OOP: Sirius (Was: Another Question?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 61988

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Diana" <dianasdolls at y...> 
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>   But the portraits of people are not really *alive*.  They are not 
> actually those people come back to live inside of a painting.  Like 
> photographs in the wizarding world, paintings (done with magic 
paint 
> perhaps?) can move and talk and, obviously, retain the personality 
> of who they are meant to be, whether once a real person or provided 
> by the artist painted the painting in case the subject is from the 
> artist's imagination.  
>   The images of Sirius from the Daily Prophet and maybe even from 
> paintings inside his home will continue to be there, but they will 
> only reflect the Sirius as captured at that moment in time.  It may 
> be possible for Harry to converse with the image of Sirius in the 
> future, but it won't really be Sirius, just an imprint of what he 
> was when alive.  The images in a photograph, I noticed, don't 
really 
> extend themselves beyond re-enacting the feelings present in the 
> subjects being photographed at that moment.  For example, in the 
> picture of Lockhart and Harry that Colin Creevy took, Harry is 
> hiding out of sight while Lockhart tries to tug him back into the 
> picture because Harry DIDN'T want his picture taken at the time is 
> was snapped.  The only other reactions the subjects in photos seem 
> to have outside of the feelings present in the person when the 
photo 
> was taken, is when something physically happens to the picture, 
such 
> as tea being dripped on like with Percy's picture of Penelope, or 
> Sirius' relatives screaming when the glass over their pictures was 
> smashed.   
>   That being said, I get the strong impression that the pictures of 
> the headmasters in Dumbledore's office are not your usual wizard 
> paintings.  I feel that those paintings are very special and are 
> there to offer the great wisdom and advice of all the previous 
> headmasters to whoever currently holds the position.  After all, it 
> is stated that the pictures are sworn to support the headmaster.  
> Likewise with the Fat Lady that guards Gryffindor tower.  She holds 
> an important job is most likely specially enchanted with certain 
> personality enhancements.  
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I'm just wondering whether portraits and photos do keep up with the 
person.  When Harry saw a picture of the entire Weasley clan (must 
have been taken a while ago, Percy's image had left the photo - 
reflecting the family feud at that moment.

Nina