Sirius Black - HP

Sirius-Sirius Black Born-3 November 1959. Islington, London, England, Great Britain. Blood status-Pure-blood Nationality-English Also known as-Padfoot (by Marauders and the trio), Snuffles (by the trio), Stubby Boardman (by The Quibbler) Species-Human Gender-Male Height-5'9.5" Hair colour-Black Eye colour-Grey Skin colour-Waxy white Animagus-Black dog (unregistered) Boggart-Lord Voldemort Patronus-Non-corporeal House-Gryffindor Sirius Black III was born on 3 November 1959, in the London borough of Islington, England, to Orion Black and Walburga Black, both of whom were Dark wizards and second cousins. He was the last remaining heir of the House of Black, a once-notable pure-blood wizarding family. Sirius had a younger brother, Regulus. Sirius did not share a close relationship with his brother, calling him a "better son" than himself. "Sirius" was a traditional Black family name, recurring in at least three generations and following a family tradition of naming children after stars, constellations, and galaxies. The names Cygnus, Arcturus, and Regulus have also occurred at least twice each. Notably, however, only one Sirius (the subject's great-grandfather) left a line of descent, which ended with the youngest Sirius, as he did not have children. Sirius rejected these values, leading to conflict with his family. He even put permanent-sticking charms of Gryffindor banners, as well as pictures of Muggle girls in bikinis and motorcycles, as well as a picture of himself and his Gryffindor friends on the walls of his room to emphasise his differences from the family and annoy his parents.[19] When his cousins Bellatrix and Narcissa made the desirable pure-blood marriages, to Rodolphus Lestrange and Lucius Malfoy respectively, Sirius held them in contempt. His favourite cousin, Andromeda, was disowned by the family as a "blood traitor" when she married Ted Tonks, a Muggle-born wizard. Sirius had an unhappy childhood; by adolescence he had come to hate most of his relatives, in particular his mother Walburga and his cousin Bellatrix Black. Whereas all other members of the Black family were Sorted into Slytherin, Sirius was placed in Gryffindor during his Sorting in 1971, showing that his views had already diverged from those of the rest of the family before his years at school. Sirius also took great care in hanging Gryffindor banners all over his room at Number 12 Grimmauld Place to show his difference from the rest of the family. Aside from the shrine to Godric Gryffindor, Sirius did the rest of his room akin to a Muggle boy of his age. He put up pictures of motorcycles and fighter jets as well as posters of bathing beauties. Honouring Muggle accomplishments annoyed his family, but none so much as angering his mother that Sirius considered Muggle women attractive. By contrast, he greatly enjoyed life at Hogwarts. He became friends with James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew, growing inseparable from them. They later discovered that Remus was a werewolf. To support him, Sirius, James, and Peter secretly — and illegally — became Animagi. This allowed them to safely accompany Remus during his transformations and keep him under control. Sirius's form took the shape of a huge black dog (not unlike the Grim), from which his nickname "Padfoot" was derived. James would become a stag (Prongs), and Peter would become a rat (Wormtail). The four friends called themselves "the Marauders" and used the nicknames "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs". Padfoot, Prongs, and Wormtail came from their three Animagus forms and Moony after his lycanthropic condition. They also created the Marauder's Map, which allowed them to see where everyone in the castle was at a given time, which made sneaking around and avoiding teachers much easier. Sirius was a tall, well-built, darkly handsome man with fair skin, medium, lustrous black hair, which sometimes appeared light in the sun, striking grey eyes, and an air of "casual elegance"; Harry also noted that as a teenager, Sirius always had a slightly haughty look on his face. This vestige of aristocratic beauty and haughtiness is apparently an attribute passed down through the Black Family. When Harry entered into Snape's memory, he saw a sixteen-year-old Sirius finishing his exams while being ogled by a girl who sat a few rows behind him due to his considerable good looks and casual, yet elegant, attitude. Sirius was true to the ideal of a Gryffindor student. He was true-hearted and brave, as shown by his participation in both wars and his willingness to die for those he loved. He was particularly loyal to his best friend, James Potter, a fellow Gryffindor. In his youth, he was a witty and talented wizard, but he