Sirius Black III

 Sirius Black a.k.a Black Sheep

Biographical information

Full Name

Sirius Black III

Nickname(s)

Padfoot (by James, Remus, and Peter)

Date of Birth

Sept 1959 to Aug 1960

Blood status

Pure-blood

Marital status

Single

Physical information

Species

Human (Wizardkind)

Blood status

Pure-blood

Family information

Siblings

Regulus Black II (brother)

Parents

• Orion Black † (estranged father)

• Walburga Black † (estranged mother)

In-laws

• Hermione "Mione" Granger (sister-in-law; via Regulus)

• Edward "Ted" Tonks (cousin-in-law; via Andromeda)

• Rodolphus Lestrange † (estranged cousin-in-law; via Bellatrix)

• Lucius Malfoy II † (estranged cousin-in-law; via Narcissa)

Cousins

• Bellatrix Black-Lestrange † (estranged cousin)

• Andromeda Black-Tonks (cousin)

• Narcissa Black-Malfoy (cousin)

• Draco Lucius Malfoy (first cousin once removed)

• Edward Remus Lupin (first cousin once removed)

Guardians

• Fleamont Potter † (legal guardian)

• Euphemia Potter † (legal guardian)

Relationships

Allies/Friends

• James Potter (closest)
• Remus Lupin (closest)
• Peter Pettigrew † (closest, formerly)
• Regulus Black II
• Lily Evans
• Hermione "Mione" Granger
• Prof. Albus Dumbledore
• Prof. Minerva "Minnie" McGonagall

Romances

• Hermione Granger (ex-fiancé)

• Unnamed two girls (flirted with them at the ball)

Enemies

• Lucius Malfoy II †
• Regulus Black II (formerly)
• Lord Voldemort †
• Bellatrix Black †
• Death Eaters
• Peter Pettigrew †

Magical characteristics

Animagus

Black dog (unregistered)

Boggart

Lord Voldemort

Wand

Unknown length, wood, and core

Patronus

Black cat

Affiliation

School

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1971 - 1979)

House

Gryffindor

Loyalty

• House of Black (disowned)

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

• Gryffindor

• Slug Club

• Marauders

• Potter family

• Weasley family

• Granger-Black family

Sirius Black III was a pure-blood wizard and a member of the House of Black. Sirius disagreed with his family's belief in blood purity and defied tradition when he was Sorted into Gryffindor House instead of Slytherin at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which he attended from 1971 to 1978. As the rest of his family had been in Slytherin, he was the odd one out. Born both pure-blood wizards, Orion and Walburga Black. He had a younger brother named Regulus Black II, who was his parents' favorite child however, he wasn't very close to his brother. Although he gained a lifelong friendship with James Potter and Remus Lupin. He was also friends with Peter Pettigrew. The four friends, also known as the Marauders, joined the Order of the Phoenix to fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War but when Pettigrew betrayed the Potters to Voldemort; however, Hermione knew all this before and moved secretly to Potter's somewhere else where nobody can't find them, even Voldemort or Death Eaters, but Sirius still sought to get revenge on Pettigrew and Voldemort.

Relationships

Family

"I hated the lot of them: my parents with their pure-blood mania, convinced that to be a Black made you practically royal... my idiot brother, soft enough to believe them... They thought Voldemort had the right idea; they were all for the purification of the wizarding race, getting rid of Muggle-borns and having pure-bloods in charge."

— Sirius's alienation in regards to his family and his resentment of their views.

The nature of Sirius's relationship with his family during his early childhood is unknown, but at the age of eleven, he earned the severe disappointment and disapproval of his family by being sorted into Gryffindor house at Hogwarts. Sirius, in turn, became increasingly rebellious by flaunting his house affiliation and his disdain for his family's pure-blood values. His relationships with his mother and cousin Bellatrix became particularly antagonistic; Walburga disowned Sirius when he left home at the age of sixteen, burned his name off the family tree, and even treated her brother Alphard to the same punishment simply for leaving money to his nephew.

Sirius' relationship with his younger brother Regulus wasn't close; however, he wished that Regulus had not been foolish enough to go with what their parents told him to do, and he was rather upset with almost losing his little brother to the Death Eaters at such a young and promising age however it was prevented from Hermione when she told him that Regulus is gonna die in future. Their relationship got restored when Regulus stood up to his brother in front of his parents and left the Black family for good. Also, Sirius was the best man at his brother's wedding to Hermione.

