Is Snape a pureblood? (and wizard aristocracy in general)

[watsola79]

No: HPFGUIDX 89836

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "severelysigune" 
<severelysigune at y...> wrote:

> Sigune asked:

> Do we in fact know that the titled ghosts like Sir Nicholas were 
> wizards when alive?
> 
Yes, I believe we do, because as Nick himself tells Harry at the end 
of OOP, "not everyone can come back as a ghost.....only wizards".  

--Lana Lovegood