Names of the Hogwarts Ghosts

[tepmurt9981]

No: HPFGUIDX 58787

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ali" <Ali at z...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tepmurt9981" <tepmurt at h...> 
> wrote:
> 
> <<_Fat Friar_ - Described as "a fat little monk" (SS Chpt.7,
>  pg.115, hardback ed.)<snip>
>  
>  A friar is a member of certain Roman Catholic religious orders.  
> They differ from monks in that friars are not bound to a specific 
> monastery and are expected to travel and work/beg for a living.  
> Traditionally, friars are not allowed to own property 
> (infoplease.com).
>  
>  So, if a friar is traveling around and living off of charity, you
>  wouldn't expect him to be fat. <<<
> 
> 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_ - seen, but not named, in Chapter 12 of PS/SS, 
> this ghost is described as "a tall witch."
> <snip>
>  
>  Could this possibly be a pun? Grey as in "intelligent," for one 
> would assume that she was in the Ravenclaw house when she was 
> alive.  Grey could also mean "old," which the Grey Lady will never 
> be.<<< 
> 
> Ali again:
> 
> 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. Despite being an innocent pawn in the proceedings, 
> she was later executed by Mary the 1st. Lady Jane Grey was indeed 
> meant to be a gifted scholar. I think she was around 16 when she 
> died.
> 
> Ali

This question is for anyone:

Any guesses as to the identity of the other two ghosts?

I was thinking perhaps George Jeffreys for the Bloody Baron.  He was an 
English judge who was associated with the Popish Plot.  His rulings resulted 
in what are known as the "Bloody Assizes," totalling in over 300 deaths.

This is just a guess though.

-tepmurt