A former Hogwarts headmaster who was widely disliked, and the last headmaster from Slytherin until Snape takes over the position at the beginning of the novel. Though long dead, Nigellus still exists in his portraits, which hang in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts and in a bedroom at number twelve Grimmauld Place. He's a snide, self-important person, and Hermione steals his portrait from number twelve so that Snape can't use Phineas to spy on them. This later turns out to be exactly what Snape hoped for: Phineas is able to pass information about the trio's whereabouts to Snape so that Snape can help them and pass them the sword of Gryffindor.
Phineas Nigellus Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Chapter Sixteen
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Indeed, as Phineas Nigellus talked about Snape's crackdown, Harry experienced a split second of madness when he imagined simply going back to school to join the destabilization of Snape's regime: being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.
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Phineas Nigellus Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Chapter Sixteen
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Indeed, as Phineas Nigellus talked about Snape's crackdown, Harry experienced a split second of madness when he imagined simply going back to school to join the destabilization of Snape's regime: being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment.
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