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CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Sirius Orion Black
Age: 28
Canon: The Harry Potter series
Canon Point: Mid-Azkaban term, pre- third book
Character Information: Some background on the world and the events of the books. I will outline the major plot beats in his personality section as well because they inform how he acts very heavily.
Personality: Sirius' character can be understood best from the perspective of the family he was born into, and the family he chose for himself.
Sirius Black was born to a well-known "old" wizarding family that values purity of bloodlines and loyalty to tradition. The Blacks are wealthy and privileged, and consider anyone who has non-magical persons in their family tree to be "tainted". It is more or less the wizarding equivalent of white supremacy. Even from a young age, Sirius reacted against this perspective. At first it was simply in defiance and a desire to rock the boat. He resented the loveless duty-driven familial feelings, and because of this turned to the right morality for the wrong reasons. As he got older and matured, he was able to develop his own morality outside of simply reacting against the hateful way he was raised, and he came to fully embrace the virtues of chivalry, bravery, and friendship.
Historically, Blacks have overwhelmingly been sorted into the house of Slytherin upon attending Hogwarts for their magical education. (Out of the four houses of Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw). When Sirius turned 11 and started his first year at Hogwarts, he was sorted into Gryffindor. This was an event that both highly emphasized his rejection of his family's values and also led directly to him making the friends that became is found family. The values of Gryffindor house are the virtues previously stated of chivalry and bravery, and these were encouraged in Sirius from his housemates. Because of his sorting, he was expected to act the way Gryffindors would act, with heart over mind, and he thrived under this new and different expectations. There is a vicious rivalry between the houses of Slytherin and Gryffindor that often carries even past graduation and into adulthood for the witches and wizards in them, and this only brought out more rebelliousness against his family and against "old wizarding society" in Sirius.
While at Hogwarts, Sirius quickly revealed himself to be a troublemaker. The boldness of Gryffindor house showed itself in him in the form of challenging authority and pulling pranks. Generally this trouble wasn't very dangerous (as far as wizarding society is concerned, which is a pretty low bar), and in spite of being a rabble-rouser he managed to endear himself to the teachers there. Professors that previously taught him describe him as very clever, and express amusement at the trouble he and his friends used to make. He proves them correct when he manages to pull off difficult magic without trouble, though he often coasted on natural talent without bothering to put in the effort to really study. He was too busy using his spare time to set up pranks to humiliate the rival Quiddich team, or harrassing students that were known anti-muggleborn wizard supremecists.
Sirius and his best friend James Potter were practically inseparable all seven years they were together at Hogwarts. They encouraged each other to make trouble, and played on the Quidditch team together. The wizard version of jock frat boys, up to and including sharing a room at their british magic boarding school. Sirius and James also bonded with the other two boys in their year in their house, Remus Lupin and Petter Pettigrew, though Peter would later betray them. The four of them together became Sirius' found family, his pack. When his blood family disowned him, they supported him and helped him rebuild his life.
Sirius showed both his intelligence and his loyalty when he and James discovered Remus' great secret: that he's a werewolf. Looked down upon and considered anathema even by more tolerant wizarding society, Sirius and his friends threw up a big middle finger to all of that bias by choosing to protect Remus instead of revealing him. Fueled by a desire to help their friend Sirius, James, and Peter went through the long and difficult process of learning how to shape-shift into animals. The thought was that they would not be seen as a threat to Remus in werewolf form, and would be able to keep him company during the full moon. This is repeatedly explained to be very difficult to do and easy to botch, but these three young wizards managed it cleanly. It is also very much illegal to do without registration an oversight, but Sirius never bats an eye at breaking rules he feels should be broken.
It reveals something of a person's personality to become this sort of shape-shifter, also called an Animagus. Sirius takes the form of a very large, all-black dog. It is also of course a joke about him being named after the dog star but the high-energy, loyal, friendly stereotype of the dog also fits Sirius Black. He is described as charming and handsome, and in the events of the books we see how much of a one-track mind he can have. While his blood relatives would consider him a traitor, the people Sirius has chosen to love and be loyal to know the truth. He would happily die, rather than betray them.
This loyalty does come into question though, when James, Lily, and Harry have to go into hiding. Through complex magic, they are able to stay undetected if a single secret-keeper for their whereabouts is given the truth. Sirius, as their best friend, was the obvious choice. In fear that this would lead to trouble, Sirius urged the Potters to use their unassuming and less obvious friend Peter as the secret-keeper. He showed his trust in his friends in this way, believing the most nerdy and nonthreatening of their little found family to be unlikely to be the spy. Sirius' instincts have never been more wrong.
Peter betrayed them, and framed Sirius. At the age of 21, Sirius black was framed for the betrayal of his chosen family and the mass murder of many innocent bystanders. As a result of this, he was sentenced to life in the nightmarish wizarding prison of Azkaban.
