Peeves | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia — Percy Weasley to Neville Longbottom [src] The Bloody Baron is the only being that Peeves takes orders from. Peeves has a large amount of respect for the Bloody Baron, for unknown reasons, likely because he is afraid of him. During his first year, Harry imitated the voice of the Bloody Baron to chase Peeves away so Harry could get around Hogwarts without Peeves in the way. Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore: "We need to find her. Professor McGonagall, please go to Mr Filch at once and tell him to search every painting in the castle for the Fat Lady." Peeves: "You'll be lucky!" Albus Dumbledore: "What do you mean, Peeves?" — Albus Dumbledore and Peeves, after the attack on the Fat Lady . [src] Albus Dumbledore Apart from the Bloody Baron, Albus Dumbledore was the only being in Hogwarts who Peeves was known to have shown any respect for. In Dumbledore's presence, Peeves adopted an oily voice in an attempt to be polite to the headmaster, likely out of fear that Dumbledore could have him expelled from the school if he angered him.

Hogwarts students and staff Peeves enjoyed taunting all the students and staff members of Hogwarts . Most people were infuriated by him but on one occasion Minerva McGonagall told Peeves that he was unscrewing a chandelier the wrong way when Peeves attempted to create as much trouble for Dolores Umbridge as possible. Peeves obeyed Fred 's command to give Umbridge hell and caused her a great deal of trouble. Most of the students and teachers were on Peeves' side on this occasion due to their hatred of Umbridge. Umbridge had previously asked Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge to sign an order for the expulsion of Peeves , but it is uncertain if he ever actually signed such an order, nor how the order could have been enforced had he done so. Peeves also happened to enjoy tormenting Harry Potter , Ronald Weasley , and Hermione Granger .

He tried to get them in trouble with Neville Longbottom when he found them out of bed late in their first year, but was once beaten by them that same year (excluding Neville) when Harry impersonated the Bloody Baron, telling him to go away from the third floor so they could save the Philosopher's Stone without any interference (although he was unaware of this). The next year, Peeves made a foolish alarm that Harry had Petrified two more people (Justin Finch-Fletchley and Nearly Headless Nick) and shouting that no humans or ghosts are safe. Peeves has directly clashed with other past Hogwarts caretakers, including Hankerton Humble and Rancorous Carpe . An attempt by Carpe to remove Peeves by luring him into a trap featuring weapons and trapping him with Containment Charms instead resulted in Peeves seizing the weapons and then subjecting Hogwarts to a three-day standoff. The standoff was only ended when then Headmistress Eupraxia Mole drew up a contract that granted him special privileges, including a once-weekly swim in the boys' toilets on the ground floor, first refusal on stale bread from the kitchen for throwing purposes, and a new hat – to be custom-made by Madame Bonhabille of Paris .

[3] Etymology Peeve means little devil or something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike (like a pet peeve ). Peevish means disagreeable and bad tempered. Behind the scenes British actor Rik Mayall was cast as Peeves in the first film, but his scenes were ultimately cut Concept art of film portrayal According to J. K. Rowling 's website, Peeves was "an indestructible spirit of chaos." Peeves has appeared in all of the books and the first three videogames, but none of the films. A scene with Peeves was filmed for film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , but was left on the cutting room floor and to date has never even been released in any form, (even the Ultimate Edition box set). Peeves role in the movies was replaced with his archenemy Argus Filch instead. Peeves was played by Drop Dead Fred's Rik Mayall . According to Harry Potter Limited Edition , Peeves was conceived as having a consistently devilish grin, though there was a question of whether or not he would have hair.

The only on-screen reference to Peeves occurs in the short film The Queen's Handbag , during which Harry Potter describes Peeves using the Queen's Birthday as an excuse to drop coloured eggs on Hogwarts students at breakfast. Poltergeist | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia —Description. [src] A poltergeist is an "indestructible spirit of chaos." [1] . They haunt one specific location at time, generally those inhabited by a large number of adolescents [2] , and either "[came] with the building," [3] or chose to enter it at some point. [4] They occasionally haunt the homes of Muggles. [2] They are among the creatures classed as Non-Human Spiritous Apparitions . [5] Poltergeists generally do not have a physical form, with one notable exception being Peeves , the poltergeist that haunts Hogwarts Castle . He is considered "the most notorious and troublesome poltergeist in British history." [2] Contents Nature Abilities Poltergeists can fly and delight in vandalism, malicious mischief, and the general aggravation and embarrassment of living persons.

They could unscrew chandeliers, [6] write rude words on chalkboards, [7] throw water balloons at people, [8] throw walking sticks at people, [9] stuff keyholes with chewing gum [10] and other such acts, simply for their amusement. Behaviour Poltergeists are notably unruly and have developed a misconception that there is no way to get rid of a poltergeist once it has moved into a location. [3] [4] More destructive poltergeists who have inhabited a location for a longer period of time are harder to expel, but it is not impossible to do. [2] In more serious cases, some people (notably Albus Dumbledore and the Bloody Baron ) could get the poltergeist to settle down for a while, though it would inevitably start acting up again. [3] Dolores Umbridge claimed that the Minister for Magic could sign an order banning a poltergeist, and once threatened Peeves with this action. However, her statement may reflect her belief in the superiority of wizards in general and the Ministry of Magic in particular, rather than specific knowledge of the nature of poltergeists, and that her efforts would be wasted.

