Wizard Photographs.. more thoughts on this =)

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 42400

Fyre Wood wrote:
> Wait a second?! I thought that cameras, bugging devices, and all 
> those electric things wouldn't work on the Hogwarts' Campus, as 
> mentioned in the GoF by Hermione when she explains bugging to Harry 
> and Ron.
> 
> Plot hole? a Flint? Or does Creepy Colin Creevy use one that doesn't 
> run on that sort of thing and is disposable? Or perhaps is the camera 
> a Polariod?
> 
> --Fyre Wood

No plot hole, and makes absolute sense, as long as Creevy is not using 
flash for his photos. We are told that electricity and magic don't mix, 
and thus that no electrial gadgets will work in Hogwarts. A camara does 
not need to be powered by electricity, just needs mechanical parts. 
There is no reson for it not to work.

On a sideline, I don't think a polaroid would work: they do, indeed, 
need batteries, so watever they need them for wouldn't work. However, 
if you managed the polaroid to work, you'd have to have the magical 
developing potion right at hand, since the photo is almost developed by 
the time it comes out.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf