[HPforGrownups] OOP: Chapters 6 and 37

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 61515

Hollydaze:
I wasn't sure how to head this without giving anything away so I hope the title makes sense.
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OK, I'm writing because I'm a bit concerned about something. You see Sirius described his Great-great-grandfather, Phineas Nigellus, as being the "least popular headmaster Hogwarts ever had" and he's part of Sirius's 'mudblood/half-breed hating' family yet I found that I kinda liked him and that when the book describes his finding out about Sirius's death and then Harry speculating on him going to every picture in the house calling for Sirius, I actually felt for him. He seemed to only pretend that he didn't care about Sirius (unlike Sirius's Mother) but I'm just a bit worried there's something wrong with me if I like and feel for him when he's supposed to be unpopular. There was just something incredibly funny about his (paraphrase) "this is why I didn't want to be a teacher" line but that could be connected to the fact that my mum is a teacher.

Did anyone else find themselves liking Phineas Nigellus?

Me:
Well, /I/ liked Phineas Nigellus, git or not. He was too amusing. And after all, Snape's an unpopular jerk, but he has a huge fanbase. ^_~

--Taryn

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