Sirius Black II

**Sirius Black II** (8 February 1877 – 30 July 1952) was a pure-blood wizard, and a member of House of Black. He was the eldest child of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Black, and the older brother of Phineas, Arcturus II, Belvina and Cygnus II. He married Hesper Gamp and together they had three children: Arcturus III, Lycoris, and Regulus.

He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry alongside his younger siblings while their father was Headmaster.

He was depicted on the Black family tree tapestry.

## Biography

### Early Life

"*The Black family has more money than most wizarding families combined. I have enough money to last me until my death, I don't need to work.*"
— Sirius telling his aunt Elladora Black

Sirius was born on 8 February 1877, in the London borough of Islington, England, to Phineas Nigellus and Ursula Black. He had four younger siblings; Phineas, Arcturus, Belvina and Cygnus.

Alongside his siblings, Sirius was mainly raised by their mother, Ursula who taught him the importance of blood purity, and as a result Sirius ended up seeing those who weren't pure or believed in blood-purity as lesser.

At the age of four, in 1881, Sirius began his heir training and early education with a governess, this continued until September of 1888 when Sirius began his schooling Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he was sorted into Slytherin House.

On his fifteenth birthday, his aunt Elladora had given Sirius the opportunity to work at her shop over the summer holidays. Sirius declined her offer as he had enough money to last him until death and didn't need to work. Sirius graduated from Hogwarts in 1895 and began counting his soon-to-be wife, Hesper Gamp.

### Marriage and Parenthood

In 1898 at age 21, Sirius married Hesper Gamp, and four years later, the two had a son, Arcturus named after his deceased uncle. Two more children followed after; Lycoris in 1904 and Regulus in 1906.

Like his mother, Sirius was an extremely strict father, whenever his children were misbehaving or did something incorrectly, he would punish them severely. Due to this, he was never able to connect or bond with any of his children.

### Head of the Black Family

On 23 November 1925, Sirius became the Black Family head following the death of his father. Shortly after becoming family head, Sirius disowned his younger brother Phineas for supporting Muggle rights and removed him from the family tapestry.

In January of 1928, Sirius had intended to kill his nephew Marius Black after discovering he was a Squib. He had been talked out of the idea by his wife and youngest brother, Cygnus and instead sent Marius to live with Phineas, his already disowned brother.

After his aunt Elladora's death on 29 June 1931, Sirius closed down Black's Apothecary and sold it to an unknown buyer.

During his years as the Black Family head, Sirius maintained his control and reputation through a mix of violence and manipulation.

### Death

On 30 July 1952, Sirius died from Neurogenic Adumbrai Syndrome. He was 75 years old.

At the time of his death, all three of his children hated him. Arcturus only attended his funeral because he felt obligated to.

## Etymology

Sirius is a name of Greek origin. Stargazers will recognize this baby name as a "glowing" or "burning" star that travels and sparkles across the night's sky. Known as the "dog star" from the constellation Canis Major.

Phineas is a name of Hebrew origin. A variation of the *Phinehas*, meaning "Nubian," Phineas refers to the original natives that once ruled Egypt.

Black can be considered a colour, and is the result of the absence of, or complete absorption of, light. In Western culture, the colour black has typically been associated with evil, darkness, and witchcraft, but also with prestige and sophistication — appropriate for the House of Black.