That didn't seem like a very viable solution. The only thing Victor could see driving him away from his home was if everyone he knew and loved had passed on and left him alone there, and if that was the case he wouldn't have them to hand to act as his courier. Maybe he could convince someone unfamiliar to go to the Ministry on his behalf if he promised to leave them alone afterwards (presuming that they would want his house, and would want him gone), but who knew? But of course, this was a problem for years and years down the line — probably long after Morgan had retired from the office, Victor guessed, which might be why he was so cavalier about it.
"Sure," Victor said with a shrug, just to dismiss the topic. He hesitated a moment, wanting to ask a question but not sure whether this was the right time or place to ask it. He didn't know that Desiderius Morgan would have an answer, but he was at least more likely to have a reasonable speculation than anyone else Victor regularly talked to.
"Does this just... go on forever?" he asked. He chewed his lower lip. "Does it ever — do they ever fade?" Victor knew that the spirits at Hogwarts were hundreds of years old at least, so their (— lifespan? deathspan? tenancy?) was long, but was it indefinite? Wizards could live a long time, too — suppose that a spirit only lasted as long as a wizard might have, had they been able to avoid their death? Granted, wizards didn't typically live as long as some of the Hogwarts ghosts had, but there were so many things that could kill them: accidents, diseases, organ failures. Perhaps when they were removed from the threat of bodily harm by being removed from their bodies, spirits just carried on however long they might otherwise have done and then expired at some point. It was possible, anyway, wasn't it?
"Sure," Victor said with a shrug, just to dismiss the topic. He hesitated a moment, wanting to ask a question but not sure whether this was the right time or place to ask it. He didn't know that Desiderius Morgan would have an answer, but he was at least more likely to have a reasonable speculation than anyone else Victor regularly talked to.
"Does this just... go on forever?" he asked. He chewed his lower lip. "Does it ever — do they ever fade?" Victor knew that the spirits at Hogwarts were hundreds of years old at least, so their (— lifespan? deathspan? tenancy?) was long, but was it indefinite? Wizards could live a long time, too — suppose that a spirit only lasted as long as a wizard might have, had they been able to avoid their death? Granted, wizards didn't typically live as long as some of the Hogwarts ghosts had, but there were so many things that could kill them: accidents, diseases, organ failures. Perhaps when they were removed from the threat of bodily harm by being removed from their bodies, spirits just carried on however long they might otherwise have done and then expired at some point. It was possible, anyway, wasn't it?
Fabulous set by Lady!