Harry Potter Theory: Why Is Peeves Allowed To Stay At Hogwarts? 

Who is your favorite non human character in Harry Potter??

Why wasn't he in the movie is the real question.

Whenever someone tells me they love Harry Potter, I tell them how much I love Peeves to test whether they've read the books or just seen the films…

Fred and George should both have their personal poltergeists. Speaking of the Weasley Twins, they actually have a very good relationship with Peeves, and he somewhat respects them. During their exit from Hogwarts in the Order Of The Phoenix book, they tell him to "Give [Umbridge] hell from us, Peeves!" and not only does he bow in respect, for a while, Umbridge was the sole target of his pranks afterwards! Heck, Umbridge was so terrible, even the McGonagall got on friendly terms with Peeves, telling him how to properly unscrew chandeliers and even gave him her walking stick to hit Umbridge with it.

I guess you could say Peeves has a lot of... School spirit

I think J.K. missed a great opportunity with Peeves. Right near the end of Deathly Hallows, where Professor McGonagall tells Filch to "Find Peeves". But then nothing happens with him, other than some minor mischief. I think it would have been so great if Peeves turned out to be some super powerful guardian of the castle, and that is why he was allowed to stay.

Peeves must have been at his strongest when the Marauders were active and then again when the Weasley twins were at Hogwarts.at the school

No wonder he likes the Weasly twins they are probably the cause of half his power! 😂😂 Edit: ps. Hedwig will always be my favorite.

I think a better question is why the Bloody Baron actually has control over him.

I can't shake the feeling that at least a 3rd of peeves is Fred and George

So...if Peeves was generated through the mischief of the Hogwarts students...does that mean that there's a small part of Fred in him?

You are channeling your inner Jimmy Neutron with that hair?

If peeves has a bit of pranksters from Hogwarts, that means he has James, Sirius, Fred, George, and possibly Remus and Peter in him. No wonder Mcgonagall wants him gone

I always wondered. HOW CAN MOANING MYRTLE FLOOD THE LAVATORY WHEN SHE'S A GHOST?

i'd think dumbledore would see expelling peeves as an attempt to curb an essential part of hogwarts and its students, almost like abolishing a house or deforesting the forbidden forest

If only wizards can be ghosts, and the Headless Haunt rides ghost horses... are there wizard horses?

I'd say Firenze. I have always seen him as a character who tries to be a bridge between two cultures (centaurs/humans).

In the lake scene in prisoner of Azkaban my favorite non-human character is seen. The fourth dementor from the left on the third from bottom row.

Snape's thoughts on the matter: “A five-year-old could have told us as much,” sneered Snape. “The Inferius is a corpse that has been reanimated by a Dark wizard’s spells. It is not alive, it is merely used like a puppet to do the wizard’s bidding. A ghost, as I trust that you are all aware by now, is the imprint of a departed soul left upon the earth, and of course, as Potter so wisely tells us, transparent.” Who else can't hear 'Harry Potter' and 'Ghost' without thinking of this! :-)

Around 3:36 poltergeist activity in 3... 2... 1... *light turns off*

what would happen if you go trough the veil in the ministry of magic while you have the recurrection stone? Would it be possible to return from there by using the stone to bring yourself back to live? Is it important that your body is on the other side aswell? if you go trough the veil with the stone, would it be possiblie to bring Sirius back since he actually fell with his body trough it? Could you guys please make a video about this? Would be amazing, thanks.

As far as I understand, Hogwarts is for the witches and wizards of the British Isles. Ilvermorny spans the whole of North America. Can you imagine the kind of poltergeist in Ilvermorny?

My “favorite” (most notable)non human character is Umbridge, seriously that lady is not human! Edit- OMG THANKS FOR ALL THE LIKES THIS IS THE MOST AMOUT IVE EVER HAD😊

Does anyone else hope that Fred Weasley became a ghost and stayed at Hogwarts messing about with peeves Ps my favourite non human character is Sirius black as a dog

Peeves the Poltergeist was going to feature in the first harry potter movie. Scenes featuring him had been filmed. they were sadly cut as they didn't have the space for those scenes in the films. Peeves was to be played by the late British comedian Rik Mayall who sadly died in like 2012. This information was only released after his death. I don't know if those scenes can be found anywhere but they happened.

If Peeves is indeed a Manifestation of the students unruliness (and probably significant amount of angst and anxiety) then chances are good that even Dumbledore would not find a way to get rid of him. At least not permanently, he would always eventually reappear as long as there are students to power him. But frankly, I just don't think Dumbledore would waste his time on such a trivial matter when there were intrigues to spin and dark magic to arm against. Peeves is only a nuisance in the grand scheme of things, and unlike other authority figures, Dumbledore was always smart enough not to be distracted by those sorts of things. This actually makes him fairly unique. Dumbledore always knew to let Hogwarts be Hogwarts and remained laser-focused on the real danger. This is part of what makes him so powerful as he ends up commanding loyalties from all sectors of magic society. Dumbledore could be the most successful anarchist in literature.

