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loriengalad

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Jun 28, 2002, 5:54:10 PM6/28/02
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Hello all. This is a first time post. I did a quick search and
couldn't find anything recent discussing the animated photos and
paintings of the wizarding world, so I hope that I'm not repeating
anything that has already been discussed a thousand times.

Anyway, here it goes: As I was rereading PoA, it struck me how the
paintings in Hogwarts talk and interact with the witches and wizards
while photographs don't. It made me wonder if portraits were ever
painted of Lily and James, because then Harry would be able to talk
and interact with them. However, do the paintings take on the
characteristics and feelings of their living subjects, or do they
acquire personalities all their own? Was the Fat Lady a portrait of a
living person? Sir Cadogan? Why do only certain paintings talk?
What is the difference in the media?

Perhaps the Fat Lady and Sir Cadogan are specially charmed. I'm
really curious what others think about this.

AKSW

Klaus Opel

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Jun 28, 2002, 6:14:47 PM6/28/02
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Hi loriengalad,

>What is the difference in the media?

may be the artist puts more work and a part of his soul into the
painting when doing it?

Photos and prints are done in seconds while paintings need hours of
concentrated work.

Klaus

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Mogga

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Jun 28, 2002, 7:17:26 PM6/28/02
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On 28 Jun 2002 14:54:10 -0700, asco...@mesastate.edu (loriengalad)
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Didn't Colin say something abotu developing film with the right
magic/chemicals to make them come alive?
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Rain Forests

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Jun 29, 2002, 2:08:44 AM6/29/02
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yes, he did and was so excited...
then you can see Harry on the pic with Lockart that just fly away because he
doesn't want to be there.
You see some interactions between pic and people, but they don't speak

mo hutchkins

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Jun 29, 2002, 1:26:23 PM6/29/02
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Hi L

I don't know the answer to your question, but wanted to thank you for
thinking of that. Those paintings bug me too, but I was unable to
express it. Why aren't they tipping certain characters off about the
goings on around the castle?

AI enjoyed reading this thread.

Mo

Dspearcy

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Jun 29, 2002, 8:24:28 PM6/29/02
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In article <e32f3f28.02062...@posting.google.com>, mow...@aol.com
(mo hutchkins) writes:

>I don't know the answer to your question, but wanted to thank you for
>thinking of that. Those paintings bug me too, but I was unable to
>express it. Why aren't they tipping certain characters off about the
>goings on around the castle?

We don't know if all paintings talk, yet. Just the fat lady and sir codgion (SP
don't have reference for correct spelling). the mermaid in the prefect's
bathroom didn't talk to Cedric, just fanned the tale and waved excitedly.
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Sky Rider

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Jun 30, 2002, 2:04:32 AM6/30/02
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On 30 Jun 2002 00:24:28 GMT, someone let dspe...@aol.comhjkl
(Dspearcy) write:

>In article <e32f3f28.02062...@posting.google.com>, mow...@aol.com
>(mo hutchkins) writes:
>
>>I don't know the answer to your question, but wanted to thank you for
>>thinking of that. Those paintings bug me too, but I was unable to
>>express it. Why aren't they tipping certain characters off about the
>>goings on around the castle?
>
>We don't know if all paintings talk, yet. Just the fat lady and sir codgion (SP
>don't have reference for correct spelling). the mermaid in the prefect's
>bathroom didn't talk to Cedric, just fanned the tale and waved excitedly.

neither did the nurse in the picture in 'sick bay' talk.....

Kevin Karpenske

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Jun 30, 2002, 3:35:25 AM6/30/02
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dspe...@aol.comhjkl (Dspearcy) wrote in
news:20020629202428...@mb-ce.aol.com:

> We don't know if all paintings talk, yet. Just the fat lady and sir
> codgion (SP don't have reference for correct spelling). the mermaid in
> the prefect's bathroom didn't talk to Cedric, just fanned the tale and
> waved excitedly.

The Fat Lady's friend Violet certainly talks...

Sir Cadogan, by the way. :)

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Dspearcy

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Jun 30, 2002, 11:32:40 AM6/30/02
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In article <Xns923D578DB3...@64.152.100.164>, Kevin Karpenske
<s...@my.sig> writes:

>The Fat Lady's friend Violet certainly talks...
>
>Sir Cadogan, by the way. :)

In article <mq7thucn2hib6851b...@4ax.com>, Sky Rider
<OD...@cyberscriber.com> writes:

>neither did the nurse in the picture in 'sick bay' talk.....

in the books, i think some of us are describing the movie and books at the same
time. re: nurse painting

Sky Rider

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Jun 30, 2002, 7:42:23 PM6/30/02
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On 30 Jun 2002 15:32:40 GMT, someone let dspe...@aol.comhjkl
(Dspearcy) write:

>In article <Xns923D578DB3...@64.152.100.164>, Kevin Karpenske
><s...@my.sig> writes:
>
>>The Fat Lady's friend Violet certainly talks...
>>
>>Sir Cadogan, by the way. :)
>
>In article <mq7thucn2hib6851b...@4ax.com>, Sky Rider
><OD...@cyberscriber.com> writes:
>
>>neither did the nurse in the picture in 'sick bay' talk.....
>
>in the books, i think some of us are describing the movie and books at the same
>time. re: nurse painting

the picture doesn't talk in either......

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