[HPforGrownups] Re: The 3 good Slytherins (was: The two good Slytherins)

[Sharon Hayes]

No: HPFGUIDX 176398

Eggplant:
>   I actually can't off the top of my head think of
>   anything good Phineas
>   Nigellius did. And I find it very difficult to
>   believe that Snape
>   would confess all his secrets to him, I wouldn't
>   have and I'm far less
>   secretive than Snape was; so as far as Phineas
>   Nigellius knew Snape
>   was a loyal Death Eater, and yet he worshiped him.
>   Calling Hermione a
>   Mudblood did not exactly endear him to me either. As
>   for Andromeda
>   Tonks, we know little about her, we can't even be
>   certain she's a
>   Slytherin.

Sharon:
Phineus Nigellius tried to help Snape figure out where Harry was so he could get 
the Sword of Gryffindor to him. He must have been lurking in that painting a bit 
to have been so keen to hear what Hermione was saying when she said they 
were in the Forest of Dean and rush back to tell Snape about it.  Then at the end 
he says something like "And let's not forget that Slytherin house did their bit", 
meaning what he did in helping them achieve their goals. I think he was at least 
"not bad" if that makes sense. He tried to help therefore he was supportive of 
DD and Snape, and by extension, Harry.