits & Sirius

[SnapesSlytherin at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 76406

In a message dated 8/10/2003 1:01:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Pottymouth65 at aol.com writes:

> Furthermore, if so, say a portrait was made of someone 
> when they were a child, would the essence of the child speak to the living 
> instead of the adult as we know them from the books?  I'd like to hear 
> other's 
> thoughts on this.  If this has been posted previously, please forgive me.  

I think that it would be the child speaking.  The portrait can only know what 
was known at the time of painting, unless they have been communicating with 
the actual person.  So, PortraitofYoung!Sirius wouldn't know the same things 
that Real!Sirius knew.  He would only know what happened to Real!Sirius unless 
Real!Sirius told him.  Even if the PortraitofYoung!Sirius knew everything that 
happened to Real!Sirius, the child would not have the same thought pattern, 
ideas, and beliefs.  People change so much in their lifetimes.  I don't think 
anything like the way I did when I was young (well...*younger* I guess is the 
correct word...).

As for their being a portrait of Sirius for Harry to converse with - I hope 
not.  Death is final, even in the Potterverse.  IMHO Sirius didn't have enough 
time in his free life to plan to have a painting done.  In the Black family, 
only Mrs. Black apparently has a portrait.  I just don't think Sirius had the 
time - or the foresight - to have one done.

~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~
--Wow...did anyone else know that tubas were heavy?  Why didn't I stick with 
the damn flute...


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