SIRIUS ORION BLACK

O U T O F C H A R A C T E R

NAME: Madd
AGE: --
GENDER: Female
RP EXPERIENCE: 11 years
ACTIVITY: Very active
OTHER CHARACTERS? No
IF SO, WHO? N/A
PASSWORD: whompingwillow

I N C H A R A C T E R

CANON? Yes
NAME: Sirius Orion Black
NICKNAME(S): Padfoot
GENDER: Male
AGE: 16
BIRTHDAY: November 3rd, 1959
LINEAGE: Pureblood
ALLEGIANCE: Order eventually
OCCUPATION: --
YEAR: Sixth
SEXUAL PREFERENCE: Bi
WAND: 12 1/4 inches, ebony, dragon string
PET: Moony, Prongs, and Wormtail

A P P E A R A N C E

CELEBRITY CLAIM: Gary Oldman
HAIR: Black
EYES: Grey
HEIGHT: 5' 9.5"
WEIGHT: 150lbs

DETAILED:
Starting from the top, Sirius has wild black hair. It ranges in style from spiked up, shaggy, and on very rare occasion nicely groomed. He has eyes the color of storm clouds, which should be something of a dull color. However his mirth and mischief give them a shine that makes them quite bright and lovely to look at. Standing at 5'9", Sirius has a lean frame. He doesn't look like much really, certainly not a true fighter. His clothes do hide lean muscle that speak to his ability to hold his own and also run if needed. The power hidden behind this package can be quite surprising, but he would rather be underestimated.

His over all style does have some range. Generally, he does dress in the Muggle fashion "punk." Many of his shirts and jeans are worn, torn to the point where certain shirts should probably be tossed. But, he loves each tear and hole, knowing that he was the one to put them there and there's a story in each other them. This style was adopted due to his desire to bother his parents. On the other side, he can be lazy and were something a good deal more acceptable, lazing around in jeans and whole shirts. The rarest of all, seeing him dressed up is really something. He cleans up so well that you wouldn't think it was Sirius. His pureblood sense seems to kick in with high polished buttons, ties, and proper robes when necessary.

P E R S O N A L I T Y

BOGGART: Turning into his father.
ERISED: Sirius longs for a family and a life away from prejudice and knowing that he can be himself and truly happy.

AMORTENTIA: Rain, Forest, Chocolate
PATRONUS: An over-sized dog

LIKES:

DISLIKES:

STRENGTHS:

WEAKNESSES:

HABITS/QUIRKS:
- Sirius tends to bite his nails when he's nervous.
- When he's messing around with someone for a joke, there are times when he can't keep a straight face.
- He picks at the holes in his clothes when he's in deep thought.
- If he's in a bad mood, most often caused by his family, he will growl at others though he doesn't realize he does it.

SECRETS:
- He hides his pain and desire for a proper family behind his bright smile. He doesn't let those moments of depression show even to those he cares about most.

- The Marauders don't know exactly how much their friendship mean to him and he knows that those boys are his true home.

- He has a crush on someone but doesn't know how to tell them or how to handle the situation at all.

DETAILED:
Sirius has many layers. Obviously, he is a prankster and a clown to most. He's almost constantly smiling, laughing, or being devious in some way. That's how everyone knows him. To those that hate him, he's a devilish being that shouldn't be around anymore. This includes how his family views him. Sirius purposely finds ways to get on their nerves, rubbing it in their faces that he's different and nothing like them. He does this even though he longs to have a proper family anyway, pushing them away just for the fact that they've always put him down for not conforming completely like a good little pure blood.

The Marauders, however, see others aspects. They know of his fierce loyalty, jumping in to defend him or others that can't defend themselves. They know of his cunning and intelligence, having helped conceive brilliant pranks and carrying them out without fault. Even teachers know of the mind behind the madness, doing very well in his lessons even through his lack of attention and constant bad behaviour. There are small things that will make him happy, simply content to sit there and enjoy silence or at least enjoy a calmer evening without causing mayhem.

Then there are the things that no one knows about. Sirius can go through bouts of depression that are brought on mainly through his family issues and self doubt. This is usually when he's his most malicious in his pranks. He worries that he'll never have the family and love that he craves because he fears that he'll act exactly like his own father. He's never seen what a proper functional, relationship is like so he doesn't think he could maintain one. For all the bravado and self-confidence, he can be very weak and self-loathing.

