Sir Nicholas thought hard. Somebody who had been at the school before Peeves time. No names rang a bell.. Unless, no it couldn't be.

They needed more information.

It seemed that the Grey Lady although very reluctantly was a similiar mind and asked an elf to let Peeves out of the barrel. It was unfortunatley the only way they'd get more information about the mysterious character with a bone in their side.

The Gryffindor ghost had a feeling. He hoped it was wrong.