Outside family

Allies/Friends:

Marauders

Sirius Black: "Put that away, will you? Before Wormtail wets himself from excitement."

James Potter: "If it bothers you."

Sirius Black: "I'm bored. Wish it was full moon."

Remus Lupin: "You might. We've still got Transfiguration, if you're bored, you could test me...."

— Sirius talking with friends in their fifth year, during their O.W.L. exam period

Though he became increasingly estranged from his own family, Sirius gained three good friends who were in Gryffindor with him: James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. The group was very popular and loved to play pranks. When they discovered that Remus was a werewolf, instead of ostracising him as many would have, they endeavoured to become Animagi to keep him company during his monthly transformations. Together, this group created the Marauder's Map. When Sirius ran away from home at age sixteen, James's family took him in. After graduating from Hogwarts, the group of friends joined the Order of the Phoenix. Sirius was James's best man at his wedding to Lily Evans, and the godfather to their son.

At some point during the First Wizarding War, Sirius came to distrust Remus, suspecting that he might be a spy. Thus, he did not reveal to Remus that he decided not to be the Potters' Secret-Keeper when they became targets of Lord Voldemort, instead giving the job to Peter, who was less likely to be suspected of holding the secret however, when Hermione told him everything about the future, then they began to plan what to do next how to protect Potters from Voldemort and Death Eaters. Hermione suggested that the Potters move to another place, but they must not tell anyone.

Lily Evans

"Lots of love, Lily."

— Lily's friendship and affection toward Sirius

Sirius met Lily Evans on the Hogwarts Express, where he and James Potter almost immediately made a bad impression on her by insulting her best friend, Severus Snape. She quickly moved to leave the compartment they were all sharing on the train, with Snape in tow, and turned her back on Sirius when she was Sorted with him into Gryffindor House.

During their earlier years at Hogwarts, Lily came to believe that Sirius was nothing more than a common, highly arrogant bully, just like his best friend, James, so their relationship was not likely a friendly one. That changed in their later years at Hogwarts, presumably after she had ended her friendship with Snape and gotten to know and understand Sirius better. During the First Wizarding War, they both became members of the Order of the Phoenix and fought in several battles. She also sent a letter to Sirius, which showed that they were still friends despite the intense distrust and fear spread by the First War.

Hermione Granger

Sirius Black: "You must be Hermione?"

Hermione Granger: "Yes. Er — Mr Black — Sirius?"

Sirius Black: "Sirius just, kitten!"

— Sirius meets Hermione Granger for the first time in the Great Hall.

Sirius also met Hermione Granger during the 1975–1978 school year, following her travelling with the time turner without his knowing. She was sorted into Gryffindor house, and Sirius called her "kitten" every day when he saw her.

Albus Dumbledore

"I offered it to Dumbledore for Headquarters — about the only useful thing I've been able to do."

— Sirius is trying to be useful

Albus Dumbledore was Sirius's Headmaster at Hogwarts. 

Severus Snape

Sirius: "I've warned you, Snivellus, I don't care if Dumbledore thinks you've reformed, I know better —"

Severus Snape: "Oh, but why don't you tell him so? Or are you afraid he might not take very seriously the advice of a man who has been hiding inside his mother's house for six months?"

— Sirius and Snape have a heated argument whilst Snape was informing Harry about his Occlumency lessons

Sirius immediately got off on the wrong foot with Severus Snape when they met on the Hogwarts Express in their first year, as did James Potter, who would become Sirius's best friend. Sirius snapped at Snape after he sneered at James's wish to be Sorted into Gryffindor house, and the two bestowed the mocking name of "Snivellus" on the Slytherin student. They loathed Snape as an "oddball up to his eyeballs in the Dark Arts." He also described him as a "greasy, oily-haired kid."

According to Sirius, the other boy was jealous of him and James's popularity and took to following them around, trying to get them into trouble. Sirius and James outright bullied Snape frequently during their years at Hogwarts, sometimes simply out of boredom, even in front of his childhood friend Lily Evans.