[HPforGrownups] some thoughts about the Ghosts

[Jeremy Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 26680

I remember reading an interview with JKR saying something like, "Only the 
unhappiest people become ghosts when they die," which would explain Moaning 
Myrtle.  But what about the house ghosts?  Were they unhappy when they were 
alive?  Obviously not everyone becomes a ghost (Lily, James, Cedric, et. 
al.)  My guess is also that "Mudbloods" or "magical muggles" aren't the only 
ones who become ghosts.  My reason for thinking this is that Slytherin and 
Riddle both had the goal of getting rid of all of the muggle-borns.  If they 
would all become ghosts, that really wouldn't work.  In any case, I think 
this is going to become important later on.

Jeremy

jeremy_t_williams at hotmail.com



>From: Maria <maryblue67 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] some thoughts about the Ghosts
>Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 08:28:11 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Ok... here is something i have been thinking about
>lately...
>
>On Sunday (i wanted to post this before, but i had a few
>problems, amongst them a tornado hiting my university
>campus yesterday... ), when i was at the catholic mass, the
>homily explained the miracle of some saint/priest/monk who
>had been dead for a few years and someone saw him. This
>lead me to think about the Fat Friar (i'm getting a bit
>obsessed with HP, i know). If the Fat Friar was a religious
>person, then i doubt that he was a Magical Person. He must
>have been a Muggle. Then you have the Bloody Baron and
>Nearly Headless Nick, who seem to have been Muggles too (or
>at least, don't seem to have had the life a Wizard would -
>one being a noble person, and the other one... well, it
>doesn't strike me as a wizard). About the Grey Lady, there
>is nothing but guesses around, most of which assume that
>she is a witch, someone's relative, like Harry's or
>Voldemort's. On the other hand, Prof. Binns was a Wizard
>who became a ghost.
>
>my question, thougth, whatever, is: does it say anywhere
>that Ghosts come from Muggles and Wizards/Witches alike?
>Are they only from magical people (therefore, any thoughts
>about the Fat Friar being one, and same with Bloody Baron
>and NHNick?
>Well, i am still thinking about this, but other opinions
>would be very welcome!!
>
>Take care
>
>
>=====
>Maryblue
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