While in Azkaban, Sirius was guarded day and night by horrible emotion-eating creatures called Dementors. They consume happy thoughts and memories and leave only the negative. Most wizards go mad and lose their sense of self. Sirius managed to keep a thread of his sanity, because he knew he was innocent. He survived and kept his head with thoughts of revenge against Peter for the betrayal, and because those were not happy thoughts, the Dementors couldn't take them. His spite and determination kept him alive and self-aware, and the ability to transform into a dog helped him as well. Being a dog makes his emotions simpler, and made it easier to endure the torture he was living under.
Further into the future than where he's arriving in Ryslig, Sirius does manage to escape Azkaban, spurred into action by seeing Peter Pettigrew in rat form on the front page of a wizarding newspaper. He chases after the traitor with single-minded obsession, going so far as to write in his sleep and chant "he's at Hogwarts, he's at Hogwarts". He is side-tracked from his mission to murder Peter only to check in on his godson, Harry, the titular character. In true Gryffindor Jock fashion, he even risks being seen and caught to watch Harry fly in a Quiddich match.
Removed of his wand, Sirius resorts to non-magical methods of murder, including throwing a temper tantrum with a knife when he can't get in to where Peter is hiding, and otherwise trying to stab the little rat bastard to death. When finally faced with Peter himself, Sirius is held back from just destroying the traitor only by his old friend Remus' insistence that they tell the truth first. He was perfectly willing to just get his revenge and then go back to Azkaban and its horrors.
He may not have gone as mad as losing his mind completely while in Azkaban, but Sirius does go a little unhinged after over a decade of living in a miasma of depression with literal soul-sucking wraiths. He has lost sight of much of who he used to be, because all of his happy memories were eaten away, and they return to him slowly once he's free of the Dementors. All that is left of him at first is the thought that he was framed, his best friend is dead, and that he wants revenge. This is the state that Sirius will be in when he's first ripped away from Azkaban and washed up on the peninsula.
5-10 Key Character Traits:
Playful
Arrogant
Impulsive
Dogged
Principled
Spiteful
Protective
Rebellious
Competitive
Extroverted
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? Either, just fuck me up fam
Opt-Outs: Shade, slime
Roleplay Sample:
TDM
Name: Einir
Contact:
Are You Over 18?: yes
Other Characters: previously lucrezia heterodyne
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Sirius Orion Black
Age: 28
Canon: The Harry Potter series
Canon Point: Mid-Azkaban term, pre- third book
Character Information: Some background on the world and the events of the books. I will outline the major plot beats in his personality section as well because they inform how he acts very heavily.
Personality: Sirius' character can be understood best from the perspective of the family he was born into, and the family he chose for himself.
Sirius Black was born to a well-known "old" wizarding family that values purity of bloodlines and loyalty to tradition. The Blacks are wealthy and privileged, and consider anyone who has non-magical persons in their family tree to be "tainted". It is more or less the wizarding equivalent of white supremacy. Even from a young age, Sirius reacted against this perspective. At first it was simply in defiance and a desire to rock the boat. He resented the loveless duty-driven familial feelings, and because of this turned to the right morality for the wrong reasons. As he got older and matured, he was able to develop his own morality outside of simply reacting against the hateful way he was raised, and he came to fully embrace the virtues of chivalry, bravery, and friendship.
Historically, Blacks have overwhelmingly been sorted into the house of Slytherin upon attending Hogwarts for their magical education. (Out of the four houses of Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw). When Sirius turned 11 and started his first year at Hogwarts, he was sorted into Gryffindor. This was an event that both highly emphasized his rejection of his family's values and also led directly to him making the friends that became is found family. The values of Gryffindor house are the virtues previously stated of chivalry and bravery, and these were encouraged in Sirius from his housemates. Because of his sorting, he was expected to act the way Gryffindors would act, with heart over mind, and he thrived under this new and different expectations. There is a vicious rivalry between the houses of Slytherin and Gryffindor that often carries even past graduation and into adulthood for the witches and wizards in them, and this only brought out more rebelliousness against his family and against "old wizarding society" in Sirius.
While at Hogwarts, Sirius quickly revealed himself to be a troublemaker. The boldness of Gryffindor house showed itself in him in the form of challenging authority and pulling pranks. Generally this trouble wasn't very dangerous (as far as wizarding society is concerned, which is a pretty low bar), and in spite of being a rabble-rouser he managed to endear himself to the teachers there. Professors that previously taught him describe him as very clever, and express amusement at the trouble he and his friends used to make. He proves them correct when he manages to pull off difficult magic without trouble, though he often coasted on natural talent without bothering to put in the effort to really study. He was too busy using his spare time to set up pranks to humiliate the rival Quiddich team, or harrassing students that were known anti-muggleborn wizard supremecists.
