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

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 154136

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kemper <iam.kemper at ...> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if anyone knows, but I'm a DD lives fan.  Putting that
> aside, I don't think the portraits of the past Headmasters denote a
> Headmaster who is dead.  IIRC, they are always referred to as 'past'
> or 'former' Headmasters.  To me, this suggests that a Headmaster could
> retire and still have a portrait.
> 

Tonks:
Pouring a cup of tea for Kemper. I hate to break this to you. Here is 
some Kleenex too. But it says on page 626 of the U.S. Scholastic 
version:

"And a new portrait had joined the ranks of the dead headmasters and 
headmistresses of Hogwarts: Dumbledore was slumbering in a golden frame 
over the desk, his half-moon spectacles pearched upon his crooked nose, 
looking peaceful and untroubled."

Tonks_op