Sirius Orion Black's Journal

[profile/survey - tea leaves]
GENERAL

NAME: Sirius Orion Black
NICKNAMES: Padfoot, Snuffles. Call him "Siri" or any cute derivative and face death.
GENDER: Male
BIRTHDAY: March 30, 1960
BLOODLINE: Pureblood
WAND: 13", rosewood and phoenix feather.

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HEALTH

EYESIGHT: Uses reading glasses
HEARING: Excellent
LEFT/RIGHT/AMBI: Left
DISABILITIES/HANDICAPS: None
PHYSICAL HEALTH: Fair

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PSYCHOLOGY

IQ: 135
EXTROVER/INTROVERT: Extrovert
PHOBIAS/FEARS: Being caged, tight spaces in general, loss of loved ones, thunderstorms.
MENTAL HEALTH: Slightly unstable

ACADEMIC STRENGTHS: Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms, and Potions.
ACADEMIC WEAKNESSES: Care of Magical Creatures, History of Magic, Herbology.

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PERSONALITY

GOALS/DREAMS: To keep Harry on a path that would make his parents proud, ~~to help defeat Voldemort~~, to make it to the end of each day still breathing.
QUIRKS/HABITS: Bark-like laugh. Drums his fingers when irritated or nervous. Smokes occasionally.
LIKES: Reading, drawing, pestering Remus, spending time with Harry.
DISLIKES: Half-blood and "half-breed" discrimination, Muggle appliances.
FIRST IMPRESSION: Arrogant, careless, never serious.
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE: "If no one's watching, you might as well stay home." Also: "Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself."

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BACKGROUND

PARENTS: Antares Black and Vela Meliflua-Black
SIBLINGS: Regulus (deceased).
CHILDREN: None.
OCCUPATION: Godfather, member of the Order of the Phoenix, bartender.
AFFILIATIONS: The Order of the Phoenix, Gryffindor.
EDUCATION: Home instruction until age 11. Hogwarts from 11-18. Auror training from age 18-20.
HOME: Right now, none to speak of. Though he does own 12 Grimmauld Place in London.
FINANCE: Sirius is well enough off that he can do anything he wants, but not quite well enough off that he can do nothing.
ROMANTIC AFFILIATION: Remus Lupin. Finally.
PERSONAL HISTORY (Courtesy of The HP Lexicon)
Sirius Black was born to the pureblood family Black c. 1960, the elder of two sons (his brother was Regulus Black). Until he entered Hogwarts, he grew up in the Black family home, 12 Grimmauld Place, London. The Black sisters - Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Andromeda Black Tonks, and Narcissa Black Malfoy - are his cousins, and through them their children Nymphadora Tonks and Draco Malfoy. Sirius is also a second cousin once removed of Arthur Weasley, a cousin by marriage of Molly Weasley (OP6).

Sirius' parents were fiercely pure-blood and, while not Death Eaters themselves, were supportive of Voldemort's ideas of purity of the Wizarding race. They favored their younger son, Regulus, who shared their views; Sirius was something of a rebel from childhood, having been sorted into Gryffindor rather than his family's more traditional Slytherin. Even as an adult with a 10 000 Galleon price on his head, Sirius had a taste for mischief (OP); he spent much of his time at Hogwarts in detention with his best friend, James Potter, to whom he was far closer than Regulus (OP9). He also formed a tight bond of friendship with Remus Lupin, a friendship with Peter Pettigrew which the latter betrayed vilely in later years, and a hate/hate relationship with Severus Snape that lasted throughout their lives (PA, OP).

He, along with Remus J. Lupin, James Potter, and Peter Pettigrew were a close knit group while at Hogwarts. To keep Remus company in his werewolf state, they illegally became unregistered Animagi during their fifth year, at the age of 15. At each full moon, the quartet explored the grounds (and the Forbidden Forest!), which led them to write the Marauder's Map (PA18). At the age of 16, Sirius ran away from home and was accepted almost as a second son by James' parents, at which point most of the Black family - particularly his mother - disowned him (OP6).

After the group of friends left Hogwarts c.1977, James Potter married Lily Evans, and Sirius stood as Best Man (PA10). Sirius appears in the wedding pictures as a happy, laughing young man. All five - the Potters, Lupin, Pettigrew, and Black - joined the Order of the Phoenix and were active in the first war against Voldemort.

Sirius was named the godfather of Harry when he was born in 1980 (PA10), and was designated as Harry's legal guardian in the event of anything happening to both James and Lily - something all too likely for members of the Order, outnumbered twenty to one in those terrible days (PA20, OP9). Sirius was supposed to be the Potter's Secret Keeper, but convinced the Potters at the last moment to use Peter Pettigrew. When Sirius realized that the Potters had been attacked that fateful October night, he raced to Godric's Hollow on his flying motorcycle, only to find the house in ruins. Hagrid met him there. Sirius suggested that, as Harry's godfather, he should take custody, but Hagrid insisted on following Dumbledore's instructions and taking the boy to Privet Drive. Sirius lent Hagrid his flying motorcycle for the journey. Sirius himself tracked down Peter and confronted the traitor in a Muggle street. Peter screamed that Sirius had killed James and Lily, then set off a huge explosion. Sirius was framed for the deaths of the Potters and sent off to Azkaban. There was no trial.

