Names of the Hogwarts Ghosts

[eric_and_lauri]

No: HPFGUIDX 58672

 
> Ali responds:-
> 
> One of Robin Hood's Merry Men was a fat friar: Friar Tuck. The idea 
> of having a fat friar is already well established in British 
> folklore. Who knows, the Fat Friar could even be Friar Tuck. 
> 
> The Grey Lady is a ghost said to haunt many places in Britain - 
York 
> Minster being one such place. She's generally said to be Lady Jane 
> Grey who was named by Edward the 6th as his successor, but reigned 
> for only 9 days. 



Throughout the books, JKR ties history (even fictional/legendary 
history) into the "reality" of Hogwarts. She's so clever about it!  I 
assumed that the Fat Friar was indeed Friar Tuck and the Grey Lady 
was Lady Jane Grey (though I've read some people believe her to be 
Rowena Ravenclaw?) I know there was an old horror movie called Baron 
Blood, but I don't know if the bloody fellow was fictional or 
historical. 8-O  Perhaps if he *was* historical, he could be our 
Bloody Baron? 

Lauri