Peeves is likely the only known exception to this course of action. [2] Comparison to ghosts Whilst similar, poltergeists differ from ghosts in a number of ways. Firstly, ghosts are incorporeal, whereas the poltergeist, despite not normally having a physical form [2] , is solid enough to move objects with physical force. Poltergeists have never once been living humans either. [1] The latter trait may indicate amortality , the condition of never having died and being unable to die, as one was never alive to start. [11] Poltergeists with form have enough physicality that they can have gum fly up their noses [12] , and they are vulnerable to some of the same hexes as humans, including Langlock . [13] . It's also possible that they can feel pain, but still not be physically injured.

Known Poltergeists Peeves Etymology "Poltergeist" comes from the German, poltern, meaning "to make (loud) noise" and geist, meaning "ghost" or "spirit." The German plural form is "Poltergeister." [14] Behind the scenes It may be possible that poltergeists form from (and consequently feed on) the chaos of an area. If so then it may also be possible that - if their home were to be left desolate for long enough - a poltergeist would not die but simply cease to exist, at least until the locale became more active again. Fleur Delacour once stated that if a poltergeist was ever discovered in the Palace of Beauxbatons , it would be immediately expelled. This is impossible, however, as J. K. Rowling has stated a poltergeist cannot be driven by any means, from a location it has decided to haunt. As such, Dolores Umbridge 's request to Cornelius Fudge to sign an Order for the Expulsion of Peeves from Hogwarts was also a complete waste of effort on her part.

The best-loved ghosts at Hogwarts - Pottermore Muggles might be scared of ghosts, but witches and wizards get used to them pretty quickly. © JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. At Hogwarts they wander the castle, taunt the students, and in one case, even teach. Here are the six best-loved ghosts (and one poltergeist) that haunt the school... 1. The Fat Friar The Fat Friar is a merry soul who loves the students of his house, Hufflepuff . He has a kind, charitable nature and even voted to give Peeves a second chance to attend the start-of-term feast. 'Forgive and forget, I say.' How he died: Execution, at the hands of his fellow churchman, who apparently didn’t appreciate him using magic to cure the pox. 2. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington A dashing ghoul with his plumed hat, high ruff and tights, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington is more commonly known as Nearly Headless Nick, Gryffindor ’s house ghost.

He’s desperate to join the Headless Hunt, but his head wasn’t properly cut off which means they keep turning him down. How he died: Execution, after an attempt to beautify a lady-in-waiting at the court of King Henry VII caused her to sprout tusks. © JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. 3. The Bloody Baron The Slytherin ghost has blank staring eyes, a gaunt face, and robes stained with silver blood. He’s horrible, and has a dark history at Hogwarts. How he died: Well, first he stabbed Helena Ravenclaw—killing her in a rage when she turned down his advances. He was so consumed with guilt he killed himself afterwards, with the very same knife. 4. Peeves Peeves is a real nuisance — especially if you ask Argus Filch, the Hogwarts caretaker. Technically, he’s a poltergeist, so Peeves drops bins on people's heads, pulls rugs out from under their feet and listens to nobody but the Bloody Baron (and, on one occasion, Fred and George). He’s painful and infuriating, but he does step up and play a role in fighting off the Death Eaters during the Battle of Hogwarts.

How he died: Unknown, but as J.K. Rowling herself said, 'Peeves is like dry rot... If you've got Peeves you're stuck.' © JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. 5. Professor Cuthbert Binns Ancient and shrivelled, with a voice like an old vacuum cleaner, Professor Binns is a ghost, but he doesn’t howl or haunt or spook. He teaches. Droning on about the history of magic, Binns is extremely boring, and possibly the only person who ever stayed awake in his classes, save for Hermione Granger. How he died: Word is, he died in his sleep, in front of the staff-room fire, and simply got up the next morning to teach, leaving his body behind. © JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. 6. Moaning Myrtle Moaning Myrtle—real name: Myrtle Elizabeth Warren is doomed to forever spook the u-bend of the girls’ toilets. Her tantrums leave the first floor bathroom flooded, so it’s usually left alone. So is she, which may be one reason why she pines for the companionship of Harry Potter.

Sulky and miserable, yet very entertaining, Myrtle actually saves the day more than once. How she died: 'Ooooh, it was dreadful,' Myrtle remembered. She was hiding in the bathroom, crying, when she caught the gaze of the Basilisk released from the Chamber of Secrets, and died. 7. The Grey Lady, Helena Ravenclaw Helena is the desperately sad ghost of Ravenclaw. Beautiful and mysterious, with hair that falls to her waist, she stole the Diadem from her mother, Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the founders of Hogwarts. Charmed but unaware of his intentions, she helped Tom Riddle find the diadem (it became one of his Horcruxes). She regretted that later, and helped Harry in his quest to find and destroy it. How she died: See The Bloody Baron. How did you think he got the name? © JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros.

