When was sirius black born

Little is known about Sirius' relationship with his younger brother, Regulus , as he never spoke about it.

It was revealed, however, that Sirius had wished that Regulus had not been foolish enough to go with what their parents told him to do, and was rather upset with losing his little brother to the Death Eaters at such a young and promising age.

It can be theorised that he would have been comforted if he had known that his brother had died defying Voldemort. Sirius later claimed to have "hated the whole lot of them," referring to his family, aside from his cousin Andromeda , who also rejected the notion of blood purity and married a Muggle-born wizard. After his escape from Azkaban , Sirius became friendly with Andromeda's daughter, Nymphadora Tonks , a fellow member of the Order of the Phoenix. It can also be assumed that he at least had a more healthy relationship with his uncle Alphard than most of his family considering he left some inheritence for Sirius.

Walburga Black on the family tree, Sirius's mother. He was killed by his cousin Bellatrix during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in a duel , during which both taunted each other; Bellatrix laughed after killing her cousin, overjoyed that she had simultaneously killed a "blood traitor" and caused Harry , her beloved master's most hated enemy, unbearable pain and heartbreak. His other cousin, Narcissa Malfoy , also seemed to hold Sirius in low regard, as she taunted Harry Potter about his death when they argued in It is unknown how his family reacted when he was arrested and thrown in Azkaban , after the public believed he betrayed the Potters to Lord Voldemort.

Kreacher , the house-elf. Kreacher was the house-elf of the Black family for years. Kreacher mimicked the family's pure-blood supremacist values, believing he should only serve pure-blood wizards; as such, he accused Sirius of being a "blood-traitor" and "breaking his mother's heart.

As a result, Kreacher grew to harbour a hatred of Sirius, which ultimately proved fatal when Kreacher was easily convinced to reveal the nature of Harry and Sirius' relationship to Bellatrix Lestrange. Equipped with this highly valuable information, Voldemort and his Death Eaters organised a plan that lured Harry to the Department of Mysteries with the intention of rescuing Sirius, whom Harry believed was being held captive and tortured.

Sirius and various other members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived at the Department of Mysteries to rescue Harry, but Sirius was tragically killed in the ensuing battle. 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 in order to keep him company during his monthly transformations.

When Sirius ran away from home at age sixteen, James' family took him in. After graduating from Hogwarts, the group of friends joined the Order of the Phoenix.

Sirius was James' 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.

This turned out to be a fatal mistake that Sirius regretted for the rest of his life, as Peter betrayed them all. The tragic deaths of James and Lily was a cruel brutal blow to him, as he would have willingly died for them, and confessed that he desperately missed his best friend everyday. He was sent to Azkaban for Peter's crimes, and Remus initially believed that he was guilty. After he escaped from prison in , he told Remus the truth and, together, they planned to kill Peter for his treachery, though they were stopped by Harry.

Afterwards, the two reclaimed their friendship, but it was tragically cut short by Sirius' death two years later.

The ending of the three Marauders who had stayed true to their friendship to the very end — James, Sirius, and Remus — was bittersweet: though they all lost their lives to the two wizarding wars, it can be theorised that they were reunited in death, never to be parted again, as seen when Harry summoned the three of them with the Resurrection Stone.

However, all respect for Peter was lost, as his betrayal was what led to such a breakdown. Severus Snape , his long-time rival. 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' best friend. Sirius snapped at Snape after he sneered at James' wish to be sorted into Gryffindor house, and the two bestowed the mocking name of "Snivellus" on the Slytherin student.

Sirius and James outright bullied Snape frequently during their years at Hogwarts, sometimes simply out of boredom. Sirius and Snape maintained their hatred of each other into adulthood. Snape was very eager to see Sirius receive the Dementor's Kiss , a fate worse than death, after he escaped from Azkaban in , as Snape believed him to be the one that betrayed Lily.

He also, however, told Harry that he "wasn't proud" of his treatment of Snape in their younger years. 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 literally 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 got 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.

After Lily and James were killed by Lord Voldemort , Sirius was devastated; he attacked their betrayer, Peter Pettigrew , and attempted to kill him. He later told Harry that he cared deeply for James and Lily, and that he would have rather died than betrayed them.

Sirius was also godfather to Lily's son, Harry, and they shared a strong bond of friendship, love, and trust. He deeply loved Harry, and was the only person Harry felt comfortable confiding in completely. Sirius felt that Harry should have the right to know difficult truths, and considered him perfectly capable of taking on heavy burdens that many other fully-grown wizards could not.

