Sirius Black III

Melania Black (née Macmillan) (paternal grandmother/maternal first cousin twice removed-in-law)
Pollux Black (maternal grandfather/paternal first cousin twice removed) †
Irma Black (née Crabbe) (maternal grandmother/paternal first cousin twice removed-in-law)
Lucretia Prewett (née Black) (paternal aunt/maternal second cousin once removed) †
Alphard Black (maternal uncle/paternal second cousin once removed) †
Cygnus Black III (maternal uncle/paternal second cousin once removed) †
Ignatius Prewett (paternal uncle by marriage/maternal second cousin once removed-in-law)
Druella Black (née Rosier) (maternal aunt by marriage/maternal second cousin once removed-in-law) †
Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) (maternal first cousin/paternal third cousin)
Andromeda Tonks (née Black) (maternal first cousin/paternal third cousin)
Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) (maternal first cousin/paternal third cousin)
Rodolphus Lestrange (maternal first cousin-in-law/paternal third cousin-in-law)
Edward Tonks (maternal first cousin-in-law/paternal third cousin-in-law) †
Lucius Malfoy (maternal first cousin-in-law/paternal third cousin-in-law)
House of Black
Macmillan family (paternal relatives)
Crabbe family (maternal relatives)
Gamp family (paternal ancestors)
Bulstrode family (maternal ancestors)
Flint family (paternal/maternal ancestors)

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

 House of Black (1982 Revamp)
 Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
 Gryffindor
 Gryffindor Quidditch team
 Potter family
 Order of the Phoenix

**Sirius Black** **III** (born. 3 November, 1959), also known as **Padfoot** or **Snuffles** (in his Animagus form) was an English pure-blood wizard, the older son of Orion and Walburga Black, and the brother of Regulus Black. Although he was the heir of the House of Black, Sirius disagreed with his family's belief in blood purity and defied tradition when he was Sorted into Gryffindor House instead of Slytherin at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which he attended from 1971–1978. As the rest of his family had been in Slytherin, he was the odd one out.

As Sirius' relationship with his relatives deteriorated, he gained a lifelong friendship with James Potter and Remus Lupin. He was also friends with Peter Pettigrew. The four friends, also known as the Marauders, joined the Order of the Phoenix to fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War. Sirius was named the godfather of Harry James Potter, the only son of James and Lily Potter. When Pettigrew betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, Sirius sought to get revenge on Pettigrew. However, Pettigrew was able to frame Sirius for his betrayal of the Potters, the murder of twelve Muggles, and the staged murder of Pettigrew before Sirius could accomplish this.

After being arrested he was to be given a formality trial where he sentence in Azkaban would be given. However, during this trial both Potter's turned out to still be alive and gave evidence to prove that Sirius was innocent. However, James wasn't a member of the Wizengamot and so couldn't defend him. Sirius was forced to spend a year in Azkaban while James took his ancient seat in Wizengamot and started an investigation into his friends innocence. After his release, he married Marlene McKinnon outside his cottage in Devon. Together they had three children Rebecca Dorcas, ... Remus (later Heather Remus) and Judy Regulus Black, of` whom James Potter, Remus Lupin and Emmeline Vance were made the godparents of respectively.

## Physical Appearance

Sirius was a tall, well-built, darkly handsome man with fair skin, medium, lustrous black hair, which sometimes appeared light in the sun, striking grey eyes, and an air of "casual elegance"; Harry also noted that as a teenager, Sirius always had a slightly haughty look on his face. This vestige of aristocratic beauty and haughtiness is apparently an attribute passed down through the Black Family.