View the profiles of people named Phineas Nigellus. Phineas Nigellus was known to dislike most of the students of Hogwarts, since he was a Headmaster. Through his daughter Cedrella, who was disowned for marrying "blood traitor" Septimus Weasley, Arcturus is the maternal grandfather of Arthur Weasley. Phineas Nigellus Black (1847–1925) – Sirius Black véleménye szerint a Roxfort legellenszenvesebb igazgatója.

He was also brother of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus and Belvina.

Phineas Nigellus… Magical objects are also described. After he died in 1926, his portrait hangs in the Headmaster's office along with the portraits of the other former headmasters, and offers advice to the current headmaster...", SOURCE: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Phineas_Nigellus_Black. They seem to be living through their portraits. Phineas Nigellus Black was the great-great-grandfather of Sirius Black, who has been known to refer to him as the least-popular Headmaster Hogwarts has ever had (OP6). View 0 thoughts swirling around the pensieve. Since there is another portrait of Phineas at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, he can go between Hogwarts and Order headquarters to deliver messages. During this time, Phineas reluctantly dropped certain snippets of information on what was going on in Hogwarts to them, and aided them in their quest; he managed to find out where they were camping and informed Snape, who was able to give them Godric Gryffindor's Sword. Phineas was disowned for supporting Muggle rights.

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Whenever others would insult Snape, Phineas Nigellus would immediately end the conversation, although this disliking of anyone who insulted the subject of his respect did not carry so far as to stop other factors, such as curiosity, from refusing to speak to them indefinitely. Professor Black died in 1925 at age 78. His sisters, Elladora began the family tradition of beheading aged house-elves and Isla was disowned for marrying Bob Hitchens, who was either a Muggle or a Muggle-born wizard. He probably would have continued to help future headteachers when the Second Wizarding War was over. Join Facebook to connect with Phineas Nigellus and others you may know. He cared about his relatives and blood purity an awful lot. Phineas' portrait hangs in the Headmaster's office along with those of other previous Headmasters, and he rather grudgingly helps Dumbledore when pressed. He was depicted posthumously in his portrait as wearing the green and silver colours associated with Slytherin House[2]. Phineas helped Hogwarts Headmaster Snape keep a track of the movements of Harry, Ron, and Hemione when they were on the run from the Death Eaters because Hermione had placed his portrait from Grimmauld Place into her beaded bag (DH12, DH15). His brother Sirius died in 1853, at the age of eight, which likely had an effect on young Phineas Nigellus. Black did not seem to hold much with one of his more distant successors as Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Arcturus Black (1884–1959) was a pure-blood wizard and the third son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint. Phineas' appearance in the movies was quite different, with grey hair and a large beard, wearing, instead of his Slytherin-coloured robes, eccentric headdresses quite common to the wizarding world, such as a pointed red cap with a fur brim and a turban. This could have been from dynastic or emotional reasons. Given the timeline it's possible that Phineas Nigellus was the headmaster when Dumbledore was a student in the 1890s.

Phineas Nigellus Black, ehemaliger Schulleiter von Hogwarts und Ururgroßvater von Sirius Black. He had previously married the school's nurse that resulted into five children: Phineas was a man with grey hair, previously black and dark eyes. prejudice He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Slytherin house; he later became Headmaster of the school and was said to be the least popular headmaster Hogwarts ever had. But he's not particularly good at it. Husband of Ursula Audrey Black, {FICT} Geni does not allow isolated trees to be merged into the World Family Tree, or other trees. He died in 1925 at age 78. He was also brother of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus and Belvina. It is unknown what approach Black took towards Muggle-borns in his capacity as Headmaster; whatever it might have been, the Black family did not disown him for it; this may, however, have been because he was the head of the family. He studied Ancient Runes and became a professor in 1880 at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Community content is available under. Harry Potter Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. He also seemed to support blood purity since he looked down on Muggle-borns and even used the offensive term Mudblood, though his views didn't seem as aggressive as some of his descendants. How is this so? Phineas is a snide, sarcastic fellow.

Furthermore, many other familiar surnames appear among those who married into the Black family tree, which may tie wizarding families. In 1995, Harry Potter stayed in the bedroom where Black's portrait hangs, and Black took him messages from Albus Dumbledore. Professor Phineas Nigellus Black (1847[1] – 1925[1]) was a pure-blood wizard, possibly the son of Cygnus and Ella Black, and brother of Sirius, Elladora and Iola Black. Phineas's elder brother Sirius Black I died when Phineas was nearly seven years old by the fault of some muggle boys, resulting in his life-long hatred of muggles and muggle-borns. He sometime was made Headmaster of Hogwarts. Perhaps some day we will know the names of Phineas's ancestors. They hate it. During Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger's quest to destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, Phineas Nigellus's Grimmauld Place portrait was hidden in Hermione's magically enlarged beaded bag, to stop him from being able to report their location to Severus Snape, then headmaster of Hogwarts. Phineas Nigellus was born to the House of Black in 1847, possibly to Cygnus Black I and Ella Max.

Following his death in 1925, his portrait was hung in the Headmaster's office to offer advice to the current headmaster. Snape himself, however, resented Phineas' tendency towards slurs directed at Muggle-borns, immediately demanding that Phineas never used the term "Mudblood" after Black let the phrase slip in Snape's presence. We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. Add your own. He married Lysandra Yaxley, and the couple had three children: Callidora, Cedrella, and Charis. This could have been from dynastic or emotional reasons. During Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger's quest to destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, Phineas Nigellus's Grimmauld Place Portrait was hidden in Hermione's magically enlarged beaded bag, to stop him from being able to report their location to Severus Snape, then headmaster of Hogwarts. He wore green and silver– Slytherin, of course. Belvina Black, only daughter of Phineas Nigellus, is born, Sirius Black, son of Phineas Nigellus Black, dies at age 75, Snape begins the new school year as Headmaster at Hogwarts, Memories in the Pensieve show Harry the true story of Snape's life and love, The Death Eaters: A Guide To Who Was Where, Albus Potter and the lesson in Quantum Mechanics, OP22: St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, A silvery doe appears and leads Harry to the Sword of Gryffindor, Mr. Weasley is attacked by Nagini while guarding the Department of Mysteries, Arthur Weasley’s Relationship to Sirius Black: First Forays into the Black Family Tree, Weasleys, Prewetts, and the Black Family Tree.

JKR: That is a very good question. [1], Arcturus, father of Callidora Black, Charis Black, and Cedrella Black. This may indicate that Phineas Nigellus had a little bit of admiration for Dumbledore. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Parentage: not given (BFT). At some point, Black returned to Hogwarts as Headmaster. His mind continued running over everything that had happened. The portrait of Phineas Nigellus has his own reasons for playing matchmaker. At some point, and in spite of his dislike of young people, whom he found self-obsessed and tedious, Black returned to Hogwarts as a teacher.

Since there is another portrait of Phineas at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, he can go between Hogwarts and Order headquarters to deliver messages. If there was a painting of Harry’s parents, would he be able to obtain advice from them? Phineas is a snide, sarcastic fellow.