OOP: Sirius, Phineas, Portraits

[m_warren17]

No: HPFGUIDX 68604

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Alon van Dam" 
<alanphoenix1 at h...> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> Here's a new pet theory of mine that could have us see Sirius again 
> in the future. Don't pin me down on this, but it's a possibility, 
> maybe?
> 
> How about if someone drew a magical portrait of him at some point 
> during his life, and his identity is retained in it? We know that 
all 
> magical pictures/photographs have some form of consciousness, but 
it 
> seems that only fine drawings have actual personalities. The 
pictures 
> of the Headmasters is of course the best example, but Sirius' 
mother 
> also retains her old personality. Now, we also know that these 
> pictures can learn things and not just stay with their old 
memories: 


I was wondering about this myself. I'm surprised that the possibility 
of regaining contact with Sirius via a portrait or photograph never 
occured to Harry, especially when he was trying so desperately to 
contact Sirius including seeking out Nearly Headless Nick and 
experimenting with the two-way mirror. It seems that it was the one 
avenue that he didn't consider. Although, it's more than likely that 
if such a portrait did exist, Mrs Black would in all probability have 
had it destroyed when Sirius left home- after all, his name was 
erased from the family tree.