Magical creatures in Harry Potter harbor an attraction to imagery morbid and melancholy. Ghosts are very sensitive about their condition: when the Ministry initially classified them as sentient creatures with full legal rights, they claimed that the term was insensitive and received a separate "Spirit Division", apparently to control the activities and haunting locations of troublesome ghosts (as when Myrtle was forced to haunt the place of her death (Hogwarts) after she had disrupted the wedding of the brother of Olive Hornby, a girl who had teased her at school). Named Ghost characters: Peeves, the Hogwarts poltergeist, is not considered a ghost, but an "indestructible
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery featured many components found in freemium (free-to-play) games, such as microtransactions. Following backlash from fans, many of these microtransactions were reduced in price. According to Metacritic, "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery" received "generally unfavorable reviews". Marc Hewitt from Gamezebo praised the concept of a "Harry Potter" mobile game and stated that "Hogwarts Mystery" "largely lives up to the hype". Christine Chan from App Advice commented that "Hogwarts Mystery" is a "nice representation" of the world set out in "Harry Potter", and commended the game for letting her "live out [her] Hogwarts dreams". However, the use of "energy" and frequent enticements to