| Portraits and collectibles [message #302631] |
Di, 18 Juli 2006 03:28 |
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I've brought this up a number of times over the years but nobody has
picked up on it or discussed it afaik.
It's clear that portraits talk... to 'humans' and to each other. They
have a means of moving from place to place. The same is clearly true
of the collectors cards in the chocolate frogs since the first one
Harry opened had Dumbledore there who then left the thing.
It's quite obvious from Dumbledore's comments when removed from the
Wizengamot etc that he didn't care what they did so long as they left
his picture in the frog packets that this was for him a *primary*
means of communication and information gathering.
Maybe that first card on the train to Hogwarts left to tell Dumbledore
that Harry was safely on his way?
I'm not sure what any of this means... but surely it has to mean
*something*. The references have been there from the start. maybe
these things are more important than they appear??
As for the portrait, we are yet to establish how much of the
personalities of their originals they retain. Is it possible that
Harry could interrogate Dumbledore's portrait to gain more insights
into the tasks that lie ahead?? More questions than answers :)
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| Re: Portraits and collectibles [message #302673 ] |
Di, 18 Juli 2006 09:54 |
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:28:24 +1000, Sky Rider <home [at] therange.com>
wrote:
>I've brought this up a number of times over the years but nobody has
>picked up on it or discussed it afaik.
we've discussed these things before.
>It's clear that portraits talk... to 'humans' and to each other. They
>have a means of moving from place to place. The same is clearly true
>of the collectors cards in the chocolate frogs since the first one
>Harry opened had Dumbledore there who then left the thing.
>
>It's quite obvious from Dumbledore's comments when removed from the
>Wizengamot etc that he didn't care what they did so long as they left
>his picture in the frog packets that this was for him a *primary*
>means of communication and information gathering.
>
>Maybe that first card on the train to Hogwarts left to tell Dumbledore
>that Harry was safely on his way?
Maybe, but they make poor communication devices because they're easily
lost. and how would DD's card know to report to him? DD had no way of
knowing Harry would have it (If he was Ron he would, but he's not, so
he can't.)
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| Re: Portraits and collectibles [message #302712 ] |
Mi, 19 Juli 2006 01:40 |
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:28:24 GMT, Sky Rider <home [at] therange.com> wrote the
following in alt.fan.harry-potter:
> It's quite obvious from Dumbledore's comments when removed from the
> Wizengamot etc that he didn't care what they did so long as they left
> his picture in the frog packets that this was for him a *primary*
> means of communication and information gathering.
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I just assumed that it meant that despite Dumbledore getting kicked out of
this that and the other organization that he knew what *really* matters:
sweets.
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"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that certain je-ne-sais-quoi."
Peter Schickele
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