Medieval Armor in Hogwarts

[yolandacarroll]

No: HPFGUIDX 84716

Carol wrote:
>But it seems like a strange possession for
> Godric Gryffindor unless he occasionally passed as a muggle and 
fought
> in their wars.

I always assumed that the sword was enchanted.  Didn't Dumbledore 
say "only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat".  
Seeing as it belonged to a wizard and only a "true Gryffindor" can 
pull it out of a talking hat *grin*, I assumed it was magic.  
Now however I see that that was an assumption.

Also, if wizards carried muggle weapons to pass as muggles, I can't 
see them resisting the urge to enchant them.  Remember, this was way 
before the MoM let alone the "Misuse of Muggle artifacts" office.

> The suits of armor also seem odd now that you mention it <snip>
> But what about the portrait of Sir Cadogan? Surely he
> was a wizard--if not, what is his portrait doing in Hogwarts? Or 
maybe
> the paintings, which include one of a group of monks, are enchanted
> muggle artifacts? Monkhood and wizardry don't seem to go together. 

I simply thought the castle simply had a variety of pictures.
We do not know that all of the pictures have to be of witches and 
wizards.  
The monks and the suits of armor are medieval.  Didn't wizards 
withdraw from muggles about that time?  
Before the wizards withrew and created the WW, muggles and wizards 
intermingled more.  I wouldn't be surprised that depictions of 
muggles were kept in wizard homes.  It would have been a matter of 
taste not muggle-wizard politics.

Sir Cardogan could have been both a wizard and a knight.  There is no 
reason that he couldn't learn to both cast spells and joust.
In fact, before wizards separated from muggles they would have simply 
been a part of their society.

Also, perhaps Wizards do have (or had) their own monks.  JKR hasn't 
mentioned any WW religion, but canon isn't complete yet.

> same could apply to the suits of armor: neither wizard armor nor
> battle trophies, just medieval relics under some sort of animating
> charm. But that can't be the case for Gryffindor's sword, which 
seems
> to be a real weapon. So I'm right back where I started. Unconfuse 
me,
> somebody.
> 
> Carol

Yes.  The armor could be animated medieval relics.  As far as 
Gryffindor's sword, I addressed that eariler in this post.
I hope this helps unconfuse you, but knowing me I probably confused 
you more.

Yolanda