Wizard Photographs

[fyredriftwood]

No: HPFGUIDX 42354

R. MacDonald replied to me with some of the following =)

I've always had the assumption in my mind that a photograph
> was a photocopy of the subject, in that moment in time, in that 
what ever
> the person was thinking or feeling was taken into the picture with 
them  and
> stayed there as long as the picture was in existence.  When Colin 
took the
> Lockhart/Potter picture, Harry wanted to be as far from the 
situation as
> possible, and Lockhart wanted to ham up the situation, or in the 
case of
> Dumbledore's wizard card, (c. book 1) when Harry read the card the 
second
> time, Dumbledore was gone, he might have had some thoughts in his 
head at
> the time the Picture was taken like, "gotta get ready for the next 
Term at
> Hogsworts, " or " we have to hurry and save Lily and James."   So 
off the
> Picture goes to do whatever.
> 
>   This theory also carries to painted pictures as well, and 
explains why
> they can be more interactive.  A photo takes as long as the 
exposure is set
> up for to come to be, but it could take Hours, days, maybe weeks, 
to paint a
> picture.  The longer the copy takes to reproduce, the more of a 
mental copy
> goes with it.


I see what you're saying. You basically took my shortened 
explaination and elaborated on that. Sweet.

I like your new idea with painted pictures. Never would have thought 
of that one. However, does the painted picture come to life as you're 
painting it, or does it come to life when you're done? It would seem 
harder to paint something that was moving all the time. Imgaine if 
you're paining a person and she has no clothes on yet? Does she run 
around the painting trying to hide from you because she's naked? Or, 
if you're painting two animals attacking each other, do they do it 
while you're still working on them?

I like the fact you've opened up new doors of possibilities. 

Btw.. is your name Ronald MacDonald? Just curious hehehehe.

--Fyre Wood