Alexandra Black

## Alexandra Patricia Black

Alexandra Black is the only daughter of Sirius Orion Black.

She is good friends with Luna Lovegood, with a deep interest in the Dark Arts, and a rebellious attitude that proves the apple does not fall far from the tree. Her fascination is partial hereditary and intellectual, as her family has been one of the Darkest in Wizarding Britain history. However, following the death or incarceration of the You-Know-Who's followers, the remaining members have striven to purify their image.

## Personality

She is a serious young lady. She is the heiress of an ancient and proud Family, one whose proud ancestry has driven to near-extinction. Her status, however, is a heavy one. As the sole Heiress of the Black family, she believes it her responsibility to learn everything considered to be of her Family's specialty, no matter how Dark.

#### Abilities

Alexandra Black is above-average in power levels, and knowledgeable in the Dark Arts -- to a certain extent. There are many tomes she has yet to read, but her affinity for the darker magics promises great things in her future. It is only due to her association with Luna Lovegood, and thus to Lord Slytherin, that her interests have swayed towards areas of study that are also useful. Her newest ability includes Animagus transformation, into a massive Grim, aka Hound of the Underworld. Alexandra can cast wandless spells. She is very interested in necromancy, and has done several necromancy rituals. While her mother's identity is apparently known to the wizarding world to at least some degree, all we can be sure of is that her parents were unmarried.

Minimal knowledge: close second in the Tri-Wizard Tournament.

## Biography

### First timeline

She nearly won the Tri-Wizard Tournament.

### Second timeline

She joined Voldemort straight out of Hogwarts and was compared to Bellatrix Lestrange for her Dark Magic. She has likely served the Dark Lord up to a decade until Harry is put through the Veil of Death.

It is known that when informed of her father's purge of all Dark items from the Black library, Alexandra Black pitched a fit that became a part of House Slytherin legend, and created a mess that took house elves days to clean up, despite her being a First Year. She is known to have joined Voldemort directly following her graduation from Hogwarts. She was often compared to Bellatrix Lestrange for her mastery of Dark Magic.

### Third timeline - Early life

#### **Wand and gold acquiring arc**

Alexandra finds her father to be more distant as time goes on and she finds her identity in the traditions of her family, the Dark Arts and other children of the Dark. This appears to be an open secret or rumor, wherein even Lord and Lady Greengrass are aware and discuss the friction between Lord Black and his daughter.

Harry makes effort to get in contact with Alexandra, eventually slipping her an invitation to the Greengrass' party. Sirius seems to ingest Alexandra's sleeping potion, eating his biscuits - though it is a possibility that he'd known about her plans and pretended to sleep as he later reveals he knows more about Alexandra's activities than he lets on.

#### **Political Gray faction arc**

Harry tried to establish a friendship with Alexandra Black, daughter of Sirius Black, but he failed with that task. There was contact between Harry and Lord Slytherin with Alex, but Alex did not trust Harry to train her and Harry couldn't train her as Lord Slytherin all the time, thus leaving a potential ally untrained. They came only to a book exchange agreement. As Lord Slytherin, Harry commands Alexandra's respect and attention whereas her attitude of only toleration and wariness towards Harry Potter inhibits her magical development. However Alexandra's relationships with Luna, Ginny and later others connected to Lord Slytherin allows her to grow her magical power safely, preparing her to cast spells beyond what most of her peers and other hogwarts students are capable of. Her proximity to Lord Slytherin also keeps her away from the clutches of Lord Voldemort or the Dark faction.

### Year one at Hogwarts

#### **Slytherin's house pariah arc**

Alexandra remained in contact with Harry Potter, becoming more friendly as time went on. She has received a gift from Lord Slytherin via Luna at her party, which had quite liked and found amusing. She was also writing to his alternate identity, Lord Slytherin.

