Ghosts are transparent, moving, talking and thinking versions of wizards and witches who wished, for whatever reason, to remain on earth. JKR]) wizards still have not found a way of reuniting body and soul once death has occurred.

幽灵是某些巫师的透明的、活动的、会说话会思想的翻版，这些巫师出于某种原因希望继续留在世界上。——J.K。罗琳注］但是，巫师们仍然没有找到一种在死亡发生之后，把身体和灵魂重新连接在一起的办法。