Some of the other Order members, however, criticised Sirius' behaviour towards Harry, claiming that he acted as if Harry were James , rather than the child that he undeniably still was. Sirius shared a good deal of information about the First Wizarding War with Harry, much to the disapproval of Molly Weasley , and supported Harry and his friends' efforts to sabotage Dolores Umbridge 's dictatorial rule over Hogwarts in their fifth year.

While Harry craved a paternal figure, Sirius wasn't equipped to be one, and more or less treated Harry like his best friend, the way Harry's father was before him [13]. Voldemort lured Harry to the Department of Mysteries in by planting a vision of Sirius suffering in his mind, knowing that Harry would do whatever it took to save his godfather. Harry felt riddled with guilt over the incident but eventually managed to compartmentalise his grief, knowing that Sirius wouldn't have wanted to him to shut himself up.

In , Harry used the Resurrection Stone to summon the spirits of Sirius, Remus, and his parents, all four of whom gave him the emotional support he needed to sacrifice himself. He assured his godson that dying was not painful at all, and was actually quicker and easier than falling asleep. Harry later named his first son after both James and Sirius. Ron Weasley. Sirius first met Ron Weasley in Ron owned a rat named Scabbers which, unbeknownst to him and the rest of his family, was actually Peter Pettigrew in disguise.

With his mind and heart firmly set on murdering Pettigrew for his treacherous betrayal, Sirius snuck into Hogwarts and approached Ron's bed, knife in hand, with the intention of killing the disguised rat.

However, Ron awoke, saw Sirius and, frightened out of his wits, screamed, alerting the whole dormitory and forcing Sirius to flee for his life. At the end of his third year , however, Ron learned that Sirius was innocent, and discovered the true identity of his pet. Feeling partly responsible for Ron's loss, Sirius gave him an owl to replace "Scabbers". A year later, Ron, along with Harry and Hermione, provided food for Sirius, who was hiding in a cave outside of Hogsmeade.

During the Second Wizarding War , Ron and Sirius grew closer, as they both lived at Sirius' house for several weeks, and eventually became good friends.

When Hermione voiced her theory that Sirius was attempting to "live through" her, Ron and Harry, both boys snapped at her angrily in Sirius' defence. Sirius and Ron fought alongside one another during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries , and when Sirius was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange , Ron grieved for him, and grew to share Harry's intense hatred of Bellatrix.

Sirius also met Hermione Granger during the school year , following his escape from Azkaban. Hermione, like the rest of the wizarding world , initially believed that Sirius was the wizard who betrayed James and Lily Potter to Lord Voldemort. However, she learned the truth, and even indirectly helped to clear any doubts of his innocence through her questions. Together with Harry and Ron, she brought him food when he was hiding in a cave near Hogsmeade during the — school year.

In , she lived for a few weeks at Sirius' house , along with other members of the Order of the Phoenix. It was then, however, that she started to see "flaws" in Sirius' character. Firstly, she severely disapproved of his indifferent and occasionally cruel treatment of his house-elf , Kreacher , despite the fact that Kreacher initially appeared to be disgusted by her and addressed her as "the Mudblood " which Hermione often attributed to Kreacher being senile due to his old age.

Secondly, she grew to believe that Sirius could be very selfish when it came to Harry, even voicing her theory that a part of Sirius had actually been hoping for Harry's expulsion from Hogwarts, so that Harry would stay with him at Grimmauld Place instead of going back to school for his fifth year.

Last but not least, she thought that Sirius was attempting to live vicariously through her, Harry and Ron, but the two boys became angry and snapped at her when she expressed this belief. Nevertheless, she had a generally good relationship with Sirius, knowing him to be an ultimately good person, and was greatly saddened by his death at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

Albus Dumbledore was Sirius' Headmaster at Hogwarts. Like the rest of the wizarding world, Dumbledore initially believed it was Sirius who betrayed James and Lily to Voldemort, but was quick to accept Sirius' innocence when he learned the Secret-Keeper had actually been Pettigrew, and helped Hermione and Harry to save Sirius from the Dementor's Kiss, and to escape from his Ministry captors, by means of a Time-Turner and Buckbeak.

The two resumed their friendship, and Sirius helped Dumbledore to recall the Order of the Phoenix an hour after Voldemort returned. However, their relationship was soon strained: Dumbledore forced Sirius to stay at 12 Grimmauld Place on account of his being a wanted convict, and because he had a tendency to act rashly, which could lead him to put himself in great danger. Though his intentions were noble, Sirius could not bring himself to appreciate Dumbledore's thoughtfulness, as he utterly despised the home which brought him many bitter, unhappy memories, and the fact that he was to be alone in the house most of the time made it all the more intolerable.

