Bespeak – to show; indicate
Phineas and Phineas Nigellus

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Phineas Black shamed his family.

His parents feared he would turn out "wrong", the way his aunt Ilsa had. When he began to speak of Muggle rights, their worst fears were confirmed.

Phineas Nigellus raged at his son when he discovered that he supported Muggle rights. There was a shouting match so terrible that the entire family was in tears by the end of it. Then Phineas stormed out.

That night, Ursula woke to an empty bed. She sat up and waited for her husband to return, and when he did, he was shaking. She had never seen him looking so afraid. And she saw the wand still clutched in his hand, the haunted expression in his eyes, and she knew what had happened.

It bespoke the nature of the Black family that nothing was ever said of the matter.