Horcruxes, the Prophesy, where Dumbledore goes, and other secrets

[aceworker]

No: HPFGUIDX 154125

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "steven1965aaa" 
<steven1965aaa at ...> wrote:
>
> The portraits of the former headmasters are privy to everything that 
> goes on in Dumbledore's office.  When Dumbledore and Harry spoke 
after 
> seeing Slughorn's memory, one of them even used an ear trumpet to 
make 
> sure he heard everything.
> 
> I remember (I think from OOP, IMR) that the portraits serve the 
> current rightful headmaster of Hogwarts.
> 
> Therefore, wouldn't McGonagle be able to find out where Dumbledore 
> went when he left Hogwarts,about the prophesy, Horcruxes etc., all 
> just by asking the portraits the right questions?
>

Yes, but McGonagall is just the acting headmistress so maybe they 
won't answer her until she is appointed Headmistress or perhaps 
Dumbledore isn't dead and they know that somehow so they won't talk to 
her either. 

I suppose Dumbledore also could have order he portraits not to listen 
and they couldn't. But something is suspicious about that sleeping 
portrait. 

DA Jones