Hello…
There’s something that’s been buggin me for a while. You see, there’s this classroom in school which has a strong tendensy to have its door opened when there’s noone outside. In fact it happens almost every lesson, if we don’t lock the door. It’ll open, and there will be noone opening it. People in general just assume it’s a winddraft, or something wrong with the door. But it’s become a standing joke to, when it is opened, say ”oh, here’s the corridor ghost again…” Now, I’ve actually started to think that it might be something more than simply the wind. First of all, it’s the only door that’ll open in that corridor, I’ve never seem any other door do the same thing. Secondly, there are never any open windows or doors that could give rise to a surge of wind. And thirdly, the doorknob is pushed down as it opens, which is why we alway get fooled and think that someone is actually entering…But I wonder, if this really is a ghost, shouldn’t it leave some kind of tension? This classroom is wonderful, with a great atmosphere and an optimistic air. I’ve never heard of a ghost that’ll be drawn to that sort of place, have you?

Oh, and this is a really, really old school. The part of it with the potential ghost I think is more than two hundred years old.

Any thoughts or comments?
/w

Well, if the handle is turning then it's not the wind or a likely door malfunction. And you're sure the door is latched when you close it, right? If it's latched and it still turns and opens, then something is pushing the handle and opening the door. Did you check for tricks (strings tied to the doorknob) or anything that could explain it as a prank?

Does the door open at the same time every day? Maybe you (or someone) could stand near the door at the time it usually opens and see if you feel anything... a cold spot, a disoriented sensation, or something. Or snap a pic of the door when it opens. You might catch something!

It's latched allright, and no prank. I've even seen it go up from the outside, when I was alone in the corridor. Unfortunately we never know when it'll open, it just happens. I have at times felt like a tiny draft just before it open, but with no place the draft could come from. And as I said, what confuses me is that it seems to bring a positive, optimistic feeling with it, not the normal ghosty feeling.

I haven't thought of taking a picture of it, but I think I'll try it, allthough I think it'll be hard to get one when it's opening.

Thanks for the advice!

Wilhelmina, I would think that the positive energy could very well be from a ghost. I believe that spirits have a lot of the same personality in death as they did in life. If they were caring, loving individuals who were attached to a particular place, they are going to be caring, loving spirits. If they were negative, unhappy people in life, they will be negative, unhappy ghosts.
Perhaps the ghost is of a teacher or administrator who loved their job so much they decided to hang around, watching over the kiddies in the afterlife. Perhaps it is the spirit of a young person who enjoyed the classroom and their life ended too soon.
It would be interesting to see the picture!