Timeline for Why was Dumbledore's portrait not given a more extensive role in the story?

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Apr 27, 2014 at 16:17	comment	added	Tom Lynd		@AnthonyGrist,Snape may have delivered Dumbledore's portrait to Harry in the same way(or in any other way) he delivered the sword. It would have made things easier....
May 10, 2012 at 21:30	comment	added	Anthony Grist		@adityamenon They asked Phineas Nigellus if he could bring Dumbledore with him from his portrait in the Head's office at Hogwarts to the portrait they'd taken from Grimmauld Place, but were told that wasn't possible, so it's not as if they didn't consider talking to Dumbledore. The key point, though, is that by the time they could risk going to Hogwarts, they already had all of the knowledge they needed about the Horcruxes, so there wasn't any need to talk to Dumbledore's portrait then.
May 10, 2012 at 19:25	comment	added	Blue		Well its not like they can kill Dumbledore even without the enchantments.
May 10, 2012 at 13:45	comment	added	Aditya M P		Thanks, yes that seems most probable. I also forgot quite a few details about the 7th book, like Snape being headmaster! I also think Dumbledore might place some enchantments on the portrait preventing it from knowing/saying too much... he's such a thorough guy!
May 10, 2012 at 13:43	vote	accept	Aditya M P
Apr 11, 2018 at 2:32
May 10, 2012 at 11:41	history	answered	Kogitsune	CC BY-SA 3.0