Peeves [was Re: Personal theories about what will happen next.]

[Lanthiriel S]

No: HPFGUIDX 108745

DuffyPoo wrote:

I've always thought they need to send  old Peevsey out to round up some 
of his Poltergeist friends for the final battle.  I'm not sure what 
'good' they could do, but they certainly would be a fine distraction.  ;-)

My response:

You know, I've always wondered about Peeves (and
possibly I'm the only one). What purpose does he
serve, besides general mayhem and comic relief? That's
enough, of course, but he is a rather intriguing
character. We know that poltergeists can be gotten rid
off - Filch is always advocating that, and I believe
it was Fleur who in GoF said something to the effect
of had he been at Beauxbatons, Maxime would have
forced him out a long time ago. So why does
Dumbledore, possibly the most powerful wizard alive,
allow him to remain at Hogwarts to pester students,
staff, and inanimate objects? Does Dumbledore just
find him amusing or is it something deeper? I'd like
to see an explanation - from Rowling's perspective -
of how poltergeists come to be (perhaps it mentions
this in "Fantastic Beasts", which sadly I don't have).
And it would be nice also to finally find out why
Peeves fears the Bloody Baron so much.

His absence in the films seems to indicate that he
doesn't play some secret, meaningful part in the plot.
For some twisted reason, this kind of saddens me. :(

Anyone have any thoughts on Peeves?

Lanthiriel 


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