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alt_terryThere are ghosts here. Which isn't surprising, if you think about it, because this castle was a place where there were executions for many years. And there were prisoners who served out their prison terms and then died here and then their bodies were buried in what's now the grounds of Lucy Tower.
However, the git made a new ghost last week. He's killed enough people you'd think there'd be a bunch of ghosts following him around, but this is the first time I can ever remember it happening.
The other ghosts, the ones already haunting the grounds here, are mostly small and weak. Very few of them have much of a shape or form; they're mostly only flickering weak grey light. Maybe because that's because most of them were very weak when they died. Guess they didn't traditionally take very good care of the prisoners here at Lincoln Castle over the centuries--lots of them were practically starved--so they don't make strong ghosts when they're dead. They've never really bothered me at all.
But this new one was a strong man when he died. He had a family, he told me, and he was so worried about them. He fought real hard every time the git took him out, and finally the git just got disgusted and opened his veins with a curse and let him bleed to death. And all the while he was dying, the man kept telling the git that'd he would haunt him forever. First roaring it, and then whispering it as his blood ran out over the stones. Made my blood run stark cold.
Then he was gone. And the corpse-and-rubbish boy--that's Dudders--came and mopped up the blood and took his body away to bury it. But his ghost came back the next night. Gave the git a terrible turn when he came through a wall, right over his bed, believe me. The git threw a boot at him, but it went right through. And it dawned on him that the ghost is here to stay. It's all I can do to keep from smiling when the ghost starts jeering at him. The git's furious about it, but what can he do? He's already killed him. But the ghost won't go away.
One of the ghosts at Hogwarts once told me that people become ghosts if they can't let go of life. Can't move on to, well, whatever comes after death. I reckon it was his fury at the git that made him stick around.
He tells me his name was Donaghan Tremlett (he told me how it was spelled because he wanted to know if I could get word to his family somehow. Only he doesn't have any idea where they are now.)
However, the git made a new ghost last week. He's killed enough people you'd think there'd be a bunch of ghosts following him around, but this is the first time I can ever remember it happening.
The other ghosts, the ones already haunting the grounds here, are mostly small and weak. Very few of them have much of a shape or form; they're mostly only flickering weak grey light. Maybe because that's because most of them were very weak when they died. Guess they didn't traditionally take very good care of the prisoners here at Lincoln Castle over the centuries--lots of them were practically starved--so they don't make strong ghosts when they're dead. They've never really bothered me at all.
But this new one was a strong man when he died. He had a family, he told me, and he was so worried about them. He fought real hard every time the git took him out, and finally the git just got disgusted and opened his veins with a curse and let him bleed to death. And all the while he was dying, the man kept telling the git that'd he would haunt him forever. First roaring it, and then whispering it as his blood ran out over the stones. Made my blood run stark cold.
Then he was gone. And the corpse-and-rubbish boy--that's Dudders--came and mopped up the blood and took his body away to bury it. But his ghost came back the next night. Gave the git a terrible turn when he came through a wall, right over his bed, believe me. The git threw a boot at him, but it went right through. And it dawned on him that the ghost is here to stay. It's all I can do to keep from smiling when the ghost starts jeering at him. The git's furious about it, but what can he do? He's already killed him. But the ghost won't go away.
One of the ghosts at Hogwarts once told me that people become ghosts if they can't let go of life. Can't move on to, well, whatever comes after death. I reckon it was his fury at the git that made him stick around.
He tells me his name was Donaghan Tremlett (he told me how it was spelled because he wanted to know if I could get word to his family somehow. Only he doesn't have any idea where they are now.)
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Date: 2011-09-20 08:15 pm (UTC)I hope he makes sure Carrow never gets another good night's sleep as long as he lives.
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Date: 2011-09-20 09:57 pm (UTC)Well, I wouldn't object to him interrupting the git's sleep, except remember, I sleep in the same room.
I wonder though...maybe there's a way he can haunt the git but not me.
I think I'll speak to him. I've seen him once or twice when the git's busy elsewhere.
It'd be nice to have an ally. Even if the ally is a ghost.
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Date: 2011-09-20 09:59 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-09-20 10:03 pm (UTC)I wouldn't trust him entirely.
Least not right away.
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Date: 2011-09-20 10:05 pm (UTC)This ghost, though...he's a really new ghost. And he's sort of obsessed. With the git.
I think it's gonna be kind of interesting for awhile.
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Date: 2011-09-20 10:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-09-21 03:30 pm (UTC)Can it be keyed to anyone? I mean, can you tell the rest of us how to do it? Because there are times I'd like to know if it's Pansy, Millicent, or Daphne coming up the stairs to the dormitory.
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Date: 2011-09-23 08:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-09-24 07:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-09-22 03:22 pm (UTC)I mean, he works overseeing the camp operations, and I think he has some connections he could maybe work with. I'm not sure, though, because this isn't the sort of thing the Ministry would really care about and actually the idea of telling his family that Carrow did something horrible to that man is probably something that could get Dad in trouble with his bosses if they found out.
I got to see some stuff the day I went to visit his office, and, well, let's just say I could tell that most of those people don't feel the same way about things as I know Dad does. Only Dad can't let them know he thinks they're wrong or they'd sack him quick as anything.
But I think that Dad would want to help if he could, and I think he'd probably try to get the message to them if there's a way to do it and not have anyone in his office know he did it, see?
So. If you think it's okay for me to tell Dad that I talked to you (I'd tell him it was by owl, obviously) and you told me about this Mr Tremlett, then we could see if he'd help. I don't think he'd be cross about me asking, anywiz.
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Date: 2011-09-23 01:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-09-23 01:23 am (UTC)It'll be hard news for them to hear. Can't say I wouldn't blame him if he doesn't want to do it. But it would set Mr Tremlett a bit more at rest.
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Date: 2011-09-23 02:05 am (UTC)