And then you get the people who don’t even know who peeves is😂

Peeves adds character to the castle.

If you're not early and you know it clap your hands 👏🏻👏🏻

How many people saw the "poltergeist activity in 1 2 3 "?

Abducting children possessing clown dolls knocking over glasses of milk bringing up dead skeletons One of these is not like the others.

My favorite non human Harry Potter character is Snuffles, aka Padfoot. If that doesn't count, then it's Hedwig. And Fluffy. And Crookshanks.

"why it's Potty Wee Potter! Young potter you're ugly but what can we do. everyone says you belong in a zoo. if you look in a mirror it surely will crack. the best thing to do is wear a nice sack!" *insert Peeves laugh*

TBH it's probably because Dumbledore just likes seeing Peeves wreck shit that sentimental man

The real question for me since i first read the books is how on earth did they manage to give the mandrake potion to nearly headless nick in chamber of secrets, considering he's a ghost and can't touch stuff much less ingest it...

A ghost is a the spirit of someone who died unrested, a poltergeist is the spirit of someone who died angry and unfairly who inhabits a building and moves physical objects and a ghoul is basically a zombie with a brain. Why does it annoy me so much when someone can't tell the difference? I can sort of understand ghost and poltergeist, but a ghoul is a physical thing. How do you get those confused?

I can't pick between Dobby and Hedwig

Here's a good question, how'd Voldemort have a daughter?

Dobby... Or Fluffy... Or Crookshanks... Or the Threstals... Or Fleur Delacour (she’s at least part Veela) Or Kneazels...

My favorite non human character is the sorting hat.

Favorite non-human character in Harry Potter? It's a coin toss between Buckbeak the hippogriff and Fawkes the phoenix.

my favourite non human character was the Centaur Firenze who became a teacher at the school just because he broke the role he was meant to (and he wasn't really mentioned in the movie which was a shame)

Favorite non-human character is probably Dobby because I mean, come on, it's freaking Dobby! But also maybe the Swedish Short-snout that Cedric fights in the Tri-Wizard Tournament because I'm Swedish and I love dragons. Also I just read about something in the Harry Potter universe called the annual broom race that's held every year in Sweden where witches and wizards compete on brooms flying from Kopparberg to Arjeplog through a literal Dragon reservation and the trophy awarded to the winner is designed after the Swedish short-snout, and now I really want to participate just to get my hands on that trophy. This is obviously a reference to Vasaloppet, a ski race held every year in Sweden, one which my mom has aprticipated in twice and an event which I've spectated several times in the past, and I think that's just awesome.

I have a question: So, when Harry uses the resurrection stone in The Deathly Hallows and Sirius, Lilly, James, etc. come back to life, are they ghosts? I'm guessing not, but I just want to know.

Even if one did manage to remove/destroy Peeves, I expect he'd just re-manifest from the Mischief brought into the school by new waves of students.

Dobby

So if a ghost decides they want to move on, can they?

I always thought that since peeves is a poltergeist and therefore a manifestation of mischief at Hogwarts he couldn't leave because without the presence of the other mischief he would cease to exist.

The reason he wasn't in the movies was that kids couldn't stop laughing when they were with him. He was cast.

New Cursed Child Theory: Delphi is not Bellatrix' daughter, because she was 47 when she died and it would be a miracle if she gave birth with 47. Furthermore Delphini said that she was born in Malfoy Manor a few days/weeks before the battle of Hogwarts, which means that Draco must have known that Bellatrix was pregnant and he most likely knew that Voldemort is the father. But if this is true Draco would have told someone after the battle of Hogwarts. I think that Delphi isn't the daughter of Bellatrix and she isn't the daugther of Voldemort either, because she is another Horcrux. That's why she can fly and speak parseltongue. I have no idea who her real parents could be, but I have a theory about when and why Voldemort created this Horcrux. It was on May 2, a few hours before the battle of Hogwarts and shortly after Voldemort realized that Harry was searching for his Horcruxes. After he looked for the ring and realized that it was destroyed, he created a new Horcrux. Voldemort didn't know that Harry was a Horcrux and he thought that Harry would be thinking that a person can't be a Horcrux and he knew that Harry would never kill someone (except Voldemort himself) especially a little baby, so he made Delphini his new Horcrux. Maybe she was the daughter of a different Deatheater, but she wasn't Bellatrix' daughter or Voldemort's. That's why Delphi has the ability to fly and to speak parseltongue, because a part of Voldemort lives inside of her and this part made Harry's scar hurt. And since Delphini didn't die at the end of CC this means that Voldemort could still come back. And being a Horcrux would make her a cursed child.

I love peeves a shame he’s not in the movies

Are you going to do a video on how delphi might not be voldermorts child like you referenced in your cursed child video?

can someone please explain the towel section. I've been watching the channel for ages but never knew why

Buckbeak... I MEAN WITHERWINGS is my favorite non-human in Harry Potter

When someone tells you they love Harry Potter but have only Seen the movies "tell me do you like peeves?"

