Sirius Black

**Sirius Black** is a character in the *Rigel Black Chronicles*. He is the father of Archie Black and the honorary uncle of Harry Potter. He previously worked as an Auror, but resigned after the death of his wife Diana. He now spends his time volunteering at the children's ward in St. Mungo's. He is also a co-founder of the Marauder practical joke line, and occasionally develops new practical jokes.

## Profile

### Appearance

Sirius has black hair and bright grey eyes. He describes himself as devilishly attractive, and when he smiles he has a "devil-may-care" grin.

### Skills

* Well-versed in pureblood laws and customs

### Possessions

Sirius has a tawny owl named Ruffles, which always looks rumpled.

## Relationships

### Diana Black

Diana and Sirius were very close, as her passing affected him greatly for many years. During their marriage, they used to go out all the time to events or to dinner with friends.

### Lily Potter

Lily and Sirius often butt heads and bicker playfully. However, they are the two cooks in the family, and always cooperate in order to make dinner for everyone.

### Harry Potter

Archie and Sirius had always been incredibly close after the loss of Diana, and Harry had a lot of trouble maintaining the relationship while posing as Archie attending Hogwarts. She tried to pretend to be Archie in letters, but she didn't send nearly as many letters as Archie would have and didn't tell Sirius about important things like the Sleeping Sickness. In her first year, she also met Sirius away from the platform in order to maintain the ruse, giving him the impression she was ashamed of him.

Harry's need to keep her distance from Sirius continued throughout her time at Hogwarts. During the New Triwizard Tournament, her family attended the first few tasks, but after the second task she realized that she was going to have to perform magic during the tournament that Archie would be unable to replicate. Feeling like a terrible person, she lied and told Sirius and the rest of the family that their attendance was distracting. Sirius was obviously heartbroken, but loving Archie unconditionally, he agreed not to attend the other tasks.

Lily later told Rigel that Sirius was worried sick and that only hearing about the dangerous events in the tasks was harder on him than it would have been to witness them. Rigel acquiesced for the final task and allowed her family to attend. During the task, Sirius was on edge and scared for his son's life. He was both relieved that Rigel was outduelling her opponents, but also forced to come to terms with the fact that his son had "changed" without him realizing.

## Family Tree

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## Trivia

* While his birthday in the Rigel Black Chronicles is in mid-June, Sirius's birthday in Harry Potter canon is November 3rd. However, this was revealed in 2015 after the series had already been underway for years.

## References

1. ↑ The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 21
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 7
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 16
5. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 12
6. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 1
7. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 9
8. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 13