ootp question

[opal1159]

No: HPFGUIDX 63384

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "wgouine" <wgouine1 at m...> wrote:
> I am intrigued by the idea of Dumbledore room hopping around 
Hogwarts via 
> the trading cards.  I too wonder why Harry hasn't yet comissioned a 
portrait of 
> his folks, but even more so I wonder; What is with the blank canvas 
portrait in 
> he & Ron's room at  12 Grimmauld?
> 
> "Wgouine"


The blank canvas was likely the former home of Phineas Nigellus' 
portrait.  Except he isn't normally in it because he's normally in 
his portrait in Dumbledore's office?  Remember Harry -did- hear 
Phienas' voice from the blank canvas when he was in the room.

I'm not sure what the rules for people in portraits are - like if 
they're in one portrait, can they simultaneously be in another 
portrait of themselves?

Dumbledore said that "Sirius knows not to take down that portrait [of 
Phineas]" or something when he was telling Phineas to go to it.  I 
don't know how Sirius feels about Phineas, but perhaps he did some 
kind of charm to make the canvas blank but still allow Phineas to go 
to it (to relay messages from Dumbledore).


Opal