Talking Portraits

[pwrmom2]

No: HPFGUIDX 172642

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "need_to_sleep_now"
<need_to_sleep_now at ...> wrote:
>
> But what confuses me is does that mean Dumbledore is not really
> dead? If it's possible to have a conversation with him then, as
> long as the portrait exists, he could still be headmaster really,
> couldn't he? It doesn't make sense to me!


PWRMOM2:

I don't know the lore of why the headmasters' pictures can talk or
why the pictures at Hogworts in general at least react to things
going on (unlike normal pictures like HP's parents) but just accept
it as fact that the Headmasters' portraits at least do talk and have
a way to interact within other portraits of their frames.  Notice
Sirus' forbearer whose picture was taken along on the Horcrux
hunt.  Hermione put the blindfold on it so they could talk to him
without worrying about him telling Snape what was going on.  Also
remember in HP5 when DD sent one of the potraits to another of his
portraits to make sure someone found Ron's dad when he was attacked
by the snake at the MOM.  My guess is there is some special mojo on
certain pictures or picture frames when one becomes a headmaster,
because I also don't think that all of DD's pictures were able to
interact, just certain ones.  Guess this means that Snapes picture
must have been there to listen in on Harry's converstation with the
portrait as well.

Actually, even Sirus's mother's picture has some reaction to all
of the filthy mudbloods and blood traitors in her house.  Maybe you
pay extra for the interactive photo deveoping?  (j/k)