Hermione listed them all aloud thinking she would combine all of them into a master tale to spin to Harry and the others later. Hermione noted as she walked all the portraits were empty along the great staircase which was a little odd. Hermione wondered where they had all gone, perhaps to hide during the battle or maybe to the painting with all the wizarding pubs up on the seventh floor to have a huge get-together and drink to celebrate the battle being over.