How Peeves the poltergeist wreaked havoc at Hogwarts - Pottermore How Peeves the poltergeist wreaked havoc at Hogwarts With his wicked eyes, wide mouth, and evil cackle, Peeves the poltergeist is a ‘seamless blend of humour and malice’, according to J.K. Rowling. Here are some of the ways Peeves wreaked havoc at Hogwarts. ... ‘Ickle firsties! What fun!’ The first time Harry Potter meets Peeves , he’s floating cross-legged in the air, ready to swoop and pelt the unsuspecting first-years with walking sticks. Percy Weasley warns them to watch out for this pesky poltergeist – he can only be controlled by the Bloody Baron and, to Percy’s astonishment, ‘won’t even listen to us Prefects.’ Oh Percy. ‘GOT YOUR CONK!’ The new arrivals at Hogwarts have plenty to get their head around, with common room passwords to memorise, Quidditch rules to remember and spells to learn.

Added to that is the risk of an invisible Peeves sneaking up behind them, grabbing their noses and screeching, ‘GOT YOUR CONK!’ Just what you need when running late to Potions class… ‘Naughty, naughty, you’ll get caughty.’ Sneaking around the castle corridors at night is doubly tricky when there’s a poltergeist ready to pounce. Especially one who takes great delight in telling tales – and the more desperate you are for him to keep quiet, the louder he becomes… ‘Peeves cackled. ‘Wandering around at midnight, ickle firsties? Tut, tut, tut. Naughty, naughty, you’ll get caughty.’ ‘Not if you don’t give us away, Peeves, please.’ ‘Should tell Filch, I should,’ said Peeves in a saintly voice, but his eyes glittered wickedly. ‘It’s for your own good, you know.’ ‘Get out of the way,’ snapped Ron, taking a swipe at Peeves – this was a big mistake.’ ‘STUDENTS OUT OF BED!’ Peeves bellowed.

‘STUDENTS OUT OF BED DOWN THE CHARMS CORRIDOR!’ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ‘Heard you talking about poor Myrtle’ Gossiping is a dangerous habit when there’s a menace like Peeves waiting – or hovering – in the wings. And he has no qualms in making social situations as awkward as inhumanly possible: ‘Rude you was about poor Myrtle.’ He took a deep breath and bellowed, ‘OY! MYRTLE!’ ‘Oh, no, Peeves, don’t tell her what I said, she’ll be really upset,’ Hermione whispered frantically. ‘I didn’t mean it, I don’t mind her – er, hello, Myrtle.’ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets As if embarrassing Hermione and making Moaning Myrtle even moanier wasn’t enough, Peeves chases after the sobbing ghost, pelting her with mouldy peanuts, yelling, ‘Spotty! Spotty!’ Talk about adding insult to injury. © JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros.

‘Why, it’s potty wee Potter!’ When Justin Finch-Fletchley and Nearly Headless Nick are discovered in a Petrified state, rumours abound that Harry is to blame. Unsurprisingly, Peeves is happy to perpetuate the myth: As the teachers bent over Justin and Nearly Headless Nick, examining them, Peeves broke into song: ‘Oh Potter, you rotter, oh what have you done? You’re killing off students, you think it’s good fun –’ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets And Peeves, being Peeves, wasn’t going to let it go either: ‘He kept popping up in the crowded corridors singing ‘Oh Potter, you rotter ...’, now with a dance-routine to match.’ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ‘Loony, loopy Lupin’ Peeves tends to show a degree of respect towards the teachers, so it’s something of a surprise when he starts taunting Professor Remus Lupin, whilst stuffing the nearest keyhole with chewing gum. Fortunately, Lupin takes it all in his stride; with one deft ‘Waddiwasi!’ the chewing gum is in Peeves’ left nostril and he zooms away cursing.

Reason to love Remus #108. ‘Little squirts! Wheeeeeeeeee!’ Being yelled at by an angry Professor McGonagall would stop us in our tracks; not so Peeves. Upon Ron’s arrival for his fourth year, he’s left drenched from Peeves’ water bomb, before the cackling poltergeist soaks some second-years. He’s warned off by McGonagall in the end, but somehow we doubt he cares: Peeves stuck out his tongue, threw the last of his water bombs into the air, and zoomed off up the marble staircase, cackling insanely. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ‘Give her hell from us, Peeves’ Peeves takes Fred Weasley’s parting order very seriously, and for that we salute him.

