Diana Black

**Diana Black** is a character in the *Rigel Black Chronicles*. She was the wife of Sirius Black and the mother of Archie Black. She passed away of an incurable illness when her son was a child, sparking a desire in him to become a Healer.

## Profile

### Appearance

Diana had blonde hair, and was described as beautiful. However, as she became sick and stayed in St. Mungo's, she became "faded and wan".

### Personality

It can be inferred that Diana was a hopeful and brave person. One thing she always used to say was "[We'll get through this firestorm] and find stars on the other side."

### Skills

Diana was a hardworking and capable witch. She did not show extraordinary magical power during her life, leading questions to arise when Harry (posing as her son) was naturally powerful.

## History

### Childhood

Diana attended Hogwarts, where she met Sirius Black and fell in love with him. She also presumably met James Potter and Remus Lupin there, who also attended. It is unknown what year or house she was in, or who her family was. These facts were left purposely ambiguous.

### Adult life

Diana married Sirius, and lived in Grimmauld Place, where she had a vegetable garden. They were good friends with Lily and James Potter, and Remus Lupin.

#### Archie's birth

Both the Blacks and the Potters were expecting a baby at around the same time in late July/early August 1980. Harry Potter was born first, though the circumstances of her birth were chaotic, and Sirius and Diana had to leave to avoid the errant magic. Several days later, Diana and Sirius had a baby boy named Arcturus Rigel Black.

#### Illness

In 1986 or 1987, Diana spontaneously fell ill. Nobody knew what she was sick with, and she recovered after a week or so. Everything seemed fine until she began to fall ill more and more. After eight months, they finally had test results that Diana was terminally ill. The process took so long because nobody knew what to test for. Diana held to life for over a year. Eventually, in the winter around Yule, Diana finally passed away with Archie by her side.

Her family attended her funeral, including Sirius, Regulus, Archie, and Harry. Archie did not cry during the funeral, only watched with dry eyes as his mother was buried.

## Relationships

### Sirius 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.

### Archie Black

Diana first became sick when Archie was six, and died around when he was eight. He was clearly very close with her, and it was watching her suffer and eventually die from an incurable illness that sparked an almost-manic desire to learn everything about Healing.

Even years later, just a mention of his mother can make Archie sad, though when he's meant to be acting as Harry (who has a mother) he has to hide his reaction to stay in character.

## Family Tree

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## Etymology

* The name Diana is also the name of the Roman goddess Diana, who is the goddess of the hunt, forests, childbirth, and the moon.
* "Diana" likely originates from an Indo-European word meaning heavenly or divine.
* Her tie to the goddess of the moon could be a possible link to Sirius (and other members of the Black family) being named after stars.

## Trivia

* According to Sirius, Diana didn't have a good sense of direction.

## Appearances

**Appearances**
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 6 (*mentioned*)
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 12 (*mentioned*)
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 15 (*mentioned*)
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 16 (*mentioned*)
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 19 (*mentioned*)
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 20 (*mentioned*)
 * The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 3 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 7 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 8 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 9 (*mentioned*)
 * The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 1 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 5 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 7 (*mentioned*)
 * The Futile Facade: Chapter 1 (*mentioned*)
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 12 (*mentioned*)

## Notes

1. ↑ In The Futile Facade: Chapter 7, Blaise says that the New Triwizard Tournament's guidelines require all-magical heritage up to the great-grandparent level, rather than the grandparent level that is used to determine blood purity for Hogwarts. For Archie to have magical great-grandparents, all of Diana's grandparents (at least) must have been magical.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 14
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 7
4. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 12
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 16
6. ↑ The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 4
7. ↑ Violet Q&A Session 2 — 24:36
8. ↑ The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 5
9. ↑ The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 1
10. ↑ The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 7
11. ↑ The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 3
12. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 1
13. ↑ The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 14
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Diana (name) on Wikipedia
15. ↑ The Futile Facade: Chapter 13