#### **Preparations and getting the stone arc**

To learn about ways to disable the fidelius Harry helped Alex during the Winter festival to transport Angelystor towards Hogwarts. Alex bound the ghost to a tree branch and then transported both of them in his shrunken trunk via apparition, but Alex did not make the connection between Harry and Lord Slytherin. With Angelystor at Hogwarts Harry, Daphne and Hermione got taught Divination, but only Daphne had the required inner eye to learn the more impressive stuff. One important spell was the Eye of Kilrogg, which could see into warded or fideliused areas, without the caster losing any memory or information about it outside of the warded area. Harry declared that knowledge of Slytherin house secret.

#### **Duelling tournament and repercussions arc**

Harry is invited to spend more time at Grimmauld Place with Alexandra after Sirius reveals to Harry that he is his godson. Sirius is particularly worried about her proximity to the Dark as well as Lord Slytherin through the Slytherins of the Gray. Harry agrees to look after Alexandra if she ends up in Slytherin. Sirius is (ironically) relieved thinking Harry who he knew as a Slytherin, prodigy and duelling master would distract her.

#### **Philosopher's stone and Dark Lord arc**

Harry is allowed to visit Grimmauld Place every other day during the holidays during his stay with his parents after he'd been inited to live with them as if the past decade had not happened. Harry made stipulations that his parents weren't allowed to ask about Lord Slytherin, who they now knew he had a connection to.

### *Who knew what about Harry Hogwarts year one*

By now everyone important knew now that Harry was strong and somehow connected to Lord Slytherin. Alexandra is however not yet aware of his status as Lord Slytherin nor of his time travelling.

### Third Timeline overview

Little is known about Alexandra Black, other than her interest in the Dark Arts, and parentage. Alexandra often perused the Black Library, often studying the tomes to her father's consternation. Whilst studying, she discovered the secret library, overseen by a portrait of Orion Black [Add Link], who encouraged her interests.

Upon her Tenth birthday, Alexandra received a cat from Luna Lovegood, Volume One of *The Light Side of the Dark Arts* from John Potter, and volumes Two and Three from Lord Slytherin. Interest piqued, Alexandra asked how one could learn more about Lord Slytherin. After protesting her occlumency [link] shields were strong enough, Luna Lovegood (with permission) demonstrated the errors of that statement, and agreed to educate Alexandra on the finer subtleties of the practice.

When Alexandra showed the secret library to Luna Lovegood, the portrait of Orion Black questioned Lord Slytherin's intentions. Following the addition of the three books to the secret section of the library, Alexandra began to study necromancy; specifically, the raising of inferi . After a failed effort with a doxy, Alexandra traveled to Luna Lovegood for assistance.

As Luna had just brewed a cauldron of anti-doxy potion, this was not an issue. However, Luna insisted on being included in future efforts, helping research superior methods for performing *inferi* rituals. This included acquiring a dementor bone, an experience involving aging potion, a would-be rapist, Luna's proficiency at combat, and Alexandra realizing she had a long ways to go before attaining the same magical proficiency as her would-be associates.

After starting school, Alexandra became the focus of the Dark and the Light, and proved her capabilities in multiple regards. During the training for Animagus potential, she discovered her form was that of a Grim, a massive, spectral hound that could phase through solid objects.

## References

Book 2 - TFoP - Ch. 25 - Necromancy for Fun and Fun - 1/2,

August 5th, 1991 is stated to be the day after Alex's tenth birthday.
Book 1 - RiBSR - Ch. 14 - Bonus - Alexandra's Birthday Party,

Alex is glad she's pureblood because purebloods hold power in the wizarding world.
Book 3 - NRiCaD - Ch. 46 - Hermione's Quest - 3/3,

Alex complains about her animagus form being the same as her father's.
Book 2 - TFoP - Ch. 18 - Slytherin's Outcast,

Alex’s occasional letters to Lord Slytherin were getting a lot more insightful, and her more frequent letters to Harry Potter were getting a lot more friendly..