For once he’s harnessing his destructive energy into tormenting Dolores Umbridge : ‘Peeves smashed lanterns and snuffed out candles, juggled burning torches over the heads of screaming students, caused neatly stacked piles of parchment to topple into fires or out of windows; flooded the second floor when he pulled off all the taps in the bathrooms, dropped a bag of tarantulas in the middle of the Great Hall during breakfast and, whenever he fancied a break, spent hours at a time floating along after Umbridge and blowing loud raspberries every time she spoke.’ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix In fact, even Professor McGonagall quietly endorses Peeves’ behaviour: ‘Indeed, a week after Fred and George’s departure Harry witnessed Professor McGonagall walking right past Peeves, who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier, and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth, ‘It unscrews the other way.’ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ‘. . .

wheeeeeeeeeeee!’ During the Battle of Hogwarts, Peeves throws himself into defending the castle with his usual gusto, ‘dropping Snargaluff pods down on to the Death Eaters, whose heads were suddenly engulfed in wriggling, green tubers like fat worms.’ Even amidst the grief and celebration of Voldemort’s defeat, Peeves puts his own final, mischievous stamp on proceedings: ‘We did it, we bashed them, wee Potter’s the One, And Voldy’s gone mouldy, so now let’s have fun!’ As Ron notes, it ‘Really gives a feeling for the scope and tragedy of the thing, doesn’t it?’ From Peeves, we wouldn’t have expected anything less. © JKR/Pottermore Ltd. ™ Warner Bros. Peeves | Pottermore Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Introduction “ Peeves is a loud and raucous poltergeist, with wicked, dark eyes and a wide mouth, who can turn invisible at will and likes to cause mayhem around the school. He frequently plays pranks on students and teachers.

Professor Dumbledore has some influence over Peeves, but the Slytherin ghost, the Bloody Baron , is the only one who can control him. ” The Deathday Party , Nearly Headless Nick's Party [1] “ At Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party Peeves is in stark constrast with the pale and transparent ghosts as he is wearing an orange party hat and a revolving bow tie. He upsets Moaning Myrtle at the party by taunting her. ” Peeves is to be found in Zoom 3 of this moment, hiding under the table in the middle. New from J. K. Rowling “ The name 'poltergeist' is German in origin, and roughly translates as 'noisy ghost', although it is not, strictly speaking, a ghost at all. The poltergeist is an invisible entity that moves objects, slams doors and creates other audible, kinetic disturbances. It has been reported in many cultures and there is a strong association with the places where young people, especially adolescents, are living. Explanations for the phenomenon vary all the way from supernatural to scientific.

It was inevitable that, in a building bursting with teenage witches and wizards, a poltergeist would be generated; it was likewise to be expected that such a poltergeist would be noisier, more destructive and harder to expel than those that occasionally frequent Muggle houses. Sure enough, Peeves is the most notorious and troublesome poltergeist in British history. Unlike the overwhelming majority of his colleagues, Peeves has a physical form, though he is able to become invisible at will. His looks reflect his nature, which those who know him would agree is a seamless blend of humour and malice. Peeves is well-named, for he has been a pet peeve of every Hogwarts caretaker from Hankerton Humble (appointed by the four founders) onwards. Though many students and even teachers have a somewhat perverse fondness for Peeves (he undoubtedly adds a certain zest to school life), he is incurably disruptive, and it generally falls to the caretaker of the day to clean up his many deliberate messes: vases smashed, potions upended, bookcases toppled and so on.

Those with weak nerves deplore Peeves' fondness for suddenly materialising an inch from the end of their noses, hiding in suits of armour or dropping solid objects on their heads as they move between classes. Several concerted efforts to remove Peeves from the castle have resulted in failure. The last and most disastrous was made in 1876 by caretaker Rancorous Carpe, who devised an elaborate trap, baited with an assortment of weapons he believed would be irresistible to Peeves, and a vast enchanted bell jar, reinforced by various Containment Charms, which he intended to drop over the poltergeist once he was in place. Not only did Peeves break easily through the giant bell jar, showering an entire corridor with broken glass, he also escaped the trap armed with several cutlasses, crossbows, a blunderbuss and a miniature cannon. The castle was evacuated while Peeves amused himself by firing randomly out of the windows and threatening all and sundry with death.

A three-day standoff was ended when the Headmistress of the day, Eupraxia Mole, agreed to sign a contract allowing Peeves additional privileges, such as a once-weekly swim in the boys' toilets on the ground floor, first refusal on stale bread from the kitchen for throwing purposes, and a new hat – to be custom-made by Madame Bonhabille of Paris. Rancorous Carpe took early retirement for health reasons, and no subsequent attempt has ever been made to rid the castle of its most ill-disciplined inhabitant. Peeves does recognise authority of a sort. Though generally unimpressed by titles and badges, he is generally amenable to the strictures of the teachers, agreeing to stay out of their classrooms while they teach. He has also been known to show an affinity for rare students (notably Fred and George Weasley ), and is certainly afraid of the ghost of Slytherin , the Bloody Baron .

” Hogwarts Ghosts – The Harry Potter Lexicon - The Harry Potter Lexicon The Harry Potter Lexicon Explore Characters Locations Magic Canon Events Things Creatures Essays December 27, 2001 WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT In Muggle vernacular, we’re talking about ghosts; more specifically, the ghosts living at Hogwarts. But enlightened Muggles like ourselves know better, since there are some “ghosts” who aren’t ghosts after all. Peeves the Poltergeist is one: to quote Nearly-Headless Nick: “he’s not really even a ghost” ( PS7 ). There are two connected terms in the HP Lexicon: poltergeists (like Peeves) and ghouls (such as the Weasleys have in their attic). If I were going to stick to sound (common-sense) linguistics, I’d just grant “ghost” two semantic domains (the first as a general term for the whole lot, the second as a specific designation for one of at least three kinds of ghosts). But “resident non-embodied persons” (RENEPs) has a pithiness to it that makes a word like “ghost” sound boring.

