[HPforGrownups] Someone's gonna die. Will they become a ghost?

[Katsmall the Wise]

No: HPFGUIDX 47126

Pat Mahony wrote:

> I don't have my book, but I also seem to recall Myrtle haunting Olive, 
> until the Ministry ordered her not to, and to return to Hogwarts. So 
> it appears that the MoM has the power to enforce this.

I believe the MoM has ghosts that enforce it for them - we all know 
ghost can affect each other's behaviour, like the Hogwarts ghosts want 
to kick Peeves out.  Also, I believe that there are spells tht 'kill' 
ghosts, as in stops them from being.  I believe that Avada Kedavra also 
doesn't let ghosts be, otherwise Harry's parents would take care of him.

DM wrote:

> I don't think this happened, actually. It'd be hilarious--hell, I'd 
> haunt Oliver--but I don't think it happened. Maybe it was fanfiction. 
> That certainly tends to muddle the canon for me. 

You should re-read chapter 16 [CoS].
Myrtle says: "And then I came back here.  It was important for me to 
haunt Olive Hornbie, you see.  Oh, she was real sorry for making fun of 
my glasses" (Not exact quote, it's a tranlation)

Katsmall the Wise
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