Character Name:

Sirius Black

Book or Series They Appear In:

The Harry Potter Series

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, hospital Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 

Author/Creator:

J.K. Rowling

Played By: 

Gary Oldman

Who They Are:

Sirius Black is a one of the important minor characters of the Harry Potter series. At first he is thought of as a serial killer, and the man responsible for Harry’s parents’ deaths. We learn that this is not true and that he was a best friend to them, and he was framed for their murder. He’s a bit of a bad boy, kind of reckless and always in need for adventure but he’s loyal and brave and extremely committed. He was loyal to his friends, James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew, and eventually, Lily Evans, and those in the Order of the Phoenix. When he comes into Harry’s life, he does everything he can to be a good godfather to Harry. He risks his life, his arrest to be there for him and keep him safe. He’s an incredible wizard, and insanely clever and talented.

Why I Am Crushing On Them: 

Respect for Gary Oldman, who is a VERY good looking man, but he’s not quite the Sirius Black that I had pictured. I pictured a sort of younger, sexier man. Sorry if that offends anyone but I did. Sirius Black was the good looking one of the Marauders. So I pictured someone younger, and he had that sort of bad boy image and the humor. Love you Gary, but you’re not what I picture haha.

That being said, Sirius is the bad boy. He’s the one who was framed for a crime he didn’t commit, spent years in Azkaban, and survived. He is constantly on the run, afraid of being caught for the crime that Pettigrew committed, and yet all he can think of is the safety of his godson and the task of defeating Lord Voldemort and making the wizarding world safe. He doesn’t think about himself, and Sirius can be kind of a selfish person at times, and when it comes down to it, he really cares about the people that loves.

Plus Sirius is just a sexy, badass. He’s a great wizard, and he has that sort of rock star quality. He has that long dark hair, and he’s kind of a rebel, in his own family. He could have been a Slytherin, a Death Eater, on the wrong side but he has a good heart and he goes for the right side. He is a fantastic, talented wizard and he can change into a dog as an Animagus. He is able to do this as a fifth year student, and he and his friends create one of the COOLEST objects in the HP world, the Marauder’s Map.

I also think people should give Sirius more credit than they do. Yes, he was cruel to Kreacher. Yes, he sometimes treated Harry like he was James reincarnate. He was in the same sort of situation like Draco Malfoy and he could have ended up in that same sort of situation but he doesn’t. He doesn’t blindly follow and sure, his life is full of ups and downs, but in the end, he was a good person. He was an incredibly good person and I admit him a ton for getting past his familial past.

Notable Quotes: 

“Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor.”

“Yes, but the world isn’t split into good people and Death Eaters.”

“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.”

“You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us?”

“Sirius was lounging in his chair at his ease, tilting it back on two legs. He was very good-looking, his dark hair fell into his eyes with a sort of casual elegance neither James’s nor Harry’s could ever have achieved, and a girl sitting behind him was eyeing him hopefully, though he didn’t seem to have noticed.”

“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

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I hope you enjoyed this week’s Fictional Crush of the Week!

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