Of course that raises the question of whether the portaits also evince non-embodied personalities, so just to keep things clear, I’ll ammend that to resident non-embodied persons, excepting portraits, or RENEPEP’s. Which is a very satisfying term indeed. It’s not only politically correct; it’s peppy. WHO THEY ARE In we read that “about twenty ghosts had just streamed through the back wall,” so there are quite a few more Hogwarts ghosts than we’ve had the pleasure of meeting. The ghosts representing each of the four houses are Nearly-Headless Nick (Gryffindor), the Fat Friar (Hufflepuff), the Grey Lady (Ravenclaw), and The Bloody Baron (Slytherin). We’ve seen least of the Grey Lady. In various interviews (including 60 Minutes), JKR has assured us that the Grey Lady showed up in PS, only we weren’t told her name. [She passes Harry in the corridor in PS12 . – ed.] The other three (particularly Nearly-Headless Nick) are introduced in PS7 and put in regular appearances thereafter.

The Fat Friar comes across as sweet and dumb (he’s the one for forgiving Peeves at the beginning of PS), and hence as a caricature of Hufflepuff students. Why the Bloody Baron is bloody, nobody wants to know, but he also fits the Slytherin image of violent menace. Nearly-Headless Nick doesn’t embody the Hogwarts bravery as obviously as the Fat Friar and the Bloody Baron, although he is generous about helping Harry escape Filch in CS8 . As for his personal history, he was not quite beheaded either 350+ or 499 years before Harry enrolled at Hogwarts. He is particularly prominent in CS, where he invites Harry, Ron and Hermione to his 500th deathday party and is later petrified by the basilisk. He would have died at the sight, if he hadn’t already been dead. We know three other RENEPEP’s who are not connected to any particular house: Moaning Myrtle is pimple-afflicted and a victim of the basilisk’s first frisk through Hogwarts.

She shows up in CS, where we learn her story, and again in GF, where she visits Harry in the prefects’ bathroom and shows evidence of a marked interest in naked prefects. Prof. Binns of the Hogwarts history department is the only teaching ghost (although one can question whether his students are actually taught anything by him). He’s certainly the only soporific ghost. Despite his own lack of tangibility, Binns also is a stickler for good, hard facts: he soundly denies the old stories about the Chamber of Secrets for lack of solid proof. One curiosity about Binns: JKR has said that ghosts are unhappy people, and most of them appear to have suffered violent deaths. All but Binns: he just died one night and went right on teaching the next day, sans body. Could the violence here be that he bored himself to death? Peeves, as already pointed out, isn’t a proper ghost but a poltergeist. The word means “mischievous spirit”, which is Peeves to a T. The only person in the castle who makes any real impression on him is the Bloody Baron. As opposed to the other ghosts, he comes in technicolor, rather than the standard pearly-gray.

He’s also funny—Peeves filling in the gaps in the singing armor’s Christmas carols is one of GF’s funnier moments. However, Peeves has a sub-human personality: he delights in any evil events in the castle (the petrifyings in CS, the terror caused by Sirius Black in PA) and yet he is not exactly evil. He’s just not human enough to require moral evaluation. Hence, my guess is that he isn’t a former human and probably belongs to an entirely different taxonomy as the proper ghosts. WHAT WE’D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THEM In one of her interviews, JKR said we’ll learn why certain people become ghosts in future books. Does this mean the definitive answer will have some particular significance for the entire series? There are a couple of ghost-related inconsistencies. For instance, why did Nearly-Headless Nick have his 500th Deathday party in CS8 after telling Harry he hasn’t eaten in nearly 400 years in PS7 ? (I think it’s just a minor inconsistency, but I’ve seen theories that range from believable to hallucinatory.) [This was an error in the early editions of PS that JKR has put on the list for correction in later editions.

– ed.] Another one: If ghosts can’t eat or drink ( PS7 , CS8 ), how did they administer the Mandrake Potion to Nearly-Headless Nick? Related links: Peeves | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Peeves the Poltergeist Peeves is a poltergeist who haunts Hogwarts. Peeves is often "chased" by Argus Filch , who is a Squib , trying to make him quit whatever he is doing. In the beginning Peeves seems useless, but in the last book, Deathly Hallows, he proves himself trustworthy when throwing dung bombs at the Death Eaters. Being a poltergeist, Peeves is a spirit rather than a physical being, but very different from the ghosts for which he is occasionally mistaken. Peeves is capable of flight and can choose whether to be physically tangible. However, he is usually observed to take physical form. Peeves is able to manipulate objects, a trait not generally possible with ghosts, but common to poltergeists. Peeves's existence is essentially the embodiment of disorder,[33] where he is observed to constantly cause it.

