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Sir NICHOLAS de MIMSY-PORPINGTON

Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington is the noble and kindhearted, yet somewhat melancholy ghost of Gryffindor House. He wears tights and a ruff (hence the Shakespearean-image of him I envision...), which, aside being fashionable, helps keep his mostly-severed head from flopping to-and-fro; hence his less-than-appreciated nickname, "Nearly-Headless Nick." Sir Nicholas is a sad soul. His unfortunate death, some 500 years ago, is unpleasant enough (whacked in the neck approximately 45 times with a blunt ax), and his unhappiness seems to continue to some extent in his post-life state. His lack of proper decapitation prevents him from joining the illustrious Headless Hunt, and he is obviously quite sore about the rejection. However, he is a pleasant individual, and gets Harry Potter out of a few scrapes here and there, and even invited Harry, Ron and Hermione to his 500th Deathday Party. Nick provides our best access to the inner working of the ghost community. After the disappearance of Sirius behind the veil, Harry asked Nick about the technicalities involved in becoming a ghost. Resignedly, Nick explained that the chances of Sirius returning as a ghost were slim, as one has to give up the right to the afterlife to wander as a ghost, and that Nick himself made that decision out of fear of death. It was a very sobering moment, and I'll need to re-read it in order to catch exactly all that he said. I hope we see more of Nick in future books. I wonder why he was executed, and I would like to see him display some more of that characteristic Gryffindor bravery, perhaps in the war against Voldemort; it would be interesting to see what powers ghosts possess.

"...'a matter of no importance.... It's not as though I really wanted to join... Thought I'd apply, but apparently I 'don't fulfill requirements'--....But you would think, wouldn't you,' he erupted suddenly, pulling the letter back out of his pocket, 'that getting hit forty-five times in the neck with a blunt axe would qualify you to join the Headless Hunt?'" CS, pg 167