pictures of the founders

[justcarol67]

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Potioncat wrote:
<snip> But DD made the comment that 
> > he hoped they wouldn't take him off the cards (I forget the actual 
> > quote.) which makes me think he can "use" his own picture in some way.

JoAnna responded:
> 
> Call me crazy, but I'm firmly convinced that JKR inserted that
comment for pure comedy value.  It certainly gave me a laugh -
Dumbledore's been demoted from positions of great power and influence
in the wizarding world, but he's only concerned about losing his place
on the Chocolate Frog cards, something that would be the least of,
say, Cornelius Fudge's worries.  It just shows what a odd yet
endearing person Dumbledore is.
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Carol:
I agree with JoAnna. It's a bit of comedy on the same level as his
"few words" at the beginning-of-the-year banquest in Harry's first
year (which, IIRC, is our first hint of his taste for puns). But the
Chocolate Frog cards show just a touch of very human vanity in
Dumbledore (who also, we find, occasionally needs a chamber pot and is
miserably inept in his choice of Bertie Botts' beans). I think all
these instances bring him down to our level a little bit. He's not a
clone of Gandalf--or any other character we've ever seen.

Carol