What are the ghosts from the Harry Potter movie called? New info from Rowling on Pottermore: "The Haunting of Hogwarts
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Hogwarts is a place where magic happens, where the most incredible, amazing things happen. This school is home not only to its students, but also to many ghosts, many of which have been wandering within these walls for more than one hundred years. Over the years, they have become an integral part of this building.
Today we are pleased to inform you that recruitment for the role of ghosts is open again!
You are already happy, right? Well, well, wait a bit, because the most important thing has not yet been said.
Before you run to fill out the questionnaire, ask yourself: “Am I ready to cope with all the responsibilities?” Yes, you read that right, ghosts have responsibilities too.
And here is their list:
☆ As often as possible, participate in the process of role-playing, in other words, an asset.
☆ Work on quests and events.
☆ Compliance of your character with the character specified in the canon.
☆ You must have such a trait as responsibility.
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Ghosts to be recruited for:
☆Sir Nicholas
☆Fat Monk
Still convinced that the role of a ghost is right for you? Then run fill out the form!
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Questionnaire template:
1. The ghost you want to take on.
2. Do you confirm that you fully agree with the requirements and responsibilities?
3. How much time are you willing to devote to our community?
4. Rp post on behalf of your chosen character, which fully conveys his character.
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Leave your questions in the comments below the post. When there are enough applications, I will select two of you and let you know.
I wish you all good luck!
It's Friday again, and the owl from the Tent of Translators is ready to take another scroll to the Agora office: this time with a short story by JK Rowling about the ghosts of Hogwarts Castle. In my opinion, this is one of the most curious translations of those already published in the newspaper.
A series of articles about magic wands is already on the way: the wood from which they are made, the magical "core", length and flexibility. We are in touch with the master of the XR and Argemon wands and hope to receive comments - are the approaches to making one of the main tools of magicians in the Rowling world and in our world similar?
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Alpha translation - Ash, beta translation - Dolviche, proofreading - Mallone
Hogwarts is the most haunted residential building in Britain (despite the large number of competitors for this title, because it is in the Foggy Albion that the largest number of tangible or tangible ghosts is witnessed than in any other part of the world). Lock - appropriate place for ghosts, because its living inhabitants treat their dead friends with tolerance and even affection, no matter how many times they have to listen to the same memories.
Each of the four houses of Hogwarts has its own ghost. Slytherin is proud of the Bloody Baron, whose clothes are covered with silvery droplets of blood. The most silent ghost of the castle is the beautiful long-haired Gray Lady.
The Hufflepuffs are not bored by the Fat Monk, who was executed because the head priests considered suspicious of his ability to cure smallpox in peasants with just the touch of a wand, as well as because of his habit of pulling rabbits from the communion bowl. Although naturally good-natured, the Fat Monk, however, still resents the fact that he was never made a cardinal.
Gryffindor became home to Nearly Headless Nick, who was called Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington in his lifetime. During his lifetime, Sir Nicholas was somewhat of a snob and less skillful wizard than he thought. He messed around in the court of Henry VII until his stupid attempt to magically make one of the ladies of the court beautiful, which led to the fact that the poor woman grew fangs. Sir Nicholas was taken away magic wand and clumsily executed, leaving his head hanging on only one piece of skin and sinew. Because of this, he is tormented by a sense of inferiority towards completely decapitated ghosts.
one more famous ghost Hogwarts is Moaning Myrtle, who lives in an unpopular girls' toilet. Myrtle was a student at Hogwarts and after her death decided to return to school permanently with the short-term goal of pursuing her main rival and abuser, Olivia Hornby. Decades have passed and Myrtle has declared herself to be the most miserable ghost in the school, and she can usually be found lurking in one of the closets, filling the tiled space with her moans and howls.
Rowling's reflections
Moaning Myrtle was inspired by the constant presence of some crying girl in public toilets during my youth, especially at parties and discos. This doesn't seem to happen in the men's restrooms, so in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I had to - not without pleasure - send Harry and Ron to the girls' restroom, a place they didn't know where they also felt uncomfortable.
The most useful ghost at Hogwarts is, of course, Professor Binns, the elderly History of Magic teacher, who once fell asleep in the staff room across from the fireplace, and the next day just got up to go to his next class, leaving his body in his chair. There is some controversy over whether Professor Binns is aware that he is dead. And although his appearance at the lesson through the blackboard is a rather funny sight, he is not one of those teachers who know how to awaken a thirst for knowledge in students.
The prototype for Professor Binns was an elderly professor at my university who gave all his lectures with his eyes closed, gently rocking back and forth. He was a wonderful person who gave out a huge amount of valuable information at each lecture, but his detachment from students was utter. Professor Binns has a vague idea of his living students and is surprised if they start asking him questions.