In appearance, he is a small man with a mischievous face, a wide mouth, dressed in vibrantly coloured clothing. He derives joy from disaster and mischievous acts, usually causing disruptions rather than being violent and dangerous. Peeves only listens to a select few: Dumbledore, the Bloody Baron , (whom he fears,) in the second book Nearly Headless Nick , and by the the fifth book Fred and George Weasley . Argus Filch, who is usually left with cleaning up the mess and damage Peeves causes, is his nemesis and works continuously to try to get Peeves thrown out; however, Rowling has stated in an interview that not even Dumbledore would be able to rid Hogwarts of Peeves forever.[34] Peeves is, however, vulnerable to some magic; in Prisoner of Azkaban, Professor Lupin uses magic to teach Peeves a lesson by making the gum Peeves was stuffing into a keyhole shoot back out and up the poltergeist's nose. In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince , Harry uses magic to glue Peeves's tongue to the roof of his mouth, after which Peeves angrily departs.

During Dolores Umbridge 's attempts to take control of Hogwarts in Order of the Phoenix, Peeves shows his loyalty to Hogwarts, and his destructive tendencies shift into overdrive as he goes on the rampage at the Weasley twins' request. When Umbridge attempts to sneak out of Hogwarts, Peeves chases her out, whacking her with Minerva McGonagall 's cane (which she lent to him for that purpose) and a sock full of chalk. Peeves is depicted in Deathly Hallows twice, first where he aids the defenders of Hogwarts by dropping Snargaluff pods on the heads of attacking Death Eaters , and second singing a victory song for Harry at the end. Rik Mayall was cast as Peeves for film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone. However, his scenes were cut from the final film and have yet to be released publicly (being omitted even from the deleted scenes section of the DVD release).[35] Peeves was subsequently omitted from the Potter films that followed, though he can be seen in the Harry Potter video games. Peeves is also referenced in dialogue in the Queen's Handbag short film.

Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Peeves - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Peeves From Wikibooks, open books for an open world Overview[ edit ] Peeves the Poltergeist is not a ghost, but a Spirit of Chaos, who has never been alive, according to the author . He can carry, throw, and drop things, loosen screws, and chew gum. When he is visible, he looks like a little man with wicked, dark eyes, a wide mouth, and a pointed hat; he is always seen in mid-air. Role in the Books[ edit ] Beginner warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level. Philosopher's Stone [ edit ] Peeves is first mentioned by the Fat Friar , the Hufflepuff house ghost, as the First Year students are standing in the anteroom awaiting their Sorting. Evidently the Fat Friar felt that Peeves ought to attend the Entrance Feast. Peeves first appears when the Gryffindor first-years are finding their way to the dormitory.

He is throwing walking sticks at them, and in the end dumps a load of them on Neville's head. Percy comments that the only being in the school that Peeves is afraid of is the Bloody Baron , the Slytherin house ghost. It is mentioned elsewhere in the book that Professor Dumbledore has some amount of control over him. It is mentioned that running into Peeves on the way to class when you are late would make you much later; not only would he steer you wrong, but he would play tricks on you, pull rugs out from under your feet, and sneak up behind you and grab your nose. When Professor McGonagall , having seen Harry's diving catch before his first flying lesson, is looking for a private place to introduce him to Oliver Wood , the empty classroom she ends up in is occupied by Peeves, who is writing rude words on the chalkboard. Ordered out by McGonagall, Peeves swears as he leaves. When Harry is challenged to a Wizard's Duel by Draco Malfoy , Harry, Ron , Hermione , and Neville end up going to the Trophy Room, where they are almost caught by Filch . As they are retreating from Filch, they run into Peeves, who sounds the alarm.

Peeves follows them to a locked door which Hermione opens, and then for no real reason does not tell Filch that the students are behind the door. Harry suggests that the troll that is reported in the dungeons on Hallowe'en might have been let in by Peeves as a joke. When Harry and Hermione are headed for Hagrid's hut to take Norbert up to his meeting with Charlie 's friends, they are held up by Peeves, who is playing tennis against the wall of the entrance hall. Peeves almost discovers Harry, Ron, and Hermione when they are making their way to the trap door under the invisibility cloak , but Harry scares him away by pretending to be the Bloody Baron. Chamber of Secrets [ edit ] When Harry is being written up by Argus Filch for dripping mud in the castle, Nearly Headless Nick convinces Peeves to drop a Vanishing Cabinet immediately over Filch's office to distract him. This allows Harry to look around Filch's office unobserved, and spot Filch's Kwikspell letter. Filch is so mortified by this discovery of Harry's that he lets Harry go with a warning.

