Wizarding Photos and Paintings

rosich10002 grosich at nyc.rr.com
Sun May 25 03:15:39 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 58603

I was pondering the images in the wizarding world, and I wondered.  Do 
photographs talk?  Or only paintings?  How much of the person's personality 
gets infused in the image?  

We've seen Harry's image physically protesting being in the same image as 
Lockhart.  And we've seen Sirius Black blankly staring and blinking.  
Dumbledore's image merely appears and disappears in his chocolate frog 
wizard card.  Other moving (but not speaking) images have included the 
goblins at Gringotts, the Weasley family on holiday and the flying Ford Anglia 
(all in the Daily Prophet).  Also, there are photos in the book collection Hagrid 
made for Harry of his parents, and I don't recall much about their character.  
But have we seen any other wizarding world photographs?  Any talking 
photos?

A related thought---The portraits have the power to block entryway, move 
about, speak, even gossip with one another.  There's been conjecture on this 
list about their importance in informing Dumbledore, etc.  But what about the 
photographs?  Was Colin Creevey's photography only a plot device to protect 
him from the basilisk?  Or will it play a bigger role in the future? I cant help but 
wonder.

Gina





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