In the earliest lists of Hogwarts ghosts in my sketches and drafts, I included Myrtle (then called "Screaming Wanda"), Professor Binns, the Gray Lady (then called "Whispering Lady"), and the Bloody Baron. There was also the Black Knight, the Toad (who left ectoplasm all over the class) and a ghost named Edmund Grubb who didn't make it into history, which I really regret. Next to his name is the note “Died at the door of the dining room. Sometimes out of spite it does not allow people to enter there. Well, and one more thing - the ghost of the Fat Victorian (poisoned by poisonous berries).
Shaera | 11/30/2012The almost headless Nick has a sense of dignity, apparently, his noble origin affects. Should one of the students inadvertently offend Nick, he declares that his name is "Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Dolphington", and, proudly raising his head, moves away. However, the ghost is quick-witted and not vindictive: Sir Nicholas has long been accustomed to "jokes about his death". An important quality of Nearly Headless Nick, who stands out as a Gryffindor in him, is loyalty to the word, to the faculty. He "I'd rather die than betray trust". Nick is always ready to help a Gryffindor, but the ghost has negative qualities. For example, he hums the song "Weasley is our king!" at the infamous performance of Ron Weasley in a Quidditch match. Nick is fearful. He confesses to Harry Potter that "scared of death".
Origin
Nearly Headless Nick was called Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington during his lifetime. He was a native of France (as indicated by the de particle in the name), but lived in England in the 15th century. It is likely that he was an aristocrat, perhaps even a knight. He was probably a magician, studied at Hogwarts at the Gryffindor faculty (no wonder Sir Nicholas is a faculty ghost). According to Pottermore, Sir Nicholas was a courtier and part of the retinue of King Henry VII. Once he decided to endow one of the maids of honor with special beauty, but the attempt was unsuccessful: the maid of honor grew tusks. Nicholas was deprived of his wand and beheaded on October 31, 1492, but also unsuccessfully. 45 blows with a blunt ax led to the fact that Nicholas's head was held on by several shreds of skin, which is why, having become a ghost, he received the nickname "Almost Headless". It was this fact that prevented Nick from joining the Headless Hunters Club.
Why Nick chose the Gryffindor tower for posthumous habitation is unknown.
Magic
Conversation*
(screenshot from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Like any ghost, Nearly Headless Nick has a translucent "body", is able to appear out of nowhere, pass through solid objects, including thick castle walls, fly and float in the air. Being in the borderline state between life and death, Sir Nicholas can communicate with both living people and other ghosts. Moreover, he is even capable of throwing parties with his fellow ghosts, remember his death anniversary.
contactees
Nearly Headless Nick first appears at the school feast to celebrate the start of the school year. It was then that he was first seen by Harry Potter and his friends - Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It was Hermione's question that caused the ghost to demonstrate the peculiarity of its head.
Attack
(frame from the movie "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets")
Audio versions
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Additional materials from J. Rowling 📝
Ghosts of Hogwarts 👻
Story from J.K. Rowling
Apart from unsubstantiated rumors about the Howling Hut, which has never been haunted, Hogwarts is the most haunted place in Britain (but the school has many competitors for this title: on the islands in different points ghost countries are noticed as often as anywhere else in the world). Hogwarts is friendly to ghosts, as living neighbors treat them with tolerance and even affection, despite the fact that the ghosts tell the same stories from their lives that everyone has already heard countless times.
Each of the four faculties has its own ghost. So, for example, Slytherin are proud of the Bloody Baron, whose clothes are covered with silvery drops of blood. The least talkative of all is the beautiful, long-haired Gray Lady.
The Hufflepuff House has a Fat Monk who was executed because senior clergymen were suspicious of his ability to cure smallpox by simply poking a man with a stick. He also had the reckless amusement of pulling rabbits out of the sacrament bowl. Usually the Fat Monk is very good-natured, but he is still outraged that he never became a cardinal.
Gryffindor House is home to Nearly Headless Nick, who was called Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Dolphington in his lifetime. He dreamed of being in high society and had an exaggerated idea of his skills in the field of magic. One day he was walking around the court of Henry VII and decided to brighten up the expectation of one lady on his own head by improving her smile with the help of magic, but instead her fangs climbed. Sir Nicholas had his wand taken away and then improperly executed, leaving his head hanging from a patch of skin and tendons. He feels a sense of inferiority towards real headless ghosts.
It is worth mentioning another ghost of Hogwarts - Moaning Myrtle, she lives in the girls' toilet, which no one has been going to for a long time. At the time of her death, Myrtle was a student at Hogwarts, and then decided to return to school forever in order to ruin the life of Olivia Hornby, who at one time mocked Myrtle. Decades later, Myrtle has established herself as the most miserable ghost, who usually hides in some kind of toilet and moans and screams plaintively from there.