At Nick's Deathday Party, Peeves teases Moaning Myrtle to the point that she leaves, crying. Shortly after Harry discovers the Petrified body of Justin Finch-Fletchley and the injured ghost of Nearly Headless Nick, Peeves happens across the three of them and raises the alarm. Peeves thereafter taunts Harry whenever he sees him, accusing him musically of having something to do with the attacks, complete with a little dance routine. Prisoner of Azkaban [ edit ] When Professor Lupin 's Defence Against the Dark Arts class is on its way to the Staff Room to practice dealing with a Boggart , they happen upon Peeves who is busily stuffing gum into a keyhole. While Peeves is usually slightly respectful towards teachers, he shows no respect for Lupin, instead singing about "Loony, loopy, Lupin.". Professor Lupin sends him away with a spell that fires the chewing gum up Peeves' nose, thus earning Lupin the respect of the entire class. When The Fat Lady 's portrait is destroyed, it is Peeves who reports to Professor Dumbledore that the damage was done by Sirius Black . Characteristically, Peeves does this in the most sensational way possible.

We see him again in passing as Harry and Hermione are making their way back to the Hospital Wing after Sirius' departure; Peeves is then on his way to observe the Dementor 's Kiss being administered. As usual, he is going where he can make the most trouble. Goblet of Fire [ edit ] Peeves' role in this book is relatively minor. When the students arrive, he is floating near the ceiling of the Entrance Hall, dropping water balloons on their heads; he claims that this is not harmful to them because with the downpour outside, they are already soaked, and a little more water shouldn't hurt them. Professor McGonagall shoos him away. At the Entrance Feast, Nearly Headless Nick tells Harry, Ron, and Hermione that there almost wasn't a feast, as Peeves, upset at being uninvited from the feast, had run amok in the kitchen, almost panicking the house elves preparing it. Around the Christmas holidays, the suits of armor were enchanted to sing Christmas carols of which they only knew half the words. Peeves was known to inhabit the armor and sing rude versions of the songs by filling in the gaps with lyrics of his choosing.

When Harry is returning to Gryffindor Tower from the prefects' bathroom, having solved the riddle of the Golden Egg, he carefully checks the Marauder's Map to see where Peeves is, before setting out; he notes that Peeves is bouncing around the trophy room. When Harry gets stuck in the trick step and drops the egg, the sound brings Filch to investigate; Filch immediately assumes that Peeves had stolen the egg from one of the Champions. Order of the Phoenix [ edit ] When Harry receives detention from Professor Umbridge and is given a note to take to Professor McGonagall, he walks straight into Peeves without noticing. As Harry continues to McGonagall's study, Peeves stays alongside, taunting him. Harry leaves the dormitory to send off a letter by Owl Post. On his way to the Owlery, he is warned by Nearly Headless Nick that Peeves is up ahead by the archway with the bust of Paracelsus, preparing a joke. Harry asks if the joke involves dropping the bust of Paracelsus on someone's head.

Nick says that, funnily enough, it does, and that he is off to find the Bloody Baron to see if he can put a stop to it. Harry takes a different route to the Owlery. A short while later, horrible weather keeps the students in at break. Peeves is floating overhead in the room, flicking ink balls at the students when Angelina arrives to tell Harry and Ron that the Quidditch team has been re-formed. Peeves manages to hit Katie Bell with an ink ball, and she starts throwing things at him. As the bell rings, Peeves dumps an entire bottle of ink over Katie's head. Ron and Hermione, as Prefects , are called upon to supervise the decorating of the castle for Christmas. Ron tells Harry later that stringing tinsel is considerably more difficult when Peeves is on the other end trying to strangle you with it. Fred and George Weasley have come to the conclusion that their final year of school is not particularly useful to them, and with the departure of Dumbledore, they no longer feel a need to keep their mischievous nature in check. Immediately after Easter break, they create a swamp in one of the corridors.

On being caught by Professor Umbridge, they Summon their brooms, and, instructing Peeves to "Give her hell!", depart. Peeves salutes as they leave. Peeves' activity now doubles; Harry sees him wreaking havoc all over the school, and sees the other teachers not only ignoring, but occasionally helping Peeves in his ongoing activities. Harry is misled into believing that Sirius is being tortured by Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic . In order to confirm that, he decides that he must use Umbridge's fireplace to communicate with Sirius, and of course he will need a distraction. Ron volunteers to tell Umbridge that Peeves is smashing up the Transfiguration Department. Unfortunately this fails, as Umbridge has just received a report that Peeves is busy inking the eyepieces of all the telescopes in the Astronomy classroom, and promptly arranges for the capture of Ron, Harry, and Harry's lookouts Hermione, Ginny , and Luna Lovegood . After Dumbledore retrieves Umbridge from captivity with the Centaurs , and after she recovers, she attempts to sneak out of the school.

Peeves, however, chases after her, whacking her retreating backside alternately with a bag of chalk and a walking stick. Half-Blood Prince [ edit ] Peeves is seen guarding a door, saying that he will only allow people who have set their own pants on fire to pass. Harry takes a longer route to bypass the door, but we later see Neville, in the dormitory, changing his charred trousers for new ones. When Harry, looking for someone to take to Professor Slughorn 's Christmas party, decides to invite Luna Lovegood, Peeves overhears and promptly tells the entire school. Ron is somehow poisoned on his birthday, and ends up in the Hospital Wing. Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid visit him, but leave to make room for his family when Mr. and Mrs. Weasley arrive. Harry and Hermione are discussing a conversation between Dumbledore and Snape that Hagrid had overheard, and in order to retain secrecy, stop when they see Peeves float by. Harry, wondering about where Draco Malfoy is spending all his time, hits upon the idea of setting Kreacher to tail him.

