Half blood prince etymology

[Juli]

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> Renee:  
> Why do we never get to see a portrait of Mr. Black in 
> OotP? Because Mrs. Black removed it after his death, 
> knowing he'd been unfaithful to her? If Sirius's
> father is also Snape's father, the absence of his 
> portrait would be most convenient if JKR wanted to 
> surprise her readers in the next book: this way, Harry 
> can't realise that Mr. Black is the man he saw in 
> Snape's memory during the Occlumency lessons. I'm not 
> sure, though, if Snape could inherit the Black estate 
> if he were illegitimate, as much as I'd like to see him
> contest Sirius's will.


Juli now:

I really like this whole idea of Severus being Sirius'
half-brother, this could explain a bit why they seem
to hate each other so much: Snape could think he's the
reason why he never got a father, and Sirius could
blame him for the possible dissolution of his parents'
marriage. 

About Snape contesting Sirius' will, I don't think he's
got enough rights: According to Sirius his father died
first so all he owns goes to his sons and his wife,
then one son dies (Regulus) and also the mother so
Sirius gets it all. IF Severus is also Mr Black's son,
the only time he could challenge or contest the Black
family estate is after he died, now it's too late. If
anyone other but Harry could go after Grimmauld Place
are Mrs Black's family, not even the Black sisters.
I'm not too sure about all this but I think this is
how it goes.

Juli