Character Guide Ghosts Bloody Baron - The Slytherin ghost. He is the only one who can control Peeves. He has silver blood all over him. Delaney-Podmore, Sir Patrick - The head of the "Headless Hunt". Attended Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party. Fat Friar - The resident ghost of the Hufflepuff House. He always seems to be happy. Grey Lady - The ghost for Ravenclaw. I personally have never found her in any of the books, but JK Rowling said that she walks past Harry at some point. She is rumored to make a more significant appearence in later books. Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington) - The Gryffindor ghost. He is "nearly-headless" because when he was beheaded, someone didn't do it properly. Moaning Myrtle - Haunts the girls bathroom in the dungeon. She was murdered by the basilisk the first time that the Chamber of Secrets was opened. Spends her life depressed and crying, although she seems to have taken a liking to Harry... Peeves - The poltergeist that loves to cause disruption. He is never happy unless he is making trouble of some kind. Mr. Filch's greatest desire is to get Peeves out of Hogwarts. Wailing Widow - Attended Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party. ("The Wailing Widow came all the way up from Kent..." - Nearly Headless Nick). Back to the Character Guide.