[HPforGrownups] Paintings can talk, but not photos?

[Steven Spencer]

No: HPFGUIDX 110672


> Redlena wrote:
> There are various examples of people talking with the subjects
> of paintings... the fat lady in the Gryffindor tower entrance
> painting, the knight (Sir Cadogan, wasn't his name?) who was
> the replacement for the fat lady when her portrait had been torn,
> and of course, all of the former Hogwarts headmasters in their
> portraits in Dumbledore's office.  But there are no mentions, that
> I can recall, of anyone ever talking to the subject of a photograph.
> And I'm sure Harry would have talked to his parents' photos if he
> could.
>

Terpnurse:
I've wondered about that myself, but there *is* one instance that I can 
recall off the top of my head of a photograph making noice at least. 
That was when Sirius and company were cleaning 12 GP. Sirius threw an 
old photo (which was later rescued by Kreacher) and the glass 
shattered, causing the photo's subject to make high-pitched screams. I 
might be off with the details, but I do remember the photo screaming. 
It struck me as being 'off' to my concept of paintings vs. photographs.