Sirius and his best friend James Potter were practically inseparable all seven years they were together at Hogwarts. They encouraged each other to make trouble, and played on the Quidditch team together. The wizard version of jock frat boys, up to and including sharing a room at their british magic boarding school. Sirius and James also bonded with the other two boys in their year in their house, Remus Lupin and Petter Pettigrew, though Peter would later betray them. The four of them together became Sirius' found family, his pack. When his blood family disowned him, they supported him and helped him rebuild his life.
Sirius showed both his intelligence and his loyalty when he and James discovered Remus' great secret: that he's a werewolf. Looked down upon and considered anathema even by more tolerant wizarding society, Sirius and his friends threw up a big middle finger to all of that bias by choosing to protect Remus instead of revealing him. Fueled by a desire to help their friend Sirius, James, and Peter went through the long and difficult process of learning how to shape-shift into animals. The thought was that they would not be seen as a threat to Remus in werewolf form, and would be able to keep him company during the full moon. This is repeatedly explained to be very difficult to do and easy to botch, but these three young wizards managed it cleanly. It is also very much illegal to do without registration an oversight, but Sirius never bats an eye at breaking rules he feels should be broken.
It reveals something of a person's personality to become this sort of shape-shifter, also called an Animagus. Sirius takes the form of a very large, all-black dog. It is also of course a joke about him being named after the dog star but the high-energy, loyal, friendly stereotype of the dog also fits Sirius Black. He is described as charming and handsome, and in the events of the books we see how much of a one-track mind he can have. While his blood relatives would consider him a traitor, the people Sirius has chosen to love and be loyal to know the truth. He would happily die, rather than betray them.
This loyalty does come into question though, when James, Lily, and Harry have to go into hiding. Through complex magic, they are able to stay undetected if a single secret-keeper for their whereabouts is given the truth. Sirius, as their best friend, was the obvious choice. In fear that this would lead to trouble, Sirius urged the Potters to use their unassuming and less obvious friend Peter as the secret-keeper. He showed his trust in his friends in this way, believing the most nerdy and nonthreatening of their little found family to be unlikely to be the spy. Sirius' instincts have never been more wrong.
Peter betrayed them, and framed Sirius. At the age of 21, Sirius black was framed for the betrayal of his chosen family and the mass murder of many innocent bystanders. As a result of this, he was sentenced to life in the nightmarish wizarding prison of Azkaban.
While in Azkaban, Sirius was guarded day and night by horrible emotion-eating creatures called Dementors. They consume happy thoughts and memories and leave only the negative. Most wizards go mad and lose their sense of self. Sirius managed to keep a thread of his sanity, because he knew he was innocent. He survived and kept his head with thoughts of revenge against Peter for the betrayal, and because those were not happy thoughts, the Dementors couldn't take them. His spite and determination kept him alive and self-aware, and the ability to transform into a dog helped him as well. Being a dog makes his emotions simpler, and made it easier to endure the torture he was living under.
Further into the future than where he's arriving in Ryslig, Sirius does manage to escape Azkaban, spurred into action by seeing Peter Pettigrew in rat form on the front page of a wizarding newspaper. He chases after the traitor with single-minded obsession, going so far as to write in his sleep and chant "he's at Hogwarts, he's at Hogwarts". He is side-tracked from his mission to murder Peter only to check in on his godson, Harry, the titular character. In true Gryffindor Jock fashion, he even risks being seen and caught to watch Harry fly in a Quiddich match.
Removed of his wand, Sirius resorts to non-magical methods of murder, including throwing a temper tantrum with a knife when he can't get in to where Peter is hiding, and otherwise trying to stab the little rat bastard to death. When finally faced with Peter himself, Sirius is held back from just destroying the traitor only by his old friend Remus' insistence that they tell the truth first. He was perfectly willing to just get his revenge and then go back to Azkaban and its horrors.
He may not have gone as mad as losing his mind completely while in Azkaban, but Sirius does go a little unhinged after over a decade of living in a miasma of depression with literal soul-sucking wraiths. He has lost sight of much of who he used to be, because all of his happy memories were eaten away, and they return to him slowly once he's free of the Dementors. All that is left of him at first is the thought that he was framed, his best friend is dead, and that he wants revenge. This is the state that Sirius will be in when he's first ripped away from Azkaban and washed up on the peninsula.
5-10 Key Character Traits:
Playful
Arrogant
Impulsive
Dogged
Principled
Spiteful
Protective
Rebellious
Competitive
Extroverted
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? Either, just fuck me up fam
Opt-Outs: Shade, slime
Roleplay Sample:
TDM