In 1993, after requesting a copy of the paper from Cornelius Fudge on the latter's inspection tour of the fortress, Sirius happened to see a Daily Prophet article about the Weasleys' trip to Egypt - and there was Peter Pettigrew in his Wormtail form on the front page, with the information that the boy on whose shoulder he rode would be returning to Hogwarts for the school year, where Harry was. Driven by the knowledge that he alone was aware of the deadly danger in which Harry lay while Wormtail was there - Harry, the only living link with his best friend - Sirius managed to shapeshift into dog form and slip past his guards one night to swim to the mainland. He travelled to Surrey to have his first look at his godson in 12 years, encountered Harry in Magnolia Crescent, then headed north to Hogwarts, where he knew Peter (as Scabbers) would be going.

Once in the vicinity of Hogwarts, he broke into the castle twice, once slashing the Fat Lady's picture and once slashing the hangings of Ron's bed with a knife. The trio, Remus, and Snape encountered him in the Shrieking Shack and heard the true story of what happened the night of 31 October - 1 November 1981. Throughout the book, Sirius' one determination is to find Pettigrew and protect Harry. Harry and Hermione used the time-turner to rescue him and Buckbeak, who made their escape together.

He returned to Britain when word of Harry's scar hurting reached him. Once again disguised as a gigantic black dog, he made his way to Hogwarts to protect Harry. He was at Harry's side after the third task, and accompanied him to the hospital wing. He was asked by Dumbledore to go to Remus's and contact the 'old crowd' for the coming battle with Voldemort.

As the last living member of the Black family, Sirius had by this time inherited the family home, 12 Grimmauld Place, and turned it over to the Order of the Phoenix as headquarters. He and Remus Lupin took up residence there (OP5, 6). Thanks to the 10 000 Galleon price on his head and the fact that Wormtail was certain to have betrayed his Animagus status to Voldemort, Sirius was virtually trapped in the house for months on end.

In June 1996, Sirius was part of a pitched, running battle in the Department of Mysteries, fighting against a band of Death Eaters. Sirius taunted his cousin Bellatrix near the end of the battle and subsequently was killed by her.

[And now the Tea Leaves universe begins.]

In early 1998, Sirius found a way to communicate from behind the veil through dreams. On several occasions he visited Remus Lupin and managed to convince him that with the help of Harry, Nymphadora Tonks, and Charlie Weasley it was possible to bring him back. In late March, after Peter Pettigrew's trial ended and Sirius was given a full pardon by the Minister of Magic, the four of them performed the ritual successfully and Sirius returned on his 38th birthday.

For a while Sirius was too worried about dying again to get heavily involved in Order business. He got a job tending bar for Justin Finch-Fletchley and stayed out of the way of trouble. Eventually he realized how pointless it was to have come back just to be useless again, and he regained his enthusiasm for the Order's cause again.

Though he sustained only relatively minor injuries in the final fight against Voldemort, Sirius spent several days after the battle in the hospital sitting by Remus' bed waiting (or more accurately hoping) for him to wake up.

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APPEARANCE

HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 155
EYES: Grey
HAIR: Black
BUILD: Average.
DEFINING MARKS: Some tattoos, Azkaban number on his inner wrist, various scars.
DRESS STYLE: Simple but not without some style.
MANNER OF SPEECH: Deliberate, loud and prone to sarcasm.
MANNER OF MOVEMENT: Occasionally jumpy but not ungraceful.

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FAVORITES

ANIMAL: Dogs
BOOK: Hound of the Baskervilles
COLOR: Blue
DRINK: Firewhiskey
FOOD: Most any Indian or Thai food.
FLOWER: Anything that's not unhealthy if Padfoot eats it.
MUSIC: Classic Muggle rock and roll, big band (Remus' fault). Will listen to most anything if the mood strikes him.
SCENT: Outside, after the rain.
THING TO DO: Whatever involves getting His Own Way at any given moment.

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LEAST FAVORITE

ANIMAL: Snakes
BOOK: The Great Gatsby
COLOR: Green
DRINK: Orange juice. Always has given him heartburn, without fail.
FOOD: Mushrooms and Brussels sprouts
MUSIC: Everything's got it's purpose now and then.
SCENT: Death and dead things.
THING TO DO: Talk about his feelings.

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HARRY POTTER ASTROLOGY

GRYFFINDOR ARIES

The Gryffindor Aries is extremely idealistic, and has a tendency to fight hard for many causes - the more lost, the better. Gryffindors born under this sign will also have very short fuses, and can be expected to fight regularly with other students, over ethical questions or over anything else that makes a good excuse. Since Mars is a planet that encourages war games and competition and bursts of hard physical activity, there may be many Quidditch players born under these aspects. A Gryffindor Aries is an open book; a truth potion would never be needed on one, because they are hopelessly honest and open. These wizards will display uncanny charisma and leadership ability, and will be among the most popular within their class.