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Sirius Black is an old friend of Harry Potter's father, James, a fugitive from Azkaban, and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He is portrayed by Gary Oldman.

Background[]

Backstory[]

Personality[]

Sirius Black is an loving and protective godfather of Harry Potter, he befriended James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew in Hogwarts during their school years, and Sirius doesn't take a liking to his deranged cousin Bellatrix Lestrange. Since he was framed by Pettigrew for murder for which he didn't do, Sirius swore revenge on Pettigrew. Aside from his vengeance, his temper flares up at times, for instance, he assaulted the Fat Lady's portrait out of blind fury after being denied access to Gryffindor Tower without a password. Following the capture of Pettigrew, he and Lupin are persuaded by Harry to spare him, knowing that his father James didn't want to do to his friend.

Physical Appearance[]

Sirius Black is a slender, fair skinned man, with shoulder length dark brown hair, blue eyes, and short brown mustache and goatee.

Appearances[]

Films[]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban[]

Sirius Black is mentioned numerous times throughout the film; he is also seen in the newspaper explaining his escape from Azkaban.

Black escaped Azkaban and took refuge away from the Dementors. When Harry is running away from the Dursleys, Sirius in his dog form, spotted him, but flees shortly after the knight bus arrives.

On Halloween, Black broke into Hogwarts undetected to find Pettigrew, but after being refused entry into Gryffindor Tower by the Fat Lady without a password, Sirius lashed out by slashing her portrait before leaving to avoid being spotted. Following his assault, Dumbledore, Filch and the teachers increase security in the castle.

In the deleted scene, he is mentioned that Sir Cadogan (who is standing in for the Fat Lady, whilst her portrait is being repaired) had let Sirius in the tower, after he said the correct password from Neville's lost list of passwords.

Much later in the film, Sirius transformed in his dog form, charges at Ron and Scabbers, and drags them both into the base of the Whomping Willow (it is revealed that was actually going for Scabbers), leading to a passageway to the Shrieking Shack. Sirius is fully revealed in the flesh to Harry, Ron and Hermione. Harry overpowers Sirius, furious over his betrayal of his parents, but Lupin intervenes, and the two old friends reconcile. It is revealed that Sirius was actually innocent and that Pettigrew did betrayed Harry's parents. Snape arrives and attempts to hand both Lupin and Sirius to the Dementors, but Harry knocks him out, and the three blast their wands at Scabbers, transforming him into the human form, revealing to be Peter Pettigrew. Before Lupin and Sirius have the chance to kill Pettigrew, Harry stops them, and persuades them to spare Pettigrew, understanding that his father didn't want to murder any of his friends.

After exiting the Shrieking Shack and the Whomping Willow, Sirius hesitantly asked Harry if he would like to live with him, thinking Harry would not want to live with the aunt and uncle who had raised him; Harry enthusiastically agreed, thrilled at the idea of leaving the Dursleys and finally having a real home. However, things turn to worse as Lupin transforms into a werewolf at the full-moon, prompting Sirius to restrain him, but to no avail. This causes Sirius to fight him off in his dog form, unintentionally allowing Pettigrew to escape in his rat form. Sirius is badly injured by the were-wolf and collapses at the Back Lake. Harry finds him, but sees a swarm of Dementors coming, prompting Harry to fend them out with the Patronus Charm but to no avail. The Dementors nearly succeeded in sucking out Sirius' soul until a powerful Patronus resembling a stag warded them off. Harry and Sirius pass out shortly afterwards.

It is revealed that Sirius was captured, imprisoned at the topmost tower of the castle and sentenced to the Dementor's kiss, but Harry and Hermione went back in time to save him. Harry casts the Patronus charm to save his past self and Sirius from certain death. Harry, Hermione and Buckbeak arrive at the topmost tower to break Sirius from his prison. Sirius thanks them for releasing him from the tower and bids them farewell.

In the ending of the film, it is notified and mentioned that Sirius sent Harry the Fire-bolt broom (in replacement of his destroyed Nimbus 2000) along with one of Buckbeak's feathers.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[]

Sirius Black has gone into hiding away from the Ministry of Magic and is only mentioned throughout the film. He does send a letter to Harry, but he didn't use Hedwig because all of the owls were identical; Sirius wants to talk with Harry in the Gryffindor Common Room at 1 O'clock.

Sirius can only talk with Harry via floo network, asking him if he put his name in the Goblet of Fire, and advises him to be more vigilant. Sirius also tells him that he has to participate in the Triwizard Tournament. Upon hearing Ron coming downstairs, Sirius disappears just before Ron asks Harry who he was talking to. After that, he isn't seen again for the remainder of the film.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[]

In this film, he dies at the hands of his cousin.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[]

Harry asks him if it dying hurts. Sirius smiles and says "Quicker than falling asleep".

