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The
Bloody Baron
The Bloody Baron is one of the ghosts
that haunts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His domain
is Slytherin House. He is the only person, living or dead, who can
exert any control over the poltergeist Peeves, given how Peeves is
terrified of him.
The Baron is covered with silvery blood stains which has never been
explained in the books but theorized by some fans to have been Unicorn's
blood, which is likewise silvery in colour: however given how all
ghosts of Hogwarts have a silvery hue this may be coincidence.
The
Fat Friar
The Fat Friar is the resident ghost
of the Hufflepuff House. He is a jolly man and very forgiving. In
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone when the first years are
waiting for McGonagall to return and the ghosts pass overhead the
Fat Friar is pleading on behalf of Peeves the Poltergeist to allow
him to come to the welcome feast despite his past wrongdoings.
The
Grey Lady
The Grey Lady is the ghost for Ravenclaw
House.
J.K. Rowling,
author of the Harry Potter series, has stated that The Grey lady appeared
very briefly in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Many Harry
Potter fans believe this passage refers to her: "[Harry and Ron]
passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction,
but saw no one else." Fans have found no other unexplained mention
of a ghost in the book, so it is assumed this is The Grey Lady. She
makes a more notable appearance in the deleted scenes portion of the
Chamber of Secrets DVD (when Harry is finding the secret of Tom Riddle's
diary, he asks her for privacy). It seems rather strange that the
Ravenclaw ghost is allowed in Gryffindor Tower.
There are a number of Grey Lady ghost stories of Great Britain, and
it is thought that they might have been an inspiration for this character.
Moaning
Myrtle
Moaning Myrtle is a fictional character
in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling, a ghost in the
second floor girl's bathroom at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and
Wizardry.
Shirley Henderson played Moaning Myrtle in the movie version of Chamber
of Secrets.
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Myrtle is a girl ghost who died 50 years prior
to the events in the books, when the Chamber of Secrets was opened
for the first time. The monster that killed her was a basilisk.
Moaning Myrtle's most important role is in Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets, where she helps Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione
Granger to find out about the monster inside the Chamber of Secrets.
Myrtle also helps Harry with his second task in the Triwizard Tournament,
in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Though Cedric Diggory had
told Harry to take a bath while thinking about it, and provided him
with the password to the prefect's bathroom; it was Myrtle who told
Harry how to solve the clue, by opening it underwater.
Nearly
Headless Nick
Nearly Headless Nick (died October
31, 1492) is the nickname of the Gryffindor ghost (actually named
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington) whose neck was almost completely
severed in life, but not enough to join in the games of the Headless
Hunt, a society of ghosts who had been decapitated on earth (a source
of annual vexation to the ghost). Harry Potter becomes friends with
Sir Nicholas when he attends his "deathday" party (the 500th
anniversary of the event) in a Hogwarts dungeon.
The word mimsy is borrowed from Jabberwocky, where it is explained
by Humpty Dumpty to be a portmanteau of flimsy and miserable (which
quite fits with the character). Porpington is likely a portmanteau
of Orpington and Perpignan.
In the movie versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Sir Nicholas
is played by John Cleese.
Extra information about
Nearly Headless Nick from J.K.
Rowling
Peeves
Peeves is a poltergeist living in Hogwarts,
a fictional setting in the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling. Peeves
loves to cause mischief as his name implies. He does not listen to
Hogwarts prefects (to Percy Weasley's great displeasure), teachers
or anyone else, except for the Bloody Baron. For some unknown reason,
the Bloody Baron is the only one who can control Peeves. Argus Filch
works countinusly to try to get Peeves thrown out. Peeves is often
considered a ghost by finds, even though in the book the other ghosts
do not consider him such.
A scene with Peeves was filmed for the movie version of Harry Potter
and the Philosopher's Stone, but was left on the cutting room floor.
He has otherwise not appeared in any of the movie adaptations so far.
It is rumored, however, that an extended "director's cut"
of the first film, which would restore Peeves' sequence, is in the
works for video release in 2005.
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Dolores Umbridge's attempts to take control
of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix were met
with insurrection, mainly from Fred and George Weasley. After the
twins escaped from Umbridge's iron hand, one of them said, "Give
her hell from us, Peeves." This may be the only time which Peeves
ever obeyed a student. (However, it is worthy to note that Fred and
George are not unlike Peeves himself, constantly causing mischief.)
Professor Binns
Professor Binns teaches History of
Magic and has the distinction of being the only teacher at Hogwarts
who is a ghost. This is said to be the case because, unbeknownst to
him, he died while taking a nap in the staff room but continued teaching
as though nothing had happened. His classes are infamous for being
dreadfully boring.
Binns hasn't appeared in the films. His explanation in the second
book of the legend of the Chamber of Secrets is instead given by Professor
McGonagall in the film.
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