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A '''camera''' is a device used to take photographs. Originally a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] invention, their use had been adopted by [[wizardkind]]. In the [[wizarding world]], cameras had been adapted to be powered by [[magic]], rather than [[electricity]], and printed photographs had the ability to move with the use of the [[developing solution]].<ref name="JKRS">{{JKRS}} - '''F.A.Q. questions''' (archived [[wizarding world|here]] via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)</ref>
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A '''camera''' is used to take photos. In the [[wizarding world]], photos have the ability to move.
  
   
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In [[1992]], a photographer at [[Flourish and Blotts]] was taking pictures of [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] for the [[Daily Prophet]]. The camera emitted a cloud of purple smoke with each flash. [[Bozo]], [[Rita Skeeter]]'s photographer, also had one, and used it to take pictures of the [[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard champions]]. [[Colin Creevey]]'s camera is appeared to be a [[Muggle]] device, although since it did work at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], it must not have had any [[Electricity|electrical]] parts. During Colin's [[1992–1993 school year|first year]] he took plenty of pictures of [[Harry Potter|Harry]], much to Harry's chagrin. Although the camera is non-magical, the pictures he took do move because he developed them in a special potion. Alternatively, the camera itself may have been a Muggle camera but enchanted to work taking magical photographs.
  
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[[Bozo]], [[Rita Skeeter]]'s photographer, owned one, using it to take pictures of [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] in [[1992]] and the [[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard champions]] in [[1994]] for the [[Daily Prophet]]. The camera emitted a cloud of purple smoke with each flash.<ref name="COS4">{{COS|B|4}}</ref>
   
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[[Colin Creevey]]'s camera appeared to be a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] device, although since it did work at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], it must not have had any [[Electricity|electrical]] parts. During Colin's [[1992–1993 school year|first year]] he took plenty of pictures of [[Harry Potter|Harry]], much to Harry's chagrin. Although the camera was non-magical, the pictures he took did move because he developed them in [[Developing solution|a special potion]].<ref name="COS6">{{COS|B|6}}</ref> Though many of his fellow students found it annoying, particularly Harry Potter, the camera ended up saving his life one night when he encountered a basilisk; Colin looked at the [[beast]] with his camera, presumably while about to take a picture of it, and was saved from its normally fatal gaze because of the camera lens.<ref name="COS16"/> The camera itself, however, was destroyed in the process when the basilisk's killing stare burnt up its inner workings.<ref name="COS10"/>
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[[George Weasley]] owned a [[George Weasley's camera|camera]], which he was seen holding in the [[Weasley family]] photograph taken during their trip to [[Egypt]] during the summer of [[1993]].
  
   
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[[George Weasley]] owned a [[George Weasley's camera|camera]], which he was seen holding in the [[Weasley family]] photograph taken during their trip to [[Egypt]] during the summer of [[1993]].<ref name="POAF">{{POA|F}}</ref>
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If someone watches the eyes of a [[basilisk]] through a camera, the person would get [[Petrification|petrified]] but would not die.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
  
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If someone watched the eyes of a [[basilisk]] through a camera, the person would get [[Petrification|petrified]] but would not die.<ref name="COS10">{{COS|B|10}}</ref><ref name="COS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref>
   
 
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A camera is a device used to take photographs. Originally a Muggle invention, their use had been adopted by wizardkind. In the wizarding world, cameras had been adapted to be powered by magic, rather than electricity, and printed photographs had the ability to move with the use of the developing solution.[6]

History

Bozo, Rita Skeeter's photographer, owned one, using it to take pictures of Gilderoy Lockhart in 1992 and the Triwizard champions in 1994 for the Daily Prophet. The camera emitted a cloud of purple smoke with each flash.[3]

Colin Creevey's camera appeared to be a Muggle device, although since it did work at Hogwarts, it must not have had any electrical parts. During Colin's first year he took plenty of pictures of Harry, much to Harry's chagrin. Although the camera was non-magical, the pictures he took did move because he developed them in a special potion.[1] Though many of his fellow students found it annoying, particularly Harry Potter, the camera ended up saving his life one night when he encountered a basilisk; Colin looked at the beast with his camera, presumably while about to take a picture of it, and was saved from its normally fatal gaze because of the camera lens.[7] The camera itself, however, was destroyed in the process when the basilisk's killing stare burnt up its inner workings.[8]

George Weasley owned a camera, which he was seen holding in the Weasley family photograph taken during their trip to Egypt during the summer of 1993.[4]

If someone watched the eyes of a basilisk through a camera, the person would get petrified but would not die.[8][7]

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "KNARL'S BIG DAY" Achievement
  6. ↑ J. K. Rowling's official site - F.A.Q. questions (archived here via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
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