5/21/2023 0 Comments Faceless portrait painting![]() Later still, when questioned about whether he knew anything about a painting that was linked to any of the Cursed Vaults, Merlin's portrait recalled " a portrait of an underground chamber choked with shadow", and explained that in the case of the vaults, "one curse begets the next". He also expressed the opinion that if a member of Slytherin House had been running the school, their current predicament would never have happened. Merlin's portrait and the Cursed Vaultsĭuring the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts, Merlin's portrait discussed the Cursed Vaults with his neighbouring portrait, Sir Cadogan, and the Gryffindor House ghost, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, whom he confided that the portrait curse were nothing more than a "trap guarding the mouth of an all-consuming beast", and that a faceless interloper had been tampering with the portraits. On 31 July 1998, the Daily Prophet published a letter by a reader suggesting a " Merlin Remembrance Day" be established. Harry Potter found a copy of this card in one of the Chocolate Frogs he bought on the Hogwarts Express on 1 September, 1991. Merlin was immortalised on a Chocolate Frog Card. In 1988, Merlin's portrait offered the residents of Hogwarts Castle advice on the Cursed Vaults while they were trying to free Beatrice Haywood from a painting, explaining that in order to understand the nature of curses placed upon each of them, they first needed to know what the vaults had been built to hold warning that this curse was their punishment for abandoning ancient magic and to the vaults, the people in Hogwarts were the curse. The other one was found in the Sphinx Clubhouse. One was located on one of the walls by the Grand Staircase, next to the the portrait of the old friend of his real-life counterpart and fellow courtier of King Arthur, Sir Cadogan. Merlin had at least two portraits at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Some of the more prejudiced Slytherins in later history also tended to ignore the fact that the esteemed Merlin was in fact a champion of Muggle rights and disdained pure-blood supremacism. ![]() However, this fact is one that the other houses do not like to recognise. Slytherin students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry took special pride in Merlin - "the most famous wizard in history" - having been Sorted into their House. In commemoration of arguably the most famous wizard of all time, a stain glass window featuring Merlin's name was eventually fitted into the wall of the school's History of Magic Classroom, and the Wizengamot, the judicial body of the Wizards' Council, began awarding a handsome golden medal to witches and wizards that distinguished themselves through their service to the wizarding community, and his name even became part of everyday wizarding vernacular: The popular exclamation, " Merlin's beard!", and the more unusual " Merlin's pants!" were examples of such. To this end, he founded the Order of Merlin, an organisation which promoted Muggle rights, creating rules against using magic on them. Merlin further believed that wizardkind should help Muggles and live peacefully with them. Merlin was also an expert user of charms, to the point of earning the epithet "Prince of Enchanters", and was vehemently opposed to Dark Arts, becoming an enemy of Arthur's half-sister, Morgan le Fay (otherwise known as Morgana), a Dark witch. It is also widely believed by the wizarding community that he was friends with Sir Cadogan, which helped him secure a position on the Knights of the Round Table. Later lifeĪt some point in his lifetime, Merlin became a part of the Court of King Arthur, assisting him during his reign. Later on in his life, a portrait was painted by him, which he educated to speak and act like himself, and taught about the vaults so that once hung at Hogwarts, it could advise future residents about them, although its warnings were too cryptic to be of much help to find the vaults and breaking the curses. " This is what happens when you abandon the ways of ancient magic." - Merlin's portrait regarding the portrait curse Īt some point in his life, Merlin studied the five secret rooms at Hogwarts that would one day come to be known as the fabled Cursed Vaults and obtained an understanding of not only the purpose for their existence, but also the ancient magic surrounding them.
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