I'm pretty sure in the goblet of fire Fleur makes a comment about Peeves, saying something like 'We don't have those at our school'. If your theory is correct could that mean that Beauxbaton is too strict or something so there is no mischief to generate a poltergeist?

Was that a Magic the Gathering Card you used Classic 😆😆

ohh that's why the weaslys had a ghoul in their attic!

SuperCarlinBrothers I have A Video Idea for you. Can Wizards Patronus Charm Be a Dementor?

what's up with the background?

To sum up: Ghosts are once human entities which most likely have chosen to remain in the living world in one way or another. Poltergeists have never been human and do not wish to kill but merely maim and injure but preferring to move items or pull certain "pranks" Ghouls are aggressive entities that choose to attack and kill or haunt the living.

I've been waiting for you to use that intro for a week and a half because I was in the front row and I wanted to appear in the video, but I got cut off and you only see my hand :/ Oh well. Still fun and maybe now I'll start a vlog.

4:10 Muggles can come back as ghosts! Forgotten Frank Bryce? The caretaker of riddle mansion? (Though I agree it was on special condition, ghost is a 👻)

Why didn't Voldemort become a ghost? If anyone would manage to die wrong it'd be him.

the first items aren't socks? Well that seems like a missed opportunity

I live in Wisconsin the iced tea thing is true and the sugar never dissolves to!!

I’ve always thought of ghouls as the Scooby-Doo hotel ghosts

poltergeist can move things. ghost are just dead lost soul . ghoul is any monster.

7:05 what is that rainbow glowy octopus thing at blastoise's leg

MY favourite non-human character is definitely The Sorting Hat. It is so wise and knowledgeable! Not to mention it drops some sick beats.

Dobby!!! (Snaps voice) “obviously”

is sirius black related to the malfoys

DOBBY LONG LIVE DOBBY

My favorite non-human character from Harry Potter is ironically peeves. Even though I saw the movies first once I had read the books peeves became my favorite non-human character.

I think Peeves is left alone because in an odd way he acts as part of the security of Hogwarts. I always thought this even before finding out he is created by the built up mischief but this just adds to it. In effect he is a creature thats hard to stop, willing and able to protect his home and has an interest in the school continuing (be it in a chaotic way). Why would you get rid of him? to Dumbledore Peeves is probably just as annoying as having to switch off the security alarm when you get home.

Kreacher, "Fight, fight for my master, the defender of the house-elves!"

did anyone else notice poltergeist activity in the background at 3:40

Saying that bigfoot and yeti are the same thing is like saying polar bears and grizzly bears are the same thing.

My fav: Peeves in the books Fawkes or Nagini in the Movies Species-wise I'd say dragons or merpeople

My favorite non human character is Buckbeak the hippogriff

Hello!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOUR THEORIES!!!!

Why can there be ghosts, ghouls, and poltergeist like peeves and nearly headless Nick but Hary's parents aren't around

Dobby is my favorite non human character!!!!

Bringing up "Dead Skeletons" as opposed to ? Living ones??

so if Peeves is the manifestation of the the naughtyness from the kids who have been at Hogwarts would there be a similar manifestation for other emotions kids have that builds up? and surely would be more than one Peeves type? or at least enough emotion for more than one. Great research as ever J

Why the funky stuff in the background? Like the colour on Blastoise leg and the darkening around the balls at the back? Am I the only one who saw them?

DOBBY. DOBBY. DOBBY. BUCKBEAK. BUCKBEAK. BUCKBEAK. And technically, Harris is only half human, so... HAGRID HAGRID

I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY LETTER

Super carlin brothers i was watching the chamber of secrets and I can't help but wondering if Harry can pull the sword out of the hat then can other house members pull their house "object" out of the hat as well. Can the objects present themselves to witches/wizards in need of them as the sword did to Ron and Harry

Who else noticed the little text in the background at 3:35?

Hmm... Nonhuman you say? Lupin, I reply.

Nice timing for that light to burn out.

After reading the books, I was so pissed that that dude wasn't in the movies! There's a lego minifig of him atleast...

Buckbeak/Witherwings

I have a better question, Why wasn't Umbridge sent to Azkaban Prison?

IS THAT A MAGIC CARD?? YAAS! (5:22)

My favourite non human Harry Potter character is definitely Hedwig, She was Harry's first and most loyal friend. ...Aaaaand she always reminds me of my best friend whose name is also Hedwig :) ...Hedwigs make great friends!^^

My favorite nonhuman is Grawp

A ghoul is not a spirit, instead, it is classified by the Ministry of Magic as a "beast".

How about this: Rowling sat down in that café of hers, sipped her coffee and said: "It's a magic school, right? Be'er put summat ghosts in'ere. Poltergeist. Heard tha' one before." And then she wrote it down and went on.