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Encyclopedia > Peeves
Harry Potter character

A picture of Peeves
drawn by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling
Peeves
Gender Male
Hair colour Black[citation needed]
Eye colour Black
Allegiance Hogwarts
Actor None (cast as Rik Mayall, scenes cut from final outcome and not put in deleted scenes)
First appearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Peeves is a fictional poltergeist who haunts the wizarding school Hogwarts in the novel series of Harry Potter written by British Author JK Rowling. Peeves' appearance is exclusively in the novel series, even though plans for his appearance were made for the films; however, the plans were discarded as the film-makers did not see him as an important enough character. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (584x716, 306 KB) Summary A drawing of Peeves from the Harry Potter books, by book author J.K. Rowling from www. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ... In J.K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and seventeen. ... Richard Michael Rik Mayall (born on March 7, 1958 in Harlow, Essex) is an English comedian and actor. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (film) or Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (video game) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, (known in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone,) is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In J.K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and seventeen. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...


Being a poltergeist, Peeves is a spirit rather than a physical being, but very different from the ghosts he's occasionally mistaken for. Peeves's existence is essentially the embodiment of disorder ("an indestructible spirit of chaos" [1]), where he is observed to constantly cause it. The article is about the ghosts which inhabit Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ...

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Appearance and abilities

In appearance he's a small old man dressed in wildly coloured clothing. He is capable of flight and intangibility. Like ghosts, he is also capable of invisibility, however is usually observed to take physical form. Peeves is also seen to have the ability to manipulate objects; a trait not possible with ghosts.


Peeves is seen to be harmless, causing more of a disruption then actually being violent and dangerous. As a "spirit of chaos" it is his entire purpose to cause disorder, break things, and be as annoying and disruptive as possible.


Demeanor

Peeves does not listen to Hogwarts prefects (to Percy Weasley's great displeasure), teachers or anyone else, with the exception of the headmaster of the school, Albus Dumbledore, and the ghost of the Slytherin house, the Bloody Baron. When Harry impersonates the Baron while under the Invisibility Cloak in The Philosopher's Stone, Peeves becomes very frightened, and wastes no time obeying Harry's command to leave, thus demonstrating the reason he obeys the Bloody Baron. Argus Filch, who is usually left with cleaning up the mess and the damage Peeves causes, is his nemesis and works continuously to try to get Peeves thrown out. This, combined with Fleur Delacour's statement that a poltergeist at her school would be expelled 'like zat' seem to indicate that someone, the Headmaster perhaps, could remove Peeves forcefully. However, Rowling has stated in an interview that not even Dumbledore would be able to rid Hogwarts of Peeves.[2] A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front, i. ... Percy Ignatius Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter series, the Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder - Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... The article is about the ghosts which inhabit Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Argus Filch is the caretaker and (effectively) hall monitor in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of books. ...


However, J.K. Rowling has suggested that Peeves is a permanent fixture of Hogwarts castle, and cannot be gotten rid of entirely. She once described him as being "like a bad plumbing problem," and said that Dumbledore can occasionally get Peeves to halt or reduce his mayhem because "he's better with the spanner than most." Peeves is vulnerable to magic, in Book 6, chapter "Elf Tails", Harry uses magic to glue Peeves' tongue to the roof of his mouth, after which Peeves angrily departs. In Book 3, Remus Lupin also uses magic to teach Peeves a lesson. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the yet-to-be released sixth installment in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the Harry Potter series of childrens books by J. K. Rowling. ...


Peeves is not completely chaotic nor without loyalties. During Dolores' attempts to take control of Hogwarts in Order of the Phoenix that were met with passive insurrection, he actually shows respect for his fellow troublemakers Fred and George Weasley and takes their words ("Give her hell from us, Peeves.") to heart as they fled the school, marking possibly the only time Peeves ever obeys a student, let alone salutes one. Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ... This article is about the book. ... Fred and George Weasley are fictional characters in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


This is immediately followed by his finest hour; his destructive tendencies shift into overdrive and he goes on a rampage, with acts ranging from juggling burning torches over the heads of students, to dumping a bag of tarantulas into the Great Hall during breakfast, and even flooding the entire second floor of Hogwarts by pulling out all the taps in the bathrooms. When not causing mayhem, Peeves floats after Professor Umbridge and blows raspberries every time she tries to speak. It appears that Peeves is actually on friendly terms with the strict Professor McGonagall during this time, due to their common enemy; when the poltergeist attempts to loosen a chandelier from the ceiling, the Head of Gryffindor House is seen to mutter to him in passing, "It unscrews the other way." Diversity 113 genera, 897 species Genera Subfamily Acanthopelminae    Acanthopelma Subfamily Aviculariinae    Avicularia    Ephobopus    Pachistopelma    Tapinauchenius Subfamily Eumenophorinae    Anoploscelus    Batesiella    Citharischius    Encyocrates    Eumenophorus    Hysterocrates    Loxomphalia    Loxoptygus    Monocentropus    Myostola    Phoneyusa    Polyspina Subfamily Harpactirinae    Ceratogyrus    Coelogenium    Eucratoscelus    Harpactira    Pterinochilus Subfamily Ischnocolinae    Chaetopelma    Cratorrhagus    Heterothele    Ischnocolus    Nesiergus    Plesiophrictus/Neoplesiophrictus Subfamily Ornithoctoninae    Citharognathus    Cyriopagopus    Haplopelma... Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


When Umbridge attempts to sneak out of Hogwarts, she runs into Peeves before she could make good on her escape. She is chased out of the castle by the poltergeist, who alternates whacking her with a cane and a sock full of chalk. Nobody, not even the staff, makes any real attempt to come to her aid. Professor McGonagall was heard to lament that she would chase after Umbridge herself, but was not able to, because Peeves had borrowed her walking stick.


Peeves is only briefly depicted in Deathly Hallows, where he is seen in the battle of Hogwarts, dropping Snargaluff pods onto Death Eaters and singing a victory song at the end. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...


See also

References

  1. ^ Peeves chews gum, how can he when he is a ghost?jkrowling.com.
  2. ^ "J.K. Rowling interview with The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet". Retrieved on 07.18.2007. 

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