Harry Never Howls; Rowena as The Grey Lady; House Ghosts

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No: HPFGUIDX 25721

From:  frantyck

> Harry's experiences crowd in upon him, hours in an instant, and he 
> must find a way to let himself release all the pent-up misery.  
> Mrs. Weasley sits down on Harry's bed and hugs Harry tight.  
> He never howls.

*  Wow - just reading your post brings it all back.  I have a feeling 
that JKR knows exactly what she's doing here.  Harry will have to 
come to terms with Cedric's death (and thereby come to terms with the 
full force of what is to come).  Perhaps Harry will use that pent-up 
pain as fuel during a moment of peril (or anger!)  I would have loved 
to have seen Harry get the catharsis he so dearly needs, but I trust 
JKR has things well in hand.


From:  becky

> I have been harboring a suspicion that the Grey Lady is Madame 
> Ravenclaw herself.

*  Becky - I have to say that I too believe that The Grey Lady is 
none other than Rowena Ravenclaw protecting her house.  The only 
description we have in SS/PS is "the ghost of a tall witch", so my 
mind runs rampant.  And in all honsty, that description may not even 
be about The Grey Lady - we know that other ghosts can be on Hogwarts
 grounds at any given time; look at Nearly Headless Nick's dead-day 
party.  I second your cry - are there any L.O.O.N.'s out there who 
can confirm/deny?

And BTW - do we know how long each house has had its resident ghost?  
Have they always been there, or do they come and go?  I know NHN's 
500th deathday occurred in CoS; does anyone know when Hogwarts was 
established?  Sorry Steve - too terrified I'll lose my post to check 
the Lexicon....

- Denise (who is happy in Hufflepuff but always wondered what it 
would be like to be a Ravenclaw)