Sirius Black in A Godfather's Promise

*This article is about Sirius Black as depicted in* A Godfather's Promise*. For a more general description, and/or links to similar articles covering other stories, see Sirius Black.*

## Biographical information

### Born

3 November 1959Islington, London, England, Great Britain

### Title(s)

* Captain (previously)
* Lord

## Relationship information

### Relatives

* †Orion Black (father; maternal second cousin once removed)
* †Walburga Black (mother; paternal second cousin once removed)
* †Regulus Black II (younger brother)
* †Charlus Potter (foster-father, legal guardian)
* †Dorea Potter née Black (foster-mother, legal guardian)
* †James Potter (foster-brother)
* Harry Potter (foster-son)
* Bellatrix Lestrange née Black (maternal first cousin;)
* Andromeda Tonks née Black (maternal first cousin)
* Nymphadora Tonks (maternal first cousin once removed)
* Narcissa Malfoy née Black (maternal first cousin)
* Draco Malfoy (maternal first cousin once removed)

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Marauders
* Order of the Phoenix

In *A Godfather's Promise*, James made Sirius swear to take care of Harry before anything else; in return, Sirius made James tell Dumbledore about the change of secret keeper, and thus he never went to prison and Harry never had to stay with the Dursleys.
## Background

Sirius was fostered by James' parents Charlus and Dorea Potter, the latter having been cast out of the Black family herself for marrying a blood traitor, and from them he learned much of the illustrious history of the Potter family. But war broke out and Charlus was killed by Voldemort himself, and then James and Lily were as well, leaving Sirius to raise Harry on his own (the death of Dorea is not mentioned, but likely occurred in 1977 as in canon).

James and Sirius are said to have become "the youngest auror captains in British history"; normally, it takes three years of training to become an auror, but this was at the height of the war and so they were only given "a quick education [before they were] sent to the frontlines". After the death of James and Lily, Sirius resigned from the forces and for some time lived at Hogwarts with Harry in order to stay out of harms way; to further increase their safety, the DMLE kept his resignation secret and added his names to various action reports – among them the arrest of Augustus Rookwood – so that it looked like he was still active.

Having been rendered infertile by a Death Eater attack, Sirius declared Harry the heir to his title as Lord Black, and raised him to be confident, strong and a high achiever. He bought a two-story house in Reading where they lived largely muggle lives, in order to avoid being "hounded by the troubles of Wizarding Britain", yet in no way forgot their magical heritage while within the privacy of their home, and he made sure to raise Harry with the same stories he had heard from Charlus.

## 1994/95 school year

During the Triwizard Tournament, since the rules forbid the teachers from helping Harry, Dumbledore calls on Sirius and Remus Lupin to train him; they decide to live in Hogsmeade but come to the castle every evening for his lessons, held in the Room of Requirement. Initially they mostly train him in elements of dueling, such as casting speed and strategy, as well as the Stunning Charm and the Restraining Spell.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 1
2. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 4
3. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 10
4. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 15
5. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 2
6. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 3
7. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 5
8. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 7