• HOGWARTS GHOSTS

       THE BLOODY BARON is the Slytherin House ghost. He is the only person besides Dumbledore and Fred and George Weasley who can exert any control over the poltergeist Peeves; Peeves is terrified of him for some unknown reason, referring to him as "Your Bloodiness" and "Mr. Baron."

    

      THE FAT FRIAR  is the Hufflepuff House ghost. He is a jolly man and very forgiving.

         THE GREY LADY is the Ravenclaw House ghost.

      NEARLY HEADLESS NICK is the Gryffindor House ghost who in life was sentenced to death by beheading after a teeth-straightening spell went awry on Lady Grieve.

•    HOGWARTS FONDERS

   

      GODRIC GRYFFINDOR  is said to have praised courage, determination, and strength of heart above all other qualities. He also was the most in favour of allowing Muggle-borns into the school. He was initially a close friend of Salazar Slytherin, but over time their friendship deteriorated. "One of the four famous Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Godric Gryffindor was the most accomplished dueller of his time, an enlightened fighter against Muggle-discrimination and the first owner of the celebrated Sorting Hat."

        HELGA HUFFLEPUFF  she favoured loyalty, honesty, and dedication. In Goblet of Fire, she is said to have considered "hard workers most worthy of admission". Elsewhere, she is described as taking "all the rest" of the students after selection by her colleagues. She was a good friend of Rowena Ravenclaw; their friendship is used to emphasise the failed friendship between Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin.

         ROWENA RAVENCLAW  was a witch noted for her cleverness and creativity, and was described by Xenophilius Lovegood as beautiful.

  

       SALAZAR SLYTHERIN  is described as power hungry by the Sorting Hat, and was known as "shrewd Slytherin from fen". One of the four celebrated Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Salazar Slytherin was one of the first recorded Parselmouths, an accomplished Legilimens, and a notorious champion of pureblood supremacy.