"Empty" pictures?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 95241

> Owlery2003 wrote:
> 
> We honestly don't "know" about the portraits' abilities, but I think
the magic goes deeper that that, and that in fact, the "real person"
is being imaged in much the same way as the ghosts "reflect" the
thoughts and ideas of the living wizards who well remember thier
former selves. Of course the portraits are bound by a different
dimension/rules than living beings, and of course, "can't" be human in
the sense of walking around and going to feasts, but they give every
sense of knowing, thinking, and otherwise "being" who they are.
Strange as it seems, this is a form of wizard afterlife, and these
characters have demonstrated the ability to move between different
portraits (their own and others), to share/discuss current topics, and
to act as spies. This is a double-edged sword, and we've really only
seen the "good" edge so far. Wonder what portraits are in the Malfoy
mansion?!

Carol:
Regarding portraits in the Malfoy mansion, why not another portrait of
Phineas Nigellus since he's Narcissa's great-great-great-grandfather
(or whatever) as wel as Sirius's. The only problem I have there is
that he would have known all about Lucius Malfoy's plot to give Tom
Riddle's diary to an innocent student and release the monster from the
Chamber of Secrets. So I guess that idea is out. . . .

Carol