Slytherin's Ghost

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 122894


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Phil Vlasak" <phil at p...> 
wrote:
> <tonks_op at y...> wrote:
 Sir Nick says the Bloody Baron is the
> > > Slytherin ghost. ""Harry looked over at the Slytherin table and
> > saw  a horrible ghost sitting there, with blank staring eyes, a
> > gaunt face, and robes stained with silver blood."
> > > Unicorn blood.  ..........?
> > >
> > > Tonks_op
> 
> Phil said:
> I am sorry to bust your theory but in COS chapter 17 it says:
> "Oh, well ... I'd just been thinking ... if you had died, you'd 
have been welcome to share my toilet," said Myrtle, blushing silver.
> 
> So since she blushes silver, then red blood on a ghost will 
probably look silver.


Tonks now:
Well maybe. But I still think that it is a clue to something. Look 
at the way JKR writes it. We get an interesting introduction to Sir 
Nick. Then the description of the Barron. Ron asks Nick about the 
blood. Nick says that he has no idea because he has never asked the 
Barron how he died or why he is covered in blood. And the story 
moves on.  Much later in the story we learn about Unicorn blood.
And one would think that it would fit with a Slytherin to slay a 
unicorn.  When I saw the description of the Barron when rereading it 
sounded like LV to me, but then I realized that I had skipped his 
name in the previous paragraph. 

DEJ said:

Surely if he has Unicorn blood on him it's because he wanted to
become immortal(?) As I think I remember Unicorn blood doing, (please
correct me). Snip)
 I don't think there is much of a mystery here as
JKR doesn't really use many clues in PS/SS that are very relevant to
the entire series.


Tonks now:
Unicorn blood does not make you immortal. It only keeps you going 
for alive for awhile.  And I wouldn't be too sure that JKR doesn't 
use many relevant clues in PS/SS.  She just  doesn't want you to 
find them. ;-)

Tonks_op