Phineas Nigellus ch. 37

[Josh Warren]

No: HPFGUIDX 109309

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lightwriterandpaws" 
<lightwriterandpaws at y...> wrote:
> In chapter 37 Phineas Nigellus is told
> by DD that Sirius is dead (page 826). He says he doesn't believe it
> and leaves his portrait.  By page 828 it says that he had still not
> returned (to his portrait)...it never mentions him returning.
>  Does anyone have an opinion regarding why he does not return?

1) not that important in the emotional charged setting at the time
2) but, given his concern (probably more for the family line than 
anything else), he might have had a lot of portraits to dart into at 
HQ, portraits to talk to, and maybe even an Order member or 3 to 
question. After all this, he might have simply broken down and sulked 
in a portrait in the room with Buckbeak or something. 

I'm sure we'll see more Phineas later on, and since dealing with the 
death of Sirius will be an issue for at least a little while, it's 
quite possible that his reations then and now will come up.

Josh