[HPforGrownups] Re: Peeves' function in the story

[Jai Marie]

No: HPFGUIDX 44860

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Flying Ford Anglia" <neilward at d...> wrote:
> So, how about it: is Peeves Dumbledore's inner teenager let loose
on 
> the unsuspecting students?

Then Holey_Moley2 wrote:
<<I searched for a post such as this & was unable to find one that has
mentioned what Nearly Headless Nick said in chapter seven of the first
book - that is...
"My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the chances he deserves?
He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost
-- I say, what are you all doing here?"

If "he's not really even a ghost", then your thoughts become
intriguing Anglia.>>

Now Me:

It's common "ghost hunter" theory that poltergeists aren't really ghosts at all, but a form of energy that manifests itself in rattling doors, cups flying off shelves, exploding things, etc.  That's why you hear about poltergeists often in households with volatile adolescents or other emotionally charged situations.  That's probably why Nick says Peeves isn't really a ghost, but that still could explain Anglia's theory.

Jai

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