幽灵和彻底消亡之间的比较没啥好说的,无非是在那一步退回来或者走下去的区别。但是无论如何,都不再是死者本人了。
"A ghost, as I trust that you are all aware by now, is the imprint of a departed soul left upon the earth..."——某位不喜欢洗头的教授
关于画像,绝大部分画像实际上是画家眼中的主人公,而不是真实的主人公。
They are only representations of the living subjects as seen by the artist.——JKR在pm上的论述。
但是校长办公室的画像是例外,一般情况下校长上任时候会画好画像,放在柜子里,并向画像传授自己的知识和理解。
Traditionally, a headmaster or headmistress is painted before their death. Once the portrait is completed, the headmaster or headmistress in question keeps it under lock and key, regularly visiting it in its cupboard (if so desired) to teach it to act and behave exactly like themselves, and imparting all kinds of useful memories and pieces of knowledge that may then be shared through the centuries with their successors in office.——JKR在pm上的论述。
所以,基本上在HP世界里,不管是啥都不剩,成为幽灵,或者变成画:原始的那个人都已经没了,剩下的只是某种很片面的印记罢了。