Sirius Black III

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CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Sirius Black III
SERIES: Harry Potter
CANON POINT: Just after 6th year
LOSS: Understanding of blood purity and blood traitors, and why he ran away from home
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: There are many words to describe Sirius Black. A charming man about Hogwarts? Check. Loyal to the end? You know it. The proudest Gryffindor that ever gryffed? Most definitely. Despairingly handsome and a genius to boot-- as if there was any doubt? Of course. Sirius Black is all of these things- a shameless flirt, a brilliant and proud young wizard, a cunning prankster, and most importantly, a steadfast friend to the Marauders. He has a very energetic, if not impulsive nature, and is pleasantly defiant to rules and authority.

On the other hand, Sirius is vain at times, overprotective, and a bit rigid about certain things. He can be a merciless bully (sometimes unjustifiably) to those who cross him or his friends (or anyone he dislikes, really). He rarely apologizes, and even when he's older, he calls himself at the age I have put him at an "arrogant little berk". He can be a great big slitherer-outer (to use a well-loved word from the Howl's Moving Castle novel) and it is hard to pin him down to anything (though his topic-changing abilities are not so perfect as Moony's, he's noticed). He also has a volatile temper, which he very likely inherited from his mother.

Underneath all the vanity and flirtation, however, lies a darker, more depressed side that even the Marauders rarely see. While yes, he has all the confidence that his outward personality requires, he harbors a lot of shame stemming from his noble roots. Sirius comes from the Ancient and Most Noble House of Black, whose culture of pureblood mania ultimately drove him out of his own home and family tree. (Really, their motto is Toujours pur- Always pure, and they believed that the old families were like wizarding royalty and that mudbloods should not exist.) Sirius' grew up rather unhappy, and by the time he entered Hogwarts he had grown to resent his family.

His sorting into Gryffindor House in his first year proved that he had truly deviated from the Black family values, and as such was the catalyst to really set his true character in motion. While his brother, Regulus was lauded as the 'better son', Sirius was often shamed and emotionally abused by much of his family. (Though, to be fair, Sirius really did little to help his situation by putting up Gryffindor banners and posters of scantily-clad Muggle women in his room with Permanent Sticking Charms.) He bears shame for not trying to help Regulus, as well as shame for the oppressive manner in which he was raised and his family's atrocious way of life.

Sirius does not, however, regret making the choices he has when it comes to his friends and his own personal values. He has always despised Toujours pur and what it stood for, and as such, his rejection of the typical pureblooded values has earned him his status as a blood traitor at age 16. As his canon point puts him early into the First Wizarding War, Sirius has little comprehension of how grave things are in his time, but he is not one to lose sight of himself or what he believes in, and that will make him an instrumental addition to the efforts against Voldemort made by the Order of the Phoenix in the coming years.

One of Sirius' most significant traits is his fierce loyalty to his best friends, Remus Lupin, James Potter, and Peter Pettigrew. Even at the age of 16, it is very obvious that he would do positively anything for them and even die for them. Later, when confronting Peter about selling James and his wife Lily to Voldemort, the following exchange occurs:

"What was there to be gained by fighting the most evil wizard that ever existed? Only innocent lives, Peter!"
"You don’t understand! He would have killed me, Sirius!"
"THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED! DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!"

(I should probably note that that is one of my favorite quotes in the whole series.)

On another, much more lighthearted note, Sirius' dog form, Padfoot, has crossed over into his human form in rather amusing ways. He barks when he laughs. When drunk, he will chase his own arse. His smile is very canine and when he shakes water out of his hair, sometimes he shakes all the way through his body. If he finds something riveting (or something takes his undivided attention), he takes on the stillness of a dog smelling a rabbit. He also has an affinity for Muggle things! He hopes to buy a motorcycle eventually, and is absolutely fascinated by anything he sees at Peter's or Remus' houses. He also loves to drink and has been caught sneaking into Madam Rosemerta's storeroom a time or two, so don't be surprised to open your journal to find Sirius drunk as a skunk.

ABILITIES: Like any Black that is worth the air to breathe, Sirius is a pureblood wizard, so he can do ~magic~. He is of legal age to apparate as well, so he can just appear wherever he pleases (but it makes a very loud noise. Mind your ears.) He is also an (unregistered, whoops) Animagi, which means he can also change into a large black dog, that inspired his nickname as a Marauder, Padfoot. He is often mistaken for the spectral dog referred to as the Grim, otherwise known as the Black Shuck to Muggles.


THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: Sirius' spirits couldn't have been higher. After helping to set up a particularly complicated part of this month's prank (waterproofing the entire first floor corridor in order to flood it- excepting that a), he was feeling rather accomplished as he made his way up to the Gryffindor tower. It had been the best use the Marauders had made of skipping History of Magic all term, in Padfoot's opinion.

And then his favorite person to torment practically crashed right into him- Severus Snape. The stupid arsebag had been barreling down the hallway, eyes so trained on the floor that it was hardly a surprise that he didn't see Sirius there. Even better, though, was the fact that that stupid bird Evans was nary to be seen. His long, carved wand was out sooner than Snape could glare at him reproachfully for being in his way as his free hand grabbed hold of the slimy-looking boy's robes firmly to keep him where he was.

"Now, now, Snivellus! It's your own damn fault you didn't bother looking up-- silencio--" the Slytherin's grunt of pain as he was jabbed with the wand was cut short as the silencing charm took affect- "--though, have to admit, mate, you wouldn'ta seen me even if you had, that greasy fringe of yours is so long," he added, flicking the tip of his wand back and forth across the boy's obscured forehead.

"You really should count yourself lucky today, Snivellus. I'm in a good mood, so I'll go easy on you," he said, grinning wickedly at the mere thought. He shoved Snape away and onto his feet, then hoisted him upwards with a levitation charm.

"Where to put you, eh? In the girl's loo?" He glanced down the hallway, where the end was marked by an open window. A fall from a second floor window wasn't deadly, right? "How 'bout some fresh air?" He looked round briefly, until the perfect place dawned on him. "Oh, I know!"

And with a simple wave of his wand, Snape was hung neatly from a nearby wall sconce, 10 feet or so in the air. Sirius smiled at his work, and swiveled on his heel as he continued on his way back to the common room.

"Remember, Snivellus, always make the most of a good mood!"

FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE: wip!

INTENT: I am not quite sure of EVERYTHING I want to do with him in Paradisa, but I know Mr. Black intends to team up with Prongs and Moony to wreak as much havoc on this castle as they did in the last one <3 PS- Learning that Paradisa has a host club helped me decide what his loss would be. ~