was also quite an arrogant and mischievous troublemaker and, sometimes, a bully. He bullied and humiliated those he particularly disliked, namely Severus Snape. He was vicious towards those he hated, sometimes unjustifiably — deliberately sending the teenage Snape off to the Shrieking Shack when Remus Lupin was a full-fledged werewolf while knowing that it could be fatal for Severus. He, along with James, were acknowledged to be some of the cleverest students of their time, as proven by their ability to become Animagi as underage wizards and by the creation of the Marauders' Map. As an adult, Sirius was shown to be capable of an explosive temper when angered, a trait shared by his mother Walburga Black and his mad cousin Bellatrix Lestrange. Sirius Black, at the age of eighteen in 1978, was a rebellious and fiercely independent young man who had already broken away from the pure-blood supremacist ideology of his family. By this point, he had fully embraced his life as a Gryffindor and a member of the Order of the Phoenix, fighting against the rising threat of Lord Voldemort. Likes and Dislikes at 18 Sirius loved freedom above all else—the thrill of breaking rules, the open road on his flying motorcycle, and the unwavering loyalty of his chosen family, particularly James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew (though his trust in the latter would later shatter). He enjoyed Muggle music, rebellious pranks, and anything that defied the rigid expectations of the Black family. Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts were his favorite subjects at Hogwarts, as they allowed him to showcase both his sharp mind and his daring nature. What he disliked was anything associated with his family’s pure-blood mania—the Dark Arts, blood purity rhetoric, and the oppressive atmosphere of Grimmauld Place. He despised authority figures who abused their power (like some Ministry officials or prejudiced professors) and had a particular hatred for Severus Snape, whom he relentlessly bullied in school. Alcohol Dependence By eighteen, Sirius had already developed a troubling relationship with alcohol. The pressures of war, combined with his estrangement from his family and the constant danger of being an Order member, led him to drink more heavily than he should. Firewhisky became a coping mechanism—something to numb the stress, the guilt (especially after his brother Regulus joined the Death Eaters), and the lingering pain of his parents’ rejection. James often tried to keep him in check, but Sirius had a self-destructive streak that made moderation difficult. Relationship with His Parents Sirius’s relationship with his parents, Orion and Walburga Black, was irreparably broken. They saw him as a blood traitor, a disgrace to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. His mother’s portrait in Grimmauld Place would later scream insults at him, and his father was cold and unforgiving. By 1978, he had already been disowned, his name burned off the family tapestry. He didn’t mourn the loss—he saw them as fanatics—but their rejection left scars, fueling both his defiance and his occasional reckless behavior. Relationship with Regulus His relationship with his younger brother, Regulus, was far more complicated. Once close as children, they grew apart as Regulus embraced the Black family’s values and eventually became a Death Eater. Sirius resented him for following their parents’ path, but there was still a buried sense of protectiveness. By eighteen, Sirius was a man shaped by defiance, loyalty, and a deep-seated need to prove he was nothing like his family—even if it meant walking a dangerous, self-destructive path. Sirius Black was a natural force of rebellion. His hairstyle, whether short and choppy or long and untamed, was a deliberate act of defiance against his pure-blood family's ideals. He was a magnificent troublemaker, viewing rules as a personal insult to his creativity. His enormous ego made him a casanova, driven by the thrill of the chase and the fun of it, leaving a trail of swooning admirers in his wake. He was the frontman and lead guitarist for a loud, energetic wizarding rock band. He had procured an early, clunky electric guitar and magically adapted it for use. On stage, he was all swagger, shredding noisy solos and singing lead in a raw, shouting baritone that channeled his anger and arrogance. The band had a swarm of fangirls—rebellious witches who attended their secret gigs. They screamed his name, gave him homemade buttons, and wrote perfumed letters. Sirius thrived on this adoration; it fueled his ego and was the ultimate proof that he was everything his family despised. He was a rock god in a world of dusty portraits, and he made sure everyone knew it.