Nevertheless, he still trusted Dumbledore enough to confide in him about how Harry felt Voldemort awaking inside him the night that Arthur Weasley was attacked. Dumbledore was devastated when Sirius was killed by Bellatrix, believing that it was mostly his fault, and he later expressed to Harry his belief that Sirius was a brave, clever, and energetic man, who would never be content with sitting at home in hiding while his loved ones were in danger.

Sirius' death was also a factor that led to Dumbledore finally revealing to Harry things that had been kept secret from him, mainly about the true power of his mother's sacrificial protection and the prophecy about him and Voldemort.

Sirius had a close relationship with most of the Weasley family , and was so thrilled to have their company during the Christmas of that he was heard singing " God Rest Ye, Merry Hippogriffs " at the top of his lungs.

However, Sirius disapproved of Molly 's overprotective behaviour towards Harry, who had proven time after time that, despite his age, he was brave and matured far beyond his years. Molly, in turn, thought Sirius was wrong to treat Harry like an adult, and that he treated Harry as though he were James.

He was also a good friend of Arthur , who was given Sirius' motorbike after the latter's death, and Ginny , at one point, stated that she cared about Sirius as much as Harry did. A rare bump in Sirius' relationship with the twins occurred shortly after Arthur was wounded by Nagini, and Sirius forbade the Weasley children from visiting their father before it was safe to do so.

At this, Fred and George argued, forcing Sirius to remind them of the importance of maintaining the Order's security, at which point Fred yelled back that Sirius, trapped in Grimmauld Place by his fugitive status, was doing virtually nothing for the Order himself. Although he was angered by Fred's words he even seemed to Harry like he would have liked to hit Fred , Sirius let the slight go, and their relationship recovered shortly after.

Sirius' relationship with Bill , Charlie and Percy is unknown; Sirius met Bill during the time of the Second War when the Weasley family were often at Grimmauld Place with the rest of the Order, but whether he met Percy or Charlie was unknown. Given that Charlie was on his family's side and Percy on the Ministry's, however, it's likely that Sirius would have been friends with Charlie, if he met him, but not Percy; though, considering Percy was practically Sirius' polar opposite, he arguably wouldn't have been particularly close to him in any case.

Ginny eventually named her eldest son after Sirius. When Sirius attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , the professors were very fond of him, knowing him to be a witty and charming wizard with a good heart. Their affection, however, did not blind them to the fact that he was also a mischievous trouble-maker and prankster, and did not prevent them from punishing him or his best friend, James, when they went too far with their pranks or caused too much trouble.

She described him as a powerful wizard, but she believed it was he who betrayed James and Lily to Voldemort. She learned the truth in , and it's possible that she and Sirius had a good relationship until his death. It is unknown how she reacted when she learned about his death. Horace Slughorn , the Head of Slytherin House , mentioned that he would have liked to have Sirius in his house, having had all of his family. The first Order of the Phoenix. Sirius had a good relationship with most members of the Order of the Phoenix , and it was he who set out to alert them all when Dumbledore reinstated the Order upon Voldemort's return in Several of the Order members fought alongside Sirius at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries , and when Sirius was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange , Kingsley Shacklebolt continued his duel with Bellatrix.

Sirius had been fairly close with Rubeus Hagrid prior to the Death of the Potters , both having been members of the First Order, and most likely having fought together in several battles of the First Wizarding War. Although Hagrid initially believed that Sirius was a traitor, he understood the real situation after it was explained to him, and it is likely that they resumed their friendship. Though Sirius also appeared to be friendly with Mundungus Fletcher , that did not stop Fletcher from stealing Sirius' possessions after his death.

The name "Sirius Black" is a pun on his Animagus form of a black dog since the star Sirius is known as the Dog Star and is the brightest star in Canis Major , the Great Dog constellation.

In Arabic, the star is known as al-shira , "the leader," and in Scandinavia, it has been referred to as Lokabrenna , meaning "Loki's torch. Padfoot refers to a spectral Hellhound with glowing red eyes that haunts the moors around Leeds, in Northern England. Its presence is announced by soft, padding footfalls that may be accompanied by the rattle of chains or a fierce roaring as the beast draws closer to its intended victim. It's one of many "black dog" myths and is the likely source for Sirius' nickname.

Black hounds also appear on the Black family crest. Rowling has said that she likes Sirius as a character, but she does not think he is "wholly wonderful":. Rowling also described Sirius as a "bit of a loose cannon" and a "case of arrested development" [13] and once described Sirius as "brave, loyal, reckless, embittered and slightly unbalanced by his long stay in Azkaban.