When he calls Kreacher, Dobby arrives also, as they are apparently fighting over Kreacher having insulted Harry in front of Dobby. Peeves, who is always in favour of chaos, also appears, and is egging them on. Harry, to avoid drawing attention to their arrival, shuts Peeves up , whereupon he angrily flies away. Deathly Hallows [ edit ] It is mentioned that as Harry and Luna Lovegood make their way from the Room of Requirement to Ravenclaw tower under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry is most afraid of running into Peeves. Luckily, they avoid him. Peeves actually enters this book at the Battle at Hogwarts , near the end of the book. Professor McGonagall summons him to aid in the defence of the school. During the battle itself, he soars above the fray, dropping things (notably Snargaluff pods ) on Death Eaters. Once the battle is won, we can hear him in the distance, singing a victory song: "We did it, we bashed them, wee Potter's the one.

Now Voldy 's gone mouldy, so now lets have fun!" Hearing Peeves' song after the victory, Ron comments that it really gives a feeling for the scope and tragedy of the thing. Strengths[ edit ] As a poltergeist, Peeves is able to move things and people. He is effectively uncontrollable and invulnerable, as he does not have any physical body. Weaknesses[ edit ] Peeves is apparently afraid of the Bloody Baron. No explanation for this is given, but this fact proves useful to Percy Weasley when he is trying to lead the Gryffindor first-year students to their dormitory, and later to Harry, when he, Ron, and Hermione are trying to reach the chamber of the Philosopher's Stone. Relationships with Other Characters[ edit ] Peeves' main joy is to create chaos, and he responds to other characters only in ways that will contribute to the chaos. He will sometimes follow direct orders given to him by senior staff (notably Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall ) and those who can injure him (notably Professor Lupin ). Only twice in the series do we see him accept instructions from students, and only once knowingly.

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , Harry instructed Peeves to leave the area and not to return that night, while pretending to be The Bloody Baron from under his invisibility cloak . In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Fred and George instructed him to give Professor Umbridge a hard time, and Peeves was glad to oblige. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, we learn that Peeves is only afraid of the Bloody Baron, the Slytherin House ghost, and that Dumbledore has some control over him. We will see later that while Dumbledore can control him to a certain extent, he remains as disrespectful to Dumbledore as to everyone else – when Dumbledore is interrogating him about the damage to the Fat Lady's portrait in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Peeves answers correctly, but with no apparent respect for Dumbledore. It appears that Professor McGonagall has perhaps the same amount of control, as, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he accepts her order to stop dropping water balloons on the arriving students.

When Peeves drops the Vanishing Cabinet directly over Argus Filch's office, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, we learn that Filch wants Peeves out of the castle. We see this again when Filch is taking Harry to Dolores Umbridge's office in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Filch, with evident satisfaction about the changes that will be taking place with the change of Headmaster, lists the eviction of Peeves as one of the things that he is looking forward to. We actually gather that Filch is perpetually upset with Peeves as early as the first book, though he doesn't say so directly. Analysis[ edit ] There has been a great deal of discussion of the nature of Peeves, and whether, as is said at several points, Professor Dumbledore actually can control him. In an interview, the author has compared Peeves to the stubborn plumbing common in older houses: temperamental, and while nobody can make it behave, Dumbledore is like the elder resident who knows how to coerce it into sufficiently good operation for the needs at hand. One theory that seems reasonable is that Peeves is the natural result of having so many adolescent wizards in a single location.

Poltergeist activity is often believed to be seen in the vicinity of adolescents, particularly females; it is possible that Peeves is the embodiment of the accumulated polter energy of the several hundred young wizards in Hogwarts. It is certainly true that Peeves' activity was greater in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Umbridge was causing turmoil in the earlier part of the year, and considerably greater when Dumbledore was out of the castle in the later part of that book; but there did not seem to be extra activity on Peeves' part in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when Dumbledore was suspended as Headmaster. It is possible that the level of Peeves' activity is related to the dissatisfaction level of the students, rather than being affected directly by the headmaster. It is entirely possible that Peeves can only be removed from the school when everyone in it is satisfied with the way things are going, and that is extremely unlikely to ever happen. Questions[ edit ] Study questions are meant to be left for each student to answer; please don't answer them here. Greater Picture[ edit ] Intermediate warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level.

While Peeves is apparently fond of chaos, and will generally act to increase the confusion, he plainly is fond of his home and will tend to act to defend it. Professor McGonagall seemingly understands this, as in the preparations for the defence of Hogwarts, she sends Filch to find Peeves, and apparently gives instructions for the defence. In the battle itself, Peeves is clearly in his element, having a fine time bombing the invading Death Eaters with Snargaluff pods and other dangerous plants. It is interesting to note that, fond as he is of chaos, he does not knowingly act against the defenders of Hogwarts.

Question: Who is the poltergeist at Hogwarts?
Answer: Peeves