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So in both the books and the films Dumbledore's (headmaster's) office is filled with the paintings of previous headmasters. Even if the person the painting is of is dead they are still there and able ...

Much in the way that Dumbledore told Harry that it was unhealthy to stare at the reflection of his parents in "The Socerer's/Philosopher's Stone," I get the feeling that it would be easy to want to ...

The portraits in the Harry Potter world - they talk, they act. Are they reflections of the person whom they portray, or are they, at least potentially, independent? Do they have free will? Do they, ...

Do the magical portraits, like the ones of the headmasters of Hogwarts, still have all their memories? Hypothetical example: If Harry's parents were on a portrait, would they just love Harry and be ...

How do the Fat Lady, Dumbledore, and Phineas create portraits that can talk? And if it's easy, why don't all wizarding people make talking portraits of themselves? Do you need an audio snippet from a ...

I came across similar questions, but my doubt still remains. Yes, there is a portrait of Dumbledore at Hogwarts, and it was impossible for Harry, Ron and Hermione to access it during DH. But why ...

In Harry Potter, the portraits of people move and behave as though they are actual people. It's even possible to converse with them. So what's the deal with them? Are they simply extensions of the ...

Can you get cursed into being stuck in a Hogwarts painting? Do people in the paintings have feelings? Are they secretly trapped in Hogwarts? Are the Hogwarts paintings actually sinister prisons ...

The Sorting Hat is significantly different from most other enchanted objects we've seen in the Wizarding World. The hat is sapient - it not only converses with Harry on multiple occasions but invents ...

In the Harry Potter universe, the people in photographs and paintings can move and talk. You actually see characters interacting with the "people" in the pictures, particularly in the portraits that ...

In the Harry Potter universe, can tapestries move, in the same way that photos and paintings can? I know there are some other questions here already about what level of interactivity there is ...

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry buys a Chocolate Frog from the Trolley Witch. On the back, there is a trading card. It's of Dumbledore, but his picture disappears quickly. When ...

It's accepted fact that pictures move, and that portraits talk. However, why is it that the subject of a portrait can be in only one frame at a time? Also, what happens, if a new portrait is made? ...