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maximus55669
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PostPosted: October 27, 2007 10:25 am    Post subject: Peeves the poltergeist Reply with quote

Is he different than a regular ghost? I mean he can touch things. Also, was he an actual person before, if so, then how come he can physically move objects and the other ghosts can't.
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PostPosted: October 27, 2007 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go look up what a poltergeist is, that'll answer your question.
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PostPosted: October 27, 2007 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are some Definitions i got off of google. I hope they help out..

1. A fast moving human spirit, that usually makes it's presence with noises, knockings, and quick manifestations of psychic energy. Poltergeists can have a duration of days, months, or years. They can also appear for minutes and then they are gone.

2. "Noisy Ghost." Poltergeists are invisible masses of spirit energy that may or may not be connected to a living human Agent. Some of the most common poltergeists activities include loud unexplained noise, levitations, the moving of objects, and electrical problems.

3. A mischievous ghost or entity that makes noises and upsets physical belongings.

4. German for noisy ghost, believed to interact with others, sometimes by moving objects.
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PostPosted: October 27, 2007 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i know the technical definition, i was wondering about how it happens in the harry potter universe. why can't nick touch things, yet peeves can. What was the difference in the ways nich and peeves came back
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PostPosted: October 27, 2007 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From JKR's official website...

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Peeves chews gum, how can he when he is a ghost? (Nearly Headless Nick can't eat).

Peeves isn't a ghost; he was never a living person. He is an indestructible spirit of chaos, and solid enough to unscrew chandeliers, throw walking sticks and, yes, chew gum.

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PostPosted: October 27, 2007 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks, now i understand, peeves was never human, he just has a human manifestation.
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