Ghosts

Chapter 12

A ghost is the imprint of the soul of a once-living wizard or witch, and as such, a type of spirit. These fleshless spirits are either afraid of death or have some extraordinarily strong connection to the locations they haunt. Ghosts are unable to have much physical influence. They are visible, and appear as a grayish-silver apparition of their former (living) selves. They pass through solid objects without damaging themselves or the material, but create disturbances in water, fire and air. The temperature drops in the immediate vicinity of a ghost. Their presence can also turn flames blue. Muggles cannot become ghosts, nor can they see ghosts clearly. In some instances, animals may also become ghosts upon death.