Peeves' function in the story

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Peeves:-

A while back I posted a theory about Peeves which was, admittedly, a 
bit bizarre.  No one commented on it at the time, probably because it 
was buried in one of my unwise "Dumbledore's bad streak" posts, so 
I'll repeat it:

Knowing JKR's fondness for wordplay in the naming of characters, I 
find it interesting that "Pensieve" is an anagram of "In Peeves" and 
wonder whether Peeves is a personification of Dumbledore's spare 
thoughts, a bit like an id.  IMO, it would explain how Dumbledore 
manages to keep such a close eye on things without roaming around 
Hogwarts himself, and we know that Dumbledore has a mischievous, 
adolescent vein in his personality.

So, how about it: is Peeves Dumbledore's inner teenager let loose on 
the unsuspecting students?

Neil