Harry as a ghost, Blood Baron (and Peeves)

[raolin.rm]

No: HPFGUIDX 30843

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "quasisnow" <naycsh at r...> wrote:
> If (indefinitely) JKR had meant what she said about the unhappy 
> becoming ghosts when they died, then there must be a reason why 
> Peeves became a poltergeist and not just an ordinary one (er, if 
> there is a fundamental difference between the two, of course :]) 
and 
> why Bloody Baron is the only ghost who can really control him. 
Should 
> (merely guesswork) ghosts exist for the purpose to avenge (Moaning 
> Myrtle) or to act as examples (sorta like a 'learn from history' 
> lesson), would it be possible that both Peeves and Bloody Baron had 
> died together and that Peeves was indebted to Bloody Baron? Heh, 
> another rather ridiculous logic would be Peeves was Bloody Baron's 
> house elf(!!).. but I should think not..



Peeves is not a proper ghost -- the Fat Friar says this where the 
students can overhear him right before Harry's sorting ceremony in 
SS.  Also, someone here recently posted the definition of a 
poltergeist and reminded us all that a poltergeist (in folklore) is 
not the spirit of someone deceased, but rather an embodiment of sorts 
of strong emotions.

I think the reason the Bloody Baron can control Peeves is that the 
Bloody Baron is a pretty scary guy, and probably a very forceful 
personality.

Joshua Dyal