Video games[]

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Relationships[]

Quotes[]

We'll see each other again, You are — truly your father's son, Harry...
―Sirius to Harry.
Get away from my godson!
―Sirius to Lucius Malfoy before punching him.

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Media
Films: Harry Potter Logo Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows (Part 1 / Part 2)

Spin-off films: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them logo
Video games: Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows (Part 1 / Part 2) | Quidditch World Cup
Lego Video games: Lego Creator: Harry Potter | Lego Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 / Years 5–7
Soundtracks:
Home video: Video

Characters
Original characters:Harry Potter | Ron Weasley | Hermione Granger | Albus Dumbledore | Minerva McGonagall | Rubeus Hagrid | Fred Weasley | George Weasley | Angelina Johnson | Alicia Spinnet | Gilderoy Lockhart | Remus Lupin | Alastor Moody | Quirinus Quirrell | Horace Slughorn | Percy Weasley | Cho Chang | Colin Creevey | Cedric Diggory | Fleur Delacour | Viktor Krum | Gabrielle Delacour | Ginny Weasley | Neville Longbottom | Luna Lovegood | Sirius Black | Vernon Dursley | Dudley Dursley | Petunia Dursley | Lord Voldemort | Draco Malfoy | Lucius Malfoy | Narcissa Malfoy | Cornelius Fudge | Dolores Umbridge | Alecto Carrow | the Dementors of Azkaban | Amycus Carrow | Vincent Crabbe | Gregory Goyle | Argus Filch | Severus Snape | Bellatrix Lestrange | Bartemius Crouch Jr | Regulus Black | Pius Thicknesse | Salazar Slytherin

Spin-off characters: Newt Scamander | Tina Goldstein | Jacob Kowalski | Queenie Goldstein | Percival Graves | Seraphina Picquery | Credence Barebone | Mary Lou Barebon | Gnarlack | Henry Shaw Sr. | Langdon Shaw | Henry Shaw Jr. | Modesty Barebone | Chastity Barebone | Gellert Grindelwald | Leta Lestrange

Creatures
The Basilisk | The Mountain Troll | The Hungarian Horntail
Mascots/Pets
Crookshanks | Nagini | Hedwig | Fawkes | Buckbeak
Mystical Animals
Locations
Hogwarts Castle: | Grand Staircase Tower | Great Hall | Gryffindor Tower | Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch | The Forbidden Forest | Forbidden Third Floor Corridor | Underground Chambers | Hospital Wing | Slytherin Dungeon | The Chamber of Secrets | Topmost Tower | Platform 9¾

Diagon Alley: | Gringotts Wizarding Bank | Ollivander's
Residences: 4 Privet Drive | The Burrow | Godric's Hallow | Potter's Cottage
Other Locations: Limbo | England | Azkaban | British Ministry of Magic | Department of Mysteries

Objects
Weapons: Godric Gryffindor's Sword

Brooms/Nimbus: Nimbus 2000 | Nimbus 2001 | The Firebolt
Wands: Harry's Wand | Ron's Wand | Hermione's Wand | Voldemort's Wand | Elder Wand
Others: The Remembrall | The Invisibility Cloak | The Philosopher's Stone | Mirror of Erised | The Sorting Hat | The Basilisk Fang | Tom Riddle's Diary | The Marauder's Map | The Goblet of Fire | Deluminator

Transports
Powders: Floo Powder | Floo Network

Vehicles: Flying Ford Anglia | Flying Motorcycle | Hogwarts Express

Organizations/Groups
Order of the Phoenix | Dumbledore's Army | Death Eaters
People
Directors: Chris Columbus (12) | Alfonso Cuarón (3) | Mike Newell (4) | David Yates (58)

Producers: David Heyman | Chris Columbus (3) | Mark Radcliffe (3) | David Barron (58) | J. K. Rowling (78)
Screenwriters: Steve Kloves (14, 68) | Michael Goldenberg (5)
Cast Members: Daniel Radcliffe | Rupert Grint | Emma Watson | Maggie Smith | Robbie Coltrane | Alan Rickman | Tom Felton | Richard Harris (2001-2002) | Michael Gambon (2004-present) | Helena Bonham Carter | Warwick Davies | Ralph Fiennes | Brendan Gleeson | Richard Griffiths | Jason Isaacs | Gary Oldman | Fiona Shaw | Mark Williams | Julie Walters | Emma Thompson | Timothy Spall | David Thewlis | Miranda Richardson | Ian Hart
Novelist: J.K. Rowling

See also
J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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