wizard pics

[Jason]

No: HPFGUIDX 101588

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jacqui" <jasonjacqui at y...> 
wrote:
> > 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


Maybe the paint they're painted with has to be mixed with a potion 
containing bits of the person or animals to be anipainted. Sort of 
like polyjuice. Rather than an oil base or water base, its a saliva 
or blood based potion paint?

Jason