moving pictures ... paintings vs. photos

[joym999 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19904

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Barbara Purdom <blpurdom at y...> wrote:
> > Actually,  Harry's photo, when he was roped into a
> > photo op with Gilderoy, did everything it could to 
> > not be standing in the photo.  Harry looked at the 
> > photo sometime later and saw he was turned around 
> > and squeezed into one corner trying not to be seen,
> > and he commended his photographic image for doing
> so.
> > 
> > Indigo
> > [who'd prefer a lifesize moving Sirius photo...yum!]
> > 
> The wizarding photographic process seems to capture
> something of the emotions of the moment, as well as a
> person's physical appearance.  Thus, people at a
> wedding or other happy occasion wave, Harry tries to
> get away from Lockhart, and Lockhart, ever in love
> with himself, takes care of his daily beauty regiment
> (the hairnets).

This is a good point.  Magical photos also seem to be like video 
clips -- a definite series of actions one can watch over and over 
again.

Another difference between magic photos and paintings is that the 
characters in the paintings are able to talk, whereas the characters 
in photos do not.

--Joywitch