Sirius Black



Sirius Black is the son of Orion and Walburga Black, a descendant of the "Noble and Most Ancient House of Black." At Hogwarts, he was in Gryffindor House and a Marauder with James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. He is Harry Potter's godfather.

Character
Between being an unregistered Animagus before graduation, being one of the Marauders, and spending a decently long stay in Azkaban, he can safely be said to have a fairly low opinion of the law and similar regulations. He's brash, arrogant, and not quite as good as he thinks he is – attributes that lead both to Lily and James being found by Voldemort, and to his eventual death. If his ego is smaller than the land mass of China, you're looking at either a very major amount of character growth, or some serious OOC.

While he's unique in managing to retain his sanity despite a stay in Azkaban, he spends much of the books greasy, malnourished, and showing lasting psychological harm from spending years fighting his worst fears. He's both high-strung and high-energy, a trait aggravated by his imprisonment and later hiding and which causes him to take unnecessary risks.

On the other hand, he's intensely loyal to his friends, brave as you'd expect from a Gryffindor, and skilled enough to almost make up for his pride. Despite coming from a lone family line of pure-blooded elitists, Sirius does not share the typical biases against wizarding children of Muggles, and expressing that had him kicked out of the family house and his name burnt from the records.

Relations
With the exception of Peter Pettigrew (who he'd have quite liked to kill after the end of the First Wizarding War), Sirius remained on reasonably good terms with the other Marauders until (and even after) their deaths. As with the rest of the Marauders, his relationship with Severus Snape was not friendly, and tended to be more along the lines of outright bullying – in one case, Sirius almost got Snape killed by a werewolf. With the exception of one uncle, he did not get along well with his pure-blood obsessed family. He also treats his house-elf poorly, an attribute at odds with his philosophy that how a man treats his inferiors is a true sign of character.

His first encounters with Harry (which take place during Prisoner of Azkaban) were rocky at best; he appeared as a large black dog haunting Harry for most of the book. Toward the end, Harry almost killed Sirius in the mistaken belief that Sirius was responsible for the death of Lily and James Potter, and it was only due to Remus Lupin's interference that the truth was made clear. After that, Sirius's relationship with Harry was brotherly, and in many ways Sirius treated Harry as if he were James Potter rather than his godson.

In Badfic


Sirius can be caught up in some fairly bad slash, most often with Remus Lupin, but also with James Potter, Harry Potter, or Severus Snape. Expect some rather unpleasant squick and, in the case of the last two, one or both of the characters to go wildly OOC. (On the other hand, some slash involving him works out surprisingly well.)

Due to the nature of his death and his strong relationship with Harry, denial of Sirius' death or reversal of that death is frustratingly common, despite the effects on canon. Expect a replacement to kill.

Sirius is also a popular target for uncanonical relatives, particularly Mary Sues claiming to be his daughter.

PPC Missions Featuring This Character
Listed in chronological order according to when they take place on the HQ Standard Timeline, as near as can be determined.


 * 2002
 * * 'Two Worlds', Jay Thorntree and Acacia Byrd (DIC), August


 * 2003
 * 'Gryffindor Past', Agents Aria and Polaris (DMS - HP), February
 * 'Apologies and Past Mistakes', Agents Dee and Milask (DBS - HP), c. July
 * 'Legolas' True Love' AKA 'The Lost Princess', Agents Anne and Kate (DMS - LotR), c. August


 * 2004
 * 'The Protector of Hogwarts', Agents Ekwy Fields, Milano Cricket and Nea Forrest (DMS - HP), early year
 * 'Pain and Regrets, Power and Battle', Agent Dafydd Illian (DOGA) with Agent Vemi Fincaran (DMS), April 17


 * 2006
 * 'Just One Letter', Agents Suicide and Ithalond (DMS), April
 * 'The Veronica File' (incomplete), Agents Mithrenriene Rochmabriel and Isabel Stanton (DMS), Beth and Sam (DMS), Twitchy and WarPrincessSushi (DMS - HP) and Diana and Valdenia (DRD), October


 * 2008
 * 'Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern' (crossover with Dragonriders of Pern), Agents Supernumerary and Ilraen-Aroline-Fothergill (DIC) with Nurse Jennifer Robinson (FicPsych) and Agents Sedri, Lunac, Maria Falcone, and Circe, March 11
 * * 'Extending the Family', Agent Paddlebrains (DBS) with Agent Oscar Henson (DBS - MPreg), December


 * 2010
 * 'avala black An American at Hogwarts', Agents Julius Riddick and Leila Asher (DMS - HP), May


 * 2011
 * 'Cosmic Love' (crossover with Twilight), Agent Supernumerary (DIC) with Agent Decima (DBS), early summer
 * 'Harry Potter the Death Eater', Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Agents Kirill and Zug (DF), August
 * '"The Making of a Queen," a.k.a. The raison d’être' (crossover with Labyrinth), Agents Mittens and the Radioactive Moss Creature (DF), October


 * 2012
 * 'Legendary Illogic' (crossover with Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha), Agents Sergio Turbo, Nikki Cherryflower, Corolla, Ari, and Tera (DF), April


 * 2014
 * 'Ordellya's Untimely End', Agents Rina Dives and Randa Roan (DMS), March
 * 'Lord Potter and the Barking Owl', Agents Rina Dives and Randa Roan (DMS), July
 * 'A Stint Into WhatThe', Agents Rina Dives and Randa Roan (DMS), December


 * 2015
 * 'Retribution', Agents Rina Dives and Randa Roan (DMS), January
 * 'Harry+Draco+Snape? This Doesn't Add Up at All!', Agents Doom/Gloom and Carry Onin (DF), February
 * The Girl Who Lived Series, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Agents Rina Dives and Zeb (DMS), February-March
 * 'Little Miss Mary', Agents Rina Dives and Zeb (DMS), August
 * 'Family Ties', Agents Aviator and Zeb (DMS), November


 * 2016
 * 'Daughter Mine', Agents Aviator and Zeb (DMS) with Agent "Anthony Swift" (DMS), November


 * 2017
 * 'Mirror Image', Agents Ix and Charlotte Webb (ESAS), July


 * 2018
 * 'Universal Constant' (crossover with Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Agents Aviator and Zeb (DMS), June
 * 'Best Mates' (crossover with The Lord of the Rings), Agents Ix and Charlotte Webb (ESAS), August


 * 2019
 * 'Princess of the unicorns', Agents Edward and Kat (DMS - HP), March


 * 2034
 * 'Runs in the Family' (crossover with Twilight), Agents Keiko Turbo and Elanorelisindrivar
 * Since this mission is set in the future, its canonicity is dubious at best.