How did Moaning Myrtle Make the Water Splash?

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 93382

> > (Bobby's comment)
> > Here is another trivial problem I don't understand: In COS, 
> > Moaning Myrtle made a splash in her restroom when HRH were 
> > there - but how did she move the water? 

(snip)

> > (Kimberly's comments)
> >  Very good question, one that I myself have questioned. My 
> > initial thought is that perhaps she is a Poltergeist like Peeves 
> > and can indeed manipulate matter for lack of a better phrase.
> > We also have the comment from Hermione that Myrtle likes to 
> > throw tantrums and flood the bathroom.   (CoS, US ed. pg. 
> > 133).  If she can't manipulate matter, how could she possible 
> > cause the bathroom to flood ?        

Del :
We know she's immune to matter being thrown at her, at least, 
because she gets completely upset when Ron says that throwing a book 
at her can't hurt her (you know, the whole "Let's play at throwing 
things at Myrtle : 10 points if you get it through her stomach" or 
something like that - I don't have my books, sorry).
Of course, that doesn't mean she can't *manipulate* matter. But 
since other ghosts can't, she'd have to be a special ghost. That 
could be : maybe being killed by a Basilisk turns you into a 
specific kind of ghost ?

And in the list of "How can Myrtle...", here's my favourite : how 
can Myrtle be dragged all the way to the lake when someone flushes 
her toilet ? The first time I read it, I found it a) yucky, b) 
hilarious, and c) impossible ("But... She's a ghost !")

Del