OOTP: thoughts on why we will learn more about ghosts

[Briony Coote]

No: HPFGUIDX 56774

Dear All,
 
I have been wondering about why in OOTP we will learn more about ghosts,
why some people become ghosts and others don't.  I was also intrigued by
the implication that unhappy people come back as ghosts, or, like
Myrtle, die with a thought that stops them from departing for the
afterlife.  This has me thinking:  Will the mystery person who dies in
OOTP come back as a ghost?  If so, what role will that person's
unhappiness/dying thought have in bringing him/her back?  If this theory
is correct, the most likely candidate is Sirius Black.  Think about it:
if he had died in POA (perhaps throwing himself out of the window to
avoid being kissed or something) he would certainly come back as a
ghost, protesting his innocence, vowing to hunt Peter down, looking
after Harry.  I can just see his ghost dog prowling Hogwarts grounds, or
butting in on Snape when he picks on Harry in Potions class . hee, hee!
If he does die, he would certainly not die lying down - not with that
rotten Rat still on the loose.  Like a true avenger he would pursue
Peter to the end.
 
I can just see fanfic fodder here, too.  Sirius Black dying, and coming
back as a ghost.
 
Briony
 


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