Peeves (Was Re: LV, Harry, DD and the Power behind the door)

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 110408

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> AmanitaMuscaria again : 
> snip> I find Peeves extremely interesting - what does he add to 
the books 
> except for chaos? He moves the story along by snitching on 
students, 
> but then again, he salutes the Weasley twins and obeys their 
> injunction to give Umbridge hell.
> We're told noone controls him except for the Bloody Baron, and 
we've 
> never been given a glimpse on how that might work.
> What's Peeves doing in Hogwarts?
> cheers. AmanitaMuscaria

mhbobbin:

I've always understood that the *whatever energy* it is that is 
called a Poltergeist is associated with teens, and that Poltergeists 
are usually *found* in homes with teens. They channel the excess 
negative energy, the slamming doors, the anger and mischief of 
teens. Perhaps, DD keeps his pet Peeves around for this very reason. 
Perhaps Peeves feeds off the adolescent angst in the air and is one 
disturbance, preferable to having multiple  out-of-control 
disturbances from the flesh and blood kids all over the place. 

As for the Bloody Baron---wouldn't we like to know his story. Okay 
not really. He can just stay mysterious to the side as far as I'm 
concerned. Far far to the side.

mhbobbin