Paintings vs. Photos

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 76795


> mtwelovett asked:
> > There certainly seems to be a difference in photos and paintings

--- "o_caipora" wrote:
> I think that Dumbledore's comment on not being taken off Chocolate 
> Frog cards is merely Rowling's reuse of a bon mot, one with which 
> she is certainly familiar, and which pithily expresses the value 
> placed on honors by a man who is above pretension. 
> 
> In computer terms, I'd say that a wizard photo is something a 
> little more sophistcated than an animated GIF in that it responds 
> in a limited way to limited stimuli, while a portrait is like an AI 
> program, but far beyond anything now existing. As to the nature 
> of "portrait space", it confuses me but I assume it's been 
> explained here before. >>>


Paintings join in conversattions - Photos act like home videos. 
Harry's parents would do something more than just wave to him 
otherwise.

So can a painting be done post-mortum to have some interaction with 
those wizards/witches? Could Harry commision a painting to be done of 
James, Lily and Sirius? (or has this been asked before?)

Norbert's Mummy / aussie