[HPforGrownups] Wizard Photographs

[yr awen]

No: HPFGUIDX 42336


  GalaxyLei wondered:

  We know from the books that the people in magical photographs move.  
  What is it about the pictures that allow this to happen?  Do they
  capture a bit of the person when they're taken, or a short time span?<<<<<<<<<
  In CoS, which I don't have with me because my sister *stole* it (argh! Siblings!) I believe Colin tells Harry that a friend of his told him that, if he develops his film in a particular solution (read: potion), the resulting photographs will move. I'm assuming, therefore, that the potion works on all sorts of regular Muggle film and doesn't require special 'wizarding' film in order to work.
  The photos seem to take on the personality of their subjects. Lockhart's photos all wink and grin cheekily, for example. When Percy's photo of Penelope gets splashed with tea (PoA, I believe, early on), she hides her face under the frame out of embarrassment because her nose has this huge tea stain on it. Back in CoS, when Harry sees the picture Colin attempts to take of Lockhart and him together, he's relieved that his photograph is refusing to be dragged into view by Lockhart, who eventually gives up :-)


  Also, once a person is in a picture, does that picture of them take on
  sort of a life of it's own--will it change its personality based on
  where the photograph is kept or how it's treated?  What happens if the
  photograph gets cut up, to make a collage or something?  (Do wizards
  just not do that?)  Would it hurt the people in the picture?<<<<<<<<

  Hm... that's a good question! I would have to guess, based on what happens to the Fat Lady's painting in PoA when Sirius shreds it, is that damage wouldn't necessarily 'hurt' a photo -- the Fat Lady doesn't bleed to death or anything, but she does sustain damage to the point that she needs to be restored. As for 'personality changes,' I guess that's probably up to the realm of speculation.

  That means I'm going to see what everyone else says <g>

  HF.




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