What to do about Sirius's mother

[junediamanti]

No: HPFGUIDX 84328

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "moorequests" 
<moorequests at y...> wrote:
> 
> >   This is an idea, dunno how plausible, since I think it's 
Rowling's 
> intent to keep Sirius's mum alive and up on that wall as a 
reminder 
> of how, oh... obsessive people can be in the W.W. about blood 
purity, 
> even when it comes down to their own sons and daughters. 
> 
>   Still, it would be nice for her to come up with a better way of 
> shutting the portrait up than just curtains. So, Ms. Rowling, may 
I 
> duly suggest, should Dumbledore be unable to detach the Permanent 
> Sticking Charm:
> 
>   Enclosing the potrait in a wooden cupboard with a door, latching 
> the door from the outside, and putting an impeturbable charm upon 
it. 
> If I remember correctly, this would prevent sound from coming in, 
or 
> out. And they'd like to keep her wailing in. Depends on whether 
> Rowling's wishes override those of the characters, I guess. 
>  
>  -M.M. 

It seems to me that the Wizarding World just isn't hands on enough.  
Getting rid of Old Mrs Black?  Very simple.  Take a. one large can 
of paint, take b. one paint roller.  Apply ingredient a. to the 
picture while using tool b.  Presto - bye bye Mrs Black.  Hello very 
chic modern new canvas.  Pretend it's by Rothko.  

I'd personally enjoy the splutters as the paint hit her.

But seriously.  I do wonder if JKR might not just feel that the 
Grimmauld Place scene and atmosphere has been just a tad done to 
death by the next book?  And there are more that enough living 
pureblood obsessives running around the plot without labouring the 
point with a painting.

June