Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers**

[innerSpaceman]

Hmmm, is the bit of soul captured in one's portrait captured and fixed at the moment of painting, or does the portrait of a dead person reflect that person's lifetime soul?

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hmmm, is the bit of soul captured in one's portrait captured and fixed at the moment of painting, or does the portrait of a dead person reflect that person's lifetime soul?

I'd say lifetime. Because the portraits are aware of current circumstances.