H I S T O R Y

FATHER: Orion Black
MOTHER: Walburga Black
SIBLINGS: Regulus Black
OTHER(S): Headmaster Phineas Black[great-great grandfather], Bellatrix (Black) Lestrange, Narcissa (Black)Malfoy, Andromeda (Black)Tonks, Alphard Black

DETAILED:
Sirius Orion Black was born into the most Noble and Ancient house of Black, which prided itself on blood purity. He did lead a rather unhappy childhood, realizing early on that he didn't accept their pureblood way of thinking. Even as a small child, he was rebellious, showing that he was different. His younger brother, however, was his exact opposite. Sirius saw the younger Black as the perfect son he could never be.

At age 11, he was accepted into Hogwarts and sorted into Gryffindor, much to his family chagrin and disappointment. He found his best friends quickly in his house, bonding with James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. They grew to be his new family and added to his confidence in defying his parents. During his summers home, Sirius showed how different he was by plastering his walls with Gryffindor colors and Muggle things such as motorcycles, and pictures of Muggle girls. He did as much in his power to upset his family while he was "home."

During his time in Hogwarts, were he felt most himself, he became a beacon of laughter and mayhem. Not everyone enjoyed the pranks that he played with his friends, now dubbing themselves the Marauders. Severus Snape was their main target more often than not. Snape's rivalry with James started in their first year and Sirius quickly jumped in on James' side and tormented the Slytherin. He went too far with one prank, leading Snape to the Whomping Willow on the full moon and allowing him to head to the Shrieking Shack while Remus was their during his transformation. If it weren't for James, Severus wouldn't have survived.

However, this did not cause Sirius a great deal of remorse, though he has backed off on harming Snivilus as much recently. Instead, he's focused more on the Maurader's Map, the parchment he and his friends charmed into making the perfect map of Hogwarts and all it's inhabitants to make their sneaking around a great deal easier. Going into his sixth year, he's finding himself more comfortable in transforming into his Animagus form of a large dog. His years of hard work in mastering this spell have finally paid off. He and the other boys had figured out that Remus was a werewolf by second year and vowed never to let him be alone. However It was too dangerous to go as people and they began working on becoming Animagi. In their fifth year, they finally succeeded and became Prongs, Padfoot, and Wormtail opposite their beloved Moony.

R O L E P L A Y

This was absolutely beautiful. This was the only time that Sirius felt like he could literally forget everything. It wasn't that his friends were a bother, or that they caused issues for him. Quite the opposite. He knew they were his family, his true blood relatives no matter what his DNA said. The Marauders were home and that would never change. Yet, Sirius knew that even they were a distraction from him just being himself sometimes.

It was rare that he did this, wandering outside on his own and purposely leaving them behind. If nothing else, he was almost always attached to James, and Remus a close second. He needed time alone tonight to just let himself drift off. There were two good things that came of his upbringing. His last name held weight among certain people so that was useful on occasion. The canine Animagi also gained an interest in the stars, something that he didn't think the rest of his family really clung to all that much.

Everyone was named after stars and yet no one looked to see where their namesakes were. Hogwarts was a wonderful spot to star gaze, completely devoid of light pollution to the point that he almost got lost in the celestial bodies above. The Astrology Tower was his favorite spot for this and he was glad that class wasn't going on tonight. He had done quite a bit of leg work in finding out the schedule for each year so he could always miss their nights. The only issue would be if it were raining out and that would mean rescheduling of a star gazing session for students.

He lucked out and he tucked the map into his back pocket and simply smiled at the stars, easily finding his own. He leaned on the stone wall and didn't move as he picked out constellations, finding Regulus and others in his family. A noise behind him dragged him out of his musings and he jumped, spinning to see who was behind him. Damn, that was careless. He was caught and all because he wasn't paying attention to the bit of parchment in his pocket.

A thin young man appeared rather than a teacher and tension rushed out of the dark haired teen. Merlin, Moony. Scared the piss out of me, He said with a chuckle upon seeing his friend. He glanced once more at the stars and walked toward his friend, leaving his thoughts behind to be picked up again some random night in the future. Didn't think you could pull off not getting caught all on your own. Let me guess, Prongs is waiting down the stairs.

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