Is Peeves a Ghost? was Re: Wizard to ghost?

[justcarol67]

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-"dj_bagshaw" <kate_bag at h...> wrote:
> > So, ny question is, why is Peeves not really even a ghost?  Is this 
> > important, or was the speaker merely saying that Peeves didn't 
> *act* 
> > like a proper ghost?  Is the distinction between ghost and 
> > poltergiest (which I belive Peeves is mentioned as) so great that 
> he 
> > isn't considered a ghost?
> > 
> > Any thoughts?
> > 
> > ~Kate
> 
> Hickengruendler:
> Peeves is a poltergeist, not a ghost. A poltergeist never lived. I am 
> sure there are people here, who can explain better what exactly a 
> poltergeist is and why it "exists" (in fantasy world, of course). But 
> a poltergeist was never a living person, it's more sort of a 
> creature. That's why Peeves can touch all these things, while the 
> ghosts just glide through it.

Carol:
Right. Peeves isn't silvery, like the "proper" ghosts. He appears to
be substantial; he wears a bow tie, throws things at students, writes
bad words on the chalk board, and chews gum. Remember Lupin's spell
that sent the gum up Peeves's nostril? Imagine attempting that with a
ghost. It would go right through him or her, as the diary goes through
Moaning Myrtle.

Carol