Narcissa / Divorce / Kill Or Not? / Returning With Slytherins?/ Myers-Briggs

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> > Catlady:
> > Nitpick: Did she show us anything to indicate that Phineas
Nigellus was not a decent human being, other than Sirius saying 'the
most hated Headmaster Hogwarts ever had'? 
> 
> Kemper now:
> 
> Phineas refers to Hermione as 'The Mudblood' in The Prince's Tale
> Snape cuts him off and commands, "Do not use that word!"  
> 

Pippin:
Phineas was not using the word in the presence of a Muggleborn, or to
stir up  feelings against Muggleborns. He was using it to provoke
Snape, IMO, in the same way as Hermione used the word "horse" to tease
Lavender about Firenze. That was unworthy of her and  also unwise --
if Bane had heard her he'd have rearranged her magically prettified
teeth. But I think even Firenze would think it going a bit far to say
that Hermione wasn't a decent human being on that account.

Phineas would know Snape's history with Lily, or all of it that
unfolded in Dumbledore's office. Also, his great granddaughters were
at Hogwarts at the same time as Snape and it was very important to the
Black family that they marry suitably. I'd be  surprised if the  blood
status of every  Slytherin male at the time wasn't known to the last drop.

Pippin