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[Paula Gaon]

No: HPFGUIDX 84434

9Nov04
 
 "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" wrote:


 
Paula "Griff! " Gaon wrote:
<< Remember that Phineus is already dead, so wouldn't he have known
if Sirius had died? >>

Catlady replied:
I believe that the painting of Phineas is a separate person from the
real Phineas who is dead. It may have been a complete copy of his
personality when it was created, but the painting and the person
developed on their separate paths since then.

 
Paula again now:
Humm..., thanks for reminding me of this topic.  However I don't agree that a paintings of Phineus, or any of the wizards for that matter, are separate from the real Phineus who is dead.   When Harry dreamed of Arthur Weasley's injury, The potraits on the wall were listening to all the goings-on, and 2 were sent by Dumbledore to investigate.  Now these people are dead, but clearly still have an interest in the world of the living.  Obviously the dead must retain some of their "living personality" or why else would DD have known to choose these 2.  For further proof, when Phineus spoke to Harry at Grimmauld Place, he made a remark how much he disliked teaching--ie still retaining a preference from the time he was alive.  OK, so what's the proof that the Dead in Portraits (now living in the world beyond) are indeed on the same path as their portraits?  I go back to Nearly Headless Nick's conversation with Harry at the end of OP.  He tells Harry that only those who are afraid of death
 remain in tis world as ghosts.  Notice that he doesn't mention portraits (They're obviously not ghosts) but neither does he negate the possiblity of the Dead, in the form of portraits, taking an active part in the world of the living.  To sum it all up, the way I see it:  If the portraits were only of this world, they'd be ghosts and if they were only of the Beyond, they would have no interests, understanding, or willingness to participate in the events of this world.  So, to me, this simply says that the portrait and person in this world or the other are one and the same.
~Paula "Griff"  Gaon
 
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