"Severus" trivia

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No: HPFGUIDX 83093

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "neith_seshat" <koukla_es at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> there was a Roman Emperor, called Septimius Severus (Third Century 
> AD), from whom Snape's first name could have been taken. If I'm not 
> mistaken, he had even a strongest link with Britain, as he died at 
> Evoracum (nowadays, York). He came into power by fighting and 
winning 
> the other two contendants, Albus and Niger (white and black, by the 
> way...)

So we have Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore - who is Niger?