[HPforGrownups] Re: Portrait of Sirius (was: Curious thought about Portraits...)

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In a message dated 4/24/2004 1:30:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Steve" <bboy_mn at yahoo.com> writes:

>bboy_mn:
>It's not likely his parent would have had it commissioned since he and
>his parent we at odd with each other. He has achieved no great
>accompliment that would warrant a painting. He was too young to have
>lived a long and distinquished life. While he did have a bit of an
>ego, it and he did not seem the type to have his own painting created.
>
>More importantly, if there is a portrait, it is going to be of a very
>young Sirius who lacks the maturity and wisdom that Harry is seeking.
>So, in the very very unlikely chance thay Harry stumbles across a
>portrait of Sirius, it is doomed to being a very unsatisfiying experience.

Oryomai:
Actually, I can think of a reason that Sirius would've had a portrated painted.  Anyone see "Scream 3"?  (Shining example of cinema that it is...).  My fav character Randy dies in Scream 2.  In Scream 3, the main characters watch a video made by him.  He was afraid that he would die, so he made a video to help everyone in case he wasn't around to do it himself.  I could see Sirius doing the same thing.  I'm sure that he had a suspicion that he would die sometime (he was on the run from almost everyone in the WW -- and the muggle world to boot).  If he knew things that would've been of help, he might have had a portrait made so that he could help them if he wasn't around.  Even if he didn't have things that he thought were of supreme importance, he might've still wanted to be around to give whatever help he could.

Oryomai
--Should be working on my honors college essay, but here I am!