wizard pics

[Jacqui]

No: HPFGUIDX 101586

> I understood that painted portraits with the right spells applied 
> took on a life of their own and that simple photographs with spells 
> applied were different. Can you imagine a shoebox full of photos 
> yelling at you from under the bed? Or five different photographs 
> yelling "don't look at him, look at me!" from a page in the photo 
> album? I think its best to keep them quiet and just have the 
> occasional spellwork done to animate a portait. Whats the latin for 
> animate? Maybe a swirl and a jab of the wand with an Imago Animatus!
> 
> 
> And I dont believe any painting will be "alive" just by being 
> painted. I.E. Dobby's picture of Harry without the proper charm, is 
> just a painting. I'm sure it would have spoken up at Christmas... 
or 
> more likely, flattened his hair over his scar as everyone was 
> staring at him.
> 
> Jason

Ok I can take that explination, but what about this:
In order for the portrait to be "charmed" with an animation spell, 
does the person the picture is of need to be alive?  If not, could 
Harry have a picture of his parents painted and still have the same 
effect?
I am leaning towards the first.
Jacqui