20 ghosts

[innermurk]

No: HPFGUIDX 58896

Sabrina wrote:
> In SS p. 115 it says: "About twenty ghosts had just streamed 
> through the back wall." 
> 
> Now, my question is, is it important for us to know who the other 
> ghosts that we don't know yet are?
> 
<snip references to resident ghosts we know> 
If we meat any other ghosts in the book, I can't remember but it 
> can't be more than one or two. That leaves 12-15 ghosts floating 
> around Hogwarts that we haven't heard anything about yet. Are 
> they staying out of the students' way? Or where they just never 
> mentioned because they weren't important for the plot? Or 
> wheren't they mentioned because they will be important for the 
> future plot but would have given too many hints if they had already 
> been discussed? If they have no relevance for the plot, why where 
> they mentioned at the beginning of SS?
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 

I innermurk would like to reply:
I always thought the ghosts were having a party and "living it up" a 
little. (sorry for the pun) They seem surprised to see all the 
students there, so I don't think they realized it was the start of 
term. 
We met a lot of different ghosts at NHN's deathday party, though only 
one or two by name. The rest of the 20 could've just been guests and 
not resident ghosts at Hogwarts.

Innermurk