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Oh and Rowling also answered some good questions about the book in this interview:

http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/default.asp?sec=3

Click on wechat with J.K. Rowling.

Your question about the portraits...I remember reading about that somewhere, I think an interview with Rowling.
From what I recall, the portraits of the headmasters are different from other ones because they leave a bit of themselves with the school so they can continue to pass on advice to Hogwarts.
So like James and Lily wouldn't have been able to do this.
Harry couldn't go to the school and get advice from Dumbledore because Hogwarts was a very dangerous place and remember at that time he didn't know Snape was good yet.

I'm gonna go search for the information about the portraits and maybe I can better explain how they work!
:)
Hope this helps atleast somewhat for now. I'm tried and I'm not sure if it completely makes sense =/

I totally agree. I hate that Fred died, it's so sad, especially for George.

The book was soo amazing though. Gahhh.

I liked the part where Snape sends the Patronus and Ron saves Harry when he's getting the sword, and when Harry is at King's Cross with Dumbledore, and when he uses the resurection stone to see James, Lily, Sirius and Lupin and they help him face his death, and oh what the heck I just loved the whole book. I don't know if I could possibly pick a favorite part.
It was funny at the right moments, sad and touching, thrilling, etc etc.

All around spectacular.
;D

I thought it was really touching, but I don't think I cried.

Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince though, DEFINITELY cried.