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'''Sirius Black''', nicknamed '''Padfoot''' (because his [[Animagus]] form takes the shape of a dog), is the last heir to the [[Black family (Harry Potter)|House of Black]], a once notable [[Blood purity (Harry Potter)#Pure-blood|pure-blood]] Wizarding family. He is the older brother of [[Regulus Arcturus Black]](R.A.B) and a cousin of Narcissa Malfoy, Andromeda Tonks, and Bellatrix Lestrange. He rejected his family's pure-blood craze and tolerance for the Dark Arts. In contrast to his home life, Sirius greatly enjoyed his life at Hogwarts. Being the only Black to be sorted into Gryffindor placed him further from his Slytherin family, and was one of his reasons for pride. He was inseparable from his best friend [[James Potter (character)|James 'Prongs' Potter]], his friend [[Death Eater#Peter%20Pettigrew|Peter 'Wormtail' Pettigrew]] and his friend [[Remus Lupin|Remus 'Moony' Lupin]]. He was mentioned by Rubeus Hagrid in the first novel; however, he did not appear until the third book in the series, ''The Prisoner of Azkaban''.
Sirius, along with James, bullied [[Severus Snape]] while they were at school, nicknaming him "Snivellus". Sirius left home at the age of sixteen and took refuge with James and his parents. His outraged mother burned his name off the family tree, but he was left financially independent by his Uncle Alphard's generous bequest (hence Alphard's name was burnt off as well). After leaving school, he remained close friends with James and Lily and was best man at their wedding. When Harry was born, the Potters named Sirius as his godfather.
When the Potters went into hiding from Voldemort, Sirius was assigned as their Secret-Keeper. Sirius convinced James and Lily to switch Secret-Keepers at the last moment to Peter Pettigrew, believing that Voldemort would never think to hunt him and would attack Sirius instead. However, Pettigrew betrayed James and Lily, and they were murdered by Lord Voldemort.
Harry survived and was rescued by Hagrid. Sirius asked Hagrid to give Harry to him since he was Harry's godfather, but Hagrid, under Dumbledore's orders, refused and instead took Harry to live with the Dursleys. Sirius gave Hagrid his flying motorbike, saying he wouldn't need it. In his rage, Sirius tracked Pettigrew down and challenged him. During the confrontation, Pettigrew faked his own death and killed twelve [[Muggles]], framing Sirius for betraying the Potters and the murder of Pettigrew and the Muggles. Sirius was arrested and sent to [[Azkaban]] without trial by Barty Crouch Sr. Unlike most of the other Azkaban prisoners, Sirius was able to keep his sanity because he knew he was innocent; and because as an [[Animagus]] he was less vulnerable to the effects of the [[Dementors]]<nowiki/>when in his dog form.
Twelve years later, in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', Sirius sees a picture of the Weasley family on the front cover of the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' taken from the then Minister of Magic, [[Cornelius Fudge]], in which a rat stands perched on Ron's shoulder. The rat is Ron's pet, [[Scabbers]], and Sirius recognizes Pettigrew in his [[Animagus]] form, seeing a toe was missing. This knowledge clears his mind and enables him to escape Azkaban. He accomplishes this feat by transforming into his Animagus dog form. His severe weight loss from malnutrition and the [[Dementors]]' inability to differentiate between unsophisticated canine emotions and insanity allows him to slip through his cell bars. After his escape, Sirius takes refuge in and around [[Hogsmeade]]. Knowing that the Dementors are stationed around Hogsmeade and at Hogwarts, Sirius remains in his Animagus form during this time and is able to enter the Hogwarts grounds without being detected by the Dementors. He makes several unsuccessful attempts to kill Pettigrew until his presence is detected by the students and teachers of Hogwarts when he tries to enter Gryffindor Tower, and the school's security is increased. Towards the end of ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', Harry, Ron, and Hermione confront Sirius, and Harry attempts to kill him. Lupin, however, who has learned that Sirius is innocent after seeing Pettigrew's name on the Marauder's Map, prevents Harry from doing so. Scabbers is unmasked as Pettigrew, and Harry begins to view Sirius as a surrogate father, with Sirius even offering to let Harry live with him. Events swiftly turn against him again – Pettigrew escapes and Sirius is captured by the Dementors at Hogwarts and sentenced to the "[[Dementor's Kiss]]". Harry and Hermione help him escape with [[Buckbeak]], a [[hippogriff]] who had also been unjustly condemned.
In ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Sirius advises Harry on how to complete the [[Triwizard Tournament]] tasks and provides background on Death Eaters.
In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', he takes refuge in his ancient family home at [[Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place|12, Grimmauld Place]] and allows the Order of the Phoenix to use it as their headquarters. His confinement (on Dumbledore's orders) causes depression, and he is frequently withdrawn and antagonistic. He hates the House-Elf [[Dobby (Harry Potter)#Kreacher|Kreacher]], who for him represents the house he hated. Kreacher meanwhile resents Sirius for his rejection of the Black Family. When Sirius briefly leaves the house to see Harry off to Hogwarts, his Animagus form is recognised by Draco and [[Lucius Malfoy]], resulting in more threats and warnings. Sirius acts as an older brother figure to Harry throughout the book but, according to Rowling, "what Harry craves is a father".Sirius encourages Harry to oppose [[Dolores Umbridge]] and her reforms, and strongly approves of Harry starting the secret defensive tutorial group for students, [[Dumbledore's Army]]. He demonstrates a high level of trust in and respect for Harry, willingly answering his questions about the Order and [[Voldemort]]. With his growing power, Voldemort implants a false vision into Harry's mind that Sirius is captive and under torture at the [[Ministry of Magic#Department%20of%20Mysteries|Department of Mysteries]]. Determined to rescue Sirius, Harry and his friends gain access to the [[Department of Mysteries]] but are ambushed by Death Eaters. Snape, however, alerts the Order that the students have gone to the Ministry after confirming that Sirius is safe at [[Grimmauld Place]]. Several Order members arrive at the Ministry, Sirius among them, and battle the Death Eaters. During a frenzied duel with his hated cousin [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], Sirius taunts her for failing to harm him. Bellatrix strikes Sirius with a curse, sending him backwards into an enchanted archway in the Death Chamber, killing him. Harry finds it hard to recover from this event. Sirius' will stated that his possessions, home, and house-elf Kreacher are to be inherited by Harry.
Sirius makes a final appearance toward the end of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''when he is summoned in semi-living substantial form by the [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Resurrection%20Stone|Resurrection Stone]] to help Harry walk through the [[Hogwarts layout#Forbidden%20Forest|Forbidden Forest]]<nowiki/>and sacrifice his life to Voldemort. Later, it is revealed that Harry named his first child James Sirius Potter, after his father James and his godfather Sirius.
Sirius was portrayed by [[Gary Oldman]] in the film adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Goblet of Fire]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2|Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]''. Sirius as a teenager made a brief appearance in ''Order of the Phoenix'' (played by [[James Walters (British actor)|James Walters]]). Young Sirius also appeared in ''Deathly Hallows'', portrayed by Rohan Gotobed. In the film versions, Sirius has curly, brown hair with blue eyes. In the book, he is described as having straight (long and matted after 12 years in Azkaban, but soon cut short) black hair and grey eyes.
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