[HPforGrownups] Three Unresolved

[Meliss9900 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 176083

 
In a message dated 8/22/2007 7:05:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
bboyminn at yahoo.com writes:

2.)  Can Ghost move on to the afterlife?

Is it possible for whatever holds  ghost to the earth
to be resolved in a way that allows them to move  on?

It breaks my heart to think of poor Moaning Myrtle 
being  trapped for eternity in misery simply because
she was ill treated when she  was alive.

But regarding Ghost in general - once a ghost; alway
a  ghost, or is it possible for them to move on?




I really don't think they can unfortunately. 
 
Nick says in OOTP:
 
"I was afraid of death," said Nick. "I chose to remain behind. I sometimes  
wonder whether I oughtn't to have . . . Well, that is neither  here  nor there. 
. . .In fact, I am neither here nor there. . . ." He gave a small sad  
chuckle. I know nothing of the secret's of death, Harry, for I chose my feeble  
imitation of life instead.  I believe learned wizards study the matter in  the 
department of mysteries---" 
 
To me that seems like a pretty definite statement that 'once a ghost,  always 
a ghost.'
 
<Can anyone think of any other minor points that they
would like to  have resolved in the Series?>
 
 
My question is how did Nick become the Gryffindor ghost.  The  Gray Lady and 
the Bloody Baron are pretty obvious. They were actually at  Hogwarts at the 
time of founding. But Nick wouldn't have shown up for  nearly 500 years.  
 
Was Gryffindor 'ghostless' for all that time? Was Nick the  first Gryffindor 
to choose to remain behind and fell into for that reason?   And why was he 
nearly beheaded in the first place?
 
Melissa



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