How to become a ghost

Granny Goodwitch grannygoodwitch613 at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 22 22:05:13 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 83370


22October2003 
Phoenixwriter wrote:

"...Why do ghosts exist? In order to get a chance which they didn't get
when they were alive: to learn to love somebody and be loved in
return."

Granny responds:

Take a look at the very touching conversation between Nearly Headless Nick and Harry, OotP, Chapter 38( Bloomsbury First Edition, pp758-59): In paraphrase, Nick tells Harry:"He (Sirius) will not come back....He will have gone on.  I was afraid of death, I chose to remain behind. ...I am neither here nor there, I know nothing of the secrets of death...I chose my feeble imitation of life instead.  I believe learned wizards study the matter in the Department of Mysteries. "

IMHO, Nick is not only trying to give a hurting lad a little comfort and some insight into his wisdom, he is also giving us a further clue to the nature and purpose of the Department of Mysteries.

Granny Goodwitch



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