Phineas Nigellus

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 106345

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eeyore5497" <eeyore5497 at y...> 
wrote:
> Has anybody noticed in OoP p. 826, 828 that Phineas Nigellus which 
is
> Sirius' Great Great Grandfather, first of all has a different last
> name (not Black, how can that be?) & that it is stated #1- p. 826 
that
> Phineas does not believe that Sirius the last of the Blacks is dead
> and #2 on p.828 it is stated that he still had not returned to his
> portrait in Dumbledore's Study. Why would she state that he did not
> return if it wasn't significant? Did she forget, I don't think 
so...
> Why didn't he come back? Did he find something?

Mike:

Well, he's not really the "last of the Blacks", just the last Male 
child. Both Bellatrix and Narcissa had the surname of Black before 
they were married. Even then I don't think that only those two are 
left. I'm fairly certain that we'll learn more about Sirius' 
supposed dead brother, even if it's just more background information 
on what he did.

Maybe Phineas is in Malfoy Manor? I doubt however that the Malfoys 
would leave his portrait up if he had one there when he is forced to 
serve Headmaster Dumbledore.