James and Lilly a ghost?

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 15367

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., brandgwen at h... wrote:
> Mecki wrote:
> > You've probably discussed this at length before, but I only 
joined 
> this group yesterday...
> 
> They probably have, but if so I was elsewhere at the time.
> 
> >...and I desperatly want to know:  Why do some people change into 
> ghosts when they die and others don't?
> 
> As I hear, the official line from JKR is that we will find out in
> book 5.  I believe the only hint she dropped was that unhappy 
people 
> are more likely to become ghosts than happy ones.
> 
> As for my own suspicions, I think dissatisfaction with and/or lack 
of 
> filfillment in life may contribute to someone becoming a ghost.
> 
> > We know Myrtle and Nick died by force, but Prof.Binns just fell 
> asleep in his Armchair. 
> 
> Binns is a major source of interest to me, also.  I suspect some
> deep, dark secret.  After all, he would have been teaching at
> Hogwarts while Tom Riddle was a student.
> 
> >Myrtle and Binns died in Hogwarts, but I don't think Nick was 
> executed there, so why has he, and some of the other House-Ghosts 
> come to hogwarts after their death?
> 
> I don't think ghosts are trapped where they died.  After all, they
> are able to go on Headless Hunts and attend each others' Death Day 
> parties.  Myrtle is yet to get over her teasing, so she is still 
> moping around the bathroom, as she did as a living person.  
Whatever 
> it is that got to Binns, I don't think he's over it yet, either.

Also Myrtle has been known to leave Hogwarts.  Doesn't she mention to 
Harry in GoF that she followed Olive Hornby around until she was 
reported to the Ministry of Magic for stalking -  "so I had to come 
back here and live in my toilet."
Poor Myrtle!

Catherine

> As to "why Hogwarts"?  Well, why not.  It seems a relatively lively 
> place to be dead.
> 
> > I hope I am not just bringing up really old stories and am 
> anxiously waiting for answers
> 
> I think you'll find with most old topics there will be a new idea 
out 
> there, no matter how many times you revisit.  There is nothing 
wrong 
> with asking the classic questions!
> 
> Gwen.