Matisse Tulips and Oysters on Black Background

Matisse Tulips and Oysters on Black BackgroundMatisse The WindowMatisse The Painter's FamilyMatisse The Moroccans
Since he had last seen it, the gargoyle guarding the entrance to the headmaster's study had been knocked aside; it stood lopsided, looking a little punch-drunk, and Harry wondered whether it would be able to distinguish passwords anymore.
　　　He had one, brief glimpse of the stone Pensieve on the desk where he had left it, and then an earsplitting noise made him cry out, thinking of curses and returning Death Eaters and the rebirth of Voldemort --- 　　　But it was applause. All around the walls, the headmasters and headmistresses of Hogwarts were giving him a standing ovation; they waved their hats and in some cases their wigs, they reached through their frames
"Can we go up?" he asked the gargoyle.

"Feel free," groaned the statue.

　　　They clambered over him and onto the spiral stone staircase that moved slowly upward like an escalator. Harry pushed open the door at the top.