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This '''camera''' was an old-fashioned [[Muggle]] camera that [[Colin Creevey]] used to take pictures of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to show [[Colin Creevey's father|his father]], who was a milkman. The camera ran off the magical atmosphere, so it would not cease to function<ref>[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]].</ref>.
 
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== Notes and References ==
 
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|image = [[File:Snapshot-2010-10-22-23h49m18s129.jpg|250px]]
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|name = Colin Creevey's camera
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|made = [[1992]] or earlier
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|usage = Photography
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|owners = [[Colin Creevey]]
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[[File:Camera2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Colin Creevey|Colin's]] camera in [[1995]]]]
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This '''camera''' was an old-fashioned [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] [[camera]] that [[Muggle-born]] student [[Colin Creevey]] used to take pictures of his life at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to show [[Colin Creevey's father|his father]].<ref name="COS6">{{COS|B|6}}</ref> Although most devices powered by [[electricity]] did not function in the presence of [[magic]], the camera still worked at Hogwarts, since it was able to "[run] off the magical atmosphere" instead of its batteries.<ref name="JKRS">{{JKRS}} - [http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=81 F.A.Q. questions] (archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20060316221619/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=81 here] via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)</ref>
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==History==
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When Colin looked at [[Salazar Slytherin's basilisk]] through camera's viewfinder, he was left [[Petrification|petrified]], and the film inside was burnt and melted.<ref name="COS10">{{COS|B|10}}</ref>
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Colin lost the camera on the Hogwarts grounds during the [[1995–1996 school year]]. However, it was eventually found by [[Harry Potter]] on an offset in [[The Quad]] near the [[The Quad battlements|battlements]], and returned to its rightful owner.<ref name="OOTPG">{{OOTP|G}}</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*Colin's camera in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]] is an [[Wikipedia:Argus C3|Argus C3 Matchmatic]], a type of camera produced from 1939 to 1966 that helped popularise the 35mm format.
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==Appearances==
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*{{COS}} {{1st}}
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*{{COS|F}}
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*{{COS|G}} {{C|PS1 Version only}}
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*{{OOTP|G}}
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*{{LEGO|Y1}}
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*{{LEGO|Y2}}
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*{{TCG}}
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==Notes and references==
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[[pl:Aparat Colina Creeveya]]
 
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[[Category:Colin Creevey's possessions]]

Revision as of 16:17, 16 March 2020

Camera2

Colin's camera in 1995

This camera was an old-fashioned Muggle camera that Muggle-born student Colin Creevey used to take pictures of his life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to show his father.[1] Although most devices powered by electricity did not function in the presence of magic, the camera still worked at Hogwarts, since it was able to "[run] off the magical atmosphere" instead of its batteries.[2]

History

When Colin looked at Salazar Slytherin's basilisk through camera's viewfinder, he was left petrified, and the film inside was burnt and melted.[3]

Colin lost the camera on the Hogwarts grounds during the 1995–1996 school year. However, it was eventually found by Harry Potter on an offset in The Quad near the battlements, and returned to its rightful owner.[4]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
  2. J. K. Rowling's official site - F.A.Q. questions (archived here via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)
  3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
  4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)