Unhappy Ghosts

[jackxewang]

No: HPFGUIDX 60476

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Rebecca Sylvester 
<gypseelynn at y...> wrote:
> OK, please forgive me because I have since deleted both of the 
posts that I am going to mention, so if I get it slightly wrong, 
please forgive me.  There has been a lot of discussion about ghosts, 
mainly about Binns.  I read a post, not that long ago actually, that 
stated that maybe Binns was murdered by Voldemort using AK.  Because 
of this he has returned until his killer is caught and eliminated.  
I liked this theory and am going to base my next statement.  I just 
read another post that said basically since Cedric was happy he 
probably won't return as a ghost.  To be honest, I hadn't really 
given much thought to Cedric becoming a ghost until this post, but 
I've been sitting here thinking about it, and I'm not sure I agree.  
Say it is true that Binns came back because he was murdered and his 
murder hasn't been avenged.  If that's the case then couldn't Cedric 
come back for exactly the same reason.  Maybe souls can't "rest in 
peace" if they've been murdered if no one has paid for the
>  crime.  On that assumption, maybe Cedric could return long enough 
to help HRH defeat Voldemort and then go on.  Just a thought.  What 
does everyone else think?
>  
> Anxiously Counting Down the Days (ok hours, minutes and seconds 
lol) Until HP OoP!!!
> Beckah
> 
> _________________________________________________________________


    If all it takes for one to become a ghost is lack of vengence 
for their death, then everyone that was killed by LV/DE would be a 
ghost.   There has to be other considerations.  Perhaps where they 
died, a place imbued with magic?  And when they died, certain time 
of day/month/year?  Celestrial placements, the phase of the moon :)
      
       Jack