The Harry Potter Compendium Explore. Rowling Story. Forums Sandbox Recent Changes. Remus describes them as one of the foulest creatures to exist, draining happiness out of every nook, cranny, and living being. However, Sirius was able to hold onto his sanity despite spending 12 years on his own in Azkaban and surrounded by Dementors. In addition, Sirius is the only one to escape unaided.

He kept himself sane by transforming into his dog form, and his being an unregistered Animagus meant that no precautions were taken by authorities. As a result, he successfully fooled Dementors into thinking he was losing his mind and they could only sense that his feelings were deteriorating into something less than human.

Fern, a Kilbourne deerhound, was given pointed ears and learned to perform stunts. Cleod another Kilbourne deerhound had his fur turned black with temporary dye. Later, rescue dog Quinn took over the role in Order of the Phoenix , turning Sirius into a Scottish deerhound instead.

Sirius can be really aggressive while in his Animagus form, using his size and enhanced strength to his advantage. But in real life, all these good boys were well-behaved on set, and helped bring the movie to life. The German Shepherd Shadowberry, a. The two dogs were settled with a foster family, and multiple headlines sparked a frenzy to help find Berry and Porridge their new forever home.

Unfortunately, Porridge soon became ill, and Berry had to say goodbye to his lifelong best bud. Sadly, Berry is no longer with us anymore either, but he will be forever remembered as one of the bestest boys immortalized on the silver screen.

Oldman already had long hair and a beard, and figured that it would be a good look for the character. The creative team agreed, and voila: scraggly movie Sirius was born. In the movie, Bellatrix straight-up strikes him with Avada Kedavra before he falls into the Veil. Gringotts Vault: PA Years: — House: Gryffindor WBD. Parents convinced that to be a 'Black' made you "practically royal. Black family members tend to be named for stars and constellations. Location of childhood home: number twelve Grimmauld Place, London.

Mother: Walburga Black ; her portrait is permanently mounted in the hallway of the Black family home. Siblings: Regulus Arcturus Black Both sets of Sirius's grandparents were direct descendents of Phineas Nigellus Black. Aunts, Uncles: Uncle Alphard, who left Sirius money and Aunt Elladora who started the tradition of beheading house-elves when they were too old to carry tea trays.

Arthur Weasley is a second cousin once removed. Andromeda was his favorite cousin OP6. Distantly related to Molly Weasley. Family motto: Toujours pur French for "always pure" OP6. It shows a shield with hounds rampant emblazoned with a chevron, 2 five-pointed stars and a short sword. Other names: "Snuffles" and "Padfoot" PA Usually, Padfoots guard churchyards or certain roads; are said to roam the countryside at night; tend to be larger than ordinary dogs; can vanish instantly or fade slowly away while standing still, yet can run extremely quickly; typically described as having huge and "blazing" eyes; tend to be silent.

Because of their association with graveyards, scholars once believed the black dog form was the preferred form of the Devil, and are usually considered an omen of death, and are, thus, also called the Grim.

Quote: "I've done so much R-rated work, it's nice to have a job you can show your kids. The Black Nigredo Sirius' last name leads many "Potter Pundits" to borrow a phrase from John Granger to speculate about the influence of literary alchemy in the Harry Potter Series for more information see Episode 23 of the Mugglenet Academia podcast.

Literacy alchemy borrows themes from the classical and medieval practices of alchemy which held the primary goal of transforming mundane or vulgar materials, such as lead, into pure and ideal materials, such as gold, or creating the philosopher's stone for everlasting life obvious Harry Potter connections.

Psychologist Carl Jung suggested that alchemy is a metaphor for the process of "individuation" or developing Self, or personhood. As a physical practice, metaphorical process, or literary device, alchemy involves three successive stages: the nigredo , the albedo , and the rubedo. The nigredo is a blackening or decomposition whereby all ingredients are combined to form a uniform black matter, or a shadow in the metaphorical sense. The albedo is a whitening, illumination, or purification turning the dark to light and dividing the subject of the alchemical process into receptive elements.

The rubedo is a reddening that involves the unification of the purified elements into a new whole, of gold or of an elixir of life in the case of the philosopher's stone. In alchemical scholarship, the rubedo stage has absorbed an original third stage called the citrinitas or yellowness reflecting the dawning of the sun or an awakening.

In the alchemical scheme of the books, Sirius Black is associated with the nigredo , through his names Sirius meaning "burning" and Black as an obvious connection. Metaphorically, Sirius is associated with the nigredo stages in Harry's journey. William Sprauge and John Granger suggest that Book 5 in the series reflects a quintessential nigredo of a person's life wherein the subject Harry 'decomposes,' in the sense that his emotional stability degrades over the course of the plot, due to his mental connection to Voldemort and the external pressures of the escalating war.