[HPforGrownups] Photos, new members, Sirius/Lupin. Scar

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 21136

purplefanta at yahoo.com wrote:

> 1) Here is my question... if a magical person (witch, wizard, etc.)
> take a picture of a muggle and a non muggle, will they both move in
> the photo?  Will neither move?  Can a muggle see the people moving in
> the photos?

The motion of the subjects is due to the potion in which the film is
developed. Colin tells Harry that a classmate told him (Colin) that if
he developed the film in the right potion, the pictures would move.
(CoS, but no page, sorry, it's on loan).

So I imagine anything animate would move, muggles and wizards alike
(wonder if animals would?). And sure, I think a muggle can see the
motion. Why wouldn't they?

I dimly remember a post sometime back where we built on the developer
potion, and speculated that the paintings move because the paint
contains a similar potion or ingredient. I bet the developer potion was
developed based on the recipe for the paint, whatcha think?

> 2)  Ok, I have a small bone to pick, and I know that I am going to get
> reamed for saying this.  BUT, as the membership increases, there are
> many who ask questions that have been talked about previously. As a
> new member, I am sure i have done the same.  But IMHO, with all the
> new people, I am sure that there are lots of new ideas on old topics.
> i don't think it is possible to exist as a discussion group
> and not bring up topics time and time again.  When I have a question,
> I want to know what this group thinks now... not what they decided a
> few months ago.  Perhaps, I have no right to make this request, but
> please don't yell "check the archives" everytime us newbies have
> question...  it makes me long for a Cheering Charm...

How about if we think of really, really endearing ways to yell "check
the archives"? On my part, as an oldie, I always remember saying
something Just Perfectly, and I always want to say it just as well
again, and I never feel like I do, and I also rarely have time to go
find the message numbers. I promise I'll try not to refer people to the
archives without message numbers or some idea of what to search on, is
that better?

We were all newbies, I know how you feel, in my first post I declared my
wonderful original thought that Snape might have been in love with Lily.



> 3)  I agree that Sirius made a mistake when he was 16, but I don't
> think he honestly still thinks he was justified in making that
> decision.  When he made the comment at the end of PoA, Snape had just
> nearly given him to the dementors AND caused the loss of Wormtail to
> V.

Snape never saw Wormtail, much less actively caused his escape.
Wormtail's escape, if you must lay blame, is more accurately Lupin's
fault, for failing to take his potion. *ahem* Please refer to message
#15233, "What Snape Knew and When" by yours truly, the anal wonder.

--Amanda


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