Thoughts of J.K. Rowling
Lots of crying girls in public toilets, especially at the parties of my youth, were the inspiration for Moaning Myrtle. It doesn't happen often in men's rooms, which is why I liked putting Harry and Ron in such an unpleasant and unusual environment for them in the Chamber of Secrets and the Half-Blood Prince.
The most useful ghost at Hogwarts is, of course, Professor Beans, the old History of Magic teacher. One day, he just fell asleep in front of the fire in the staff room, and then went to his next class, leaving his body behind. Some even argue whether Professor Beans is aware that he has died or not. And although it is very interesting for freshmen to watch how he appears in the classroom from the school board, he cannot be called the most interesting teacher.
Professor Beans was inspired by my old professor at the university. He lectured with his eyes closed, swaying back and forth on his toes just barely noticeable. He was just a storehouse of knowledge and each lesson poured out a lot of valuable information for us, but at the same time, he was very far from his students. Professor Beans almost does not notice his living students, and therefore is very surprised at their existence when one of them suddenly asks him a question.
My very first list of Hogwarts ghosts included: Moaning Myrtle (then called Screaming Wanda), Professor Beans, the Gray Lady (then called "The Whispering Lady") and the Bloody Baron. There was also the Black Knight, the Toad (a ghost who excreted ectoplasm all over the office), and a ghost - I'm sorry I didn't mention him - who was called "Edmund Grubb": next to his name I wrote "Died on the threshold of the Dining Room ". Sometimes he prevented people from going inside, purely out of spite. It was a fat ghost from the Victorian era (he ate poisoned berries).
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Original: my.pottermore.com
Hogwarts is the most haunted place in Britain (despite fierce competition, as these damp British Isles more ghost sightings have been recorded than in the rest of the world). The castle is very suitable for ghosts, as its inhabitants treat their dead friends with tolerance and even affection, no matter how many times they have to listen to the same memories of the past.
Each of the four houses of Hogwarts has its own ghost. Slytherin proud Bloody Baron
, which is covered with silver stains of blood. The least sociable ghost is a beautiful Gray Lady
with long hair.
Bringing the Hufflepuff House - Fat Monk
. He was executed because the senior clergyman suspected that he could cure the plague by simply poking the peasants with a stick, and his unwise habit of taking rabbits out of the communion bowl caused distrust. And although the Fat Monk has a good-natured character, he still resents that he was not made a cardinal.
Gryffindor House is a House Nearly Headless Nick
, whose name during his lifetime was Sir Nicholas de Mumzy-Porpington. During his lifetime, Sir Nicholas was somewhat of a snob and less skillful wizard than he thought. He loitered around the court of Henry VII, until his stupid attempt to magically make one of the ladies of the court beautiful, which led to the fact that the poor woman grew fangs. Sir Nicholas had his wand taken away and clumsily executed, leaving his head hanging from a few centimeters of skin and one tendon. He is tormented by a sense of inferiority towards completely decapitated ghosts.
Moaning Myrtle is another notable Hogwarts ghost that lives in the unpopular girls' restroom. Myrtle was a student at Hogwarts and after her death decided to return to school permanently with the short-term goal of pursuing her main rival and abuser, Olivia Hornby. Decades have passed and Myrtle has declared herself to be the most pathetic ghost in the school, usually hiding in the closets and filling the tiled rooms with her moans and howls.
Explanations J.K. Rowling:
The inspiration for Moaning Myrtle was the frequent presence of crying girls in public toilets, especially at parties and discos during my youth. This doesn't seem to happen in men's closets, so I had some fun sending Harry and Ron into such uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The most useful ghost at Hogwarts is, of course, Professor Binns , an elderly History of Magic teacher who once fell asleep in the staff room across from the fireplace, and the next day simply got up to go to the next class, leaving his body in the chair. There is some controversy over whether Professor Binns is aware that he is dead. And although when students see him appear through the blackboard for the first time in a lesson - it's quite funny, he is not the most inspiring teacher.
The inspiration for Professor Binns was an elderly professor at my university who delivered all of his lectures with his eyes closed, rocking back and forth gently on his fingertips. Although he was a wonderful person who gave out a huge amount of valuable information in every lecture, his detachment from students was complete.
In the earliest list of Hogwarts ghosts that I created, I included Myrtle (her original name was Wailing Wanda), Professor Binns, the Gray Lady (her name was Whispering Lady 'the Whispering Lady') and the Bloody Baron. There were also: Black Knight (‘Black Knight’), Toad (‘The Toad’)(leaving ectoplasm everywhere in classrooms) and a ghost I wish I had used: his name Edmund Grubb (‘Edmund Grubb’), and a note next to his name reads: “Dead at the door of the Dining Room. Sometimes, out of anger, he doesn’t let people pass.” And finally Fat Victorian (‘Fat Victorian’)- ate poisonous berries.
