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Sirius Black
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fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels
Key facts
- First appearance
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
- Created by
- J. K. Rowling
- Portrayed by
- Gary Oldman James Walters (teenager)
- Voiced by
- David Robb Guy Harris Dominic Rowan
- Alias
- Padfoot
- Affiliation
- Order of the Phoenix
- Family
- Regulus Black (brother)
- Relatives
- Harry Potter (godson) Bellatrix Lestrange (cousin) Narcissa Malfoy (cousin) Nymphadora Tonks (cousin)
- Nationality
- British
- House
- Gryffindor
- Born
- 3 November 1959
- Died
- 18 June 1996
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Black family
- Family name
- Black
- Named after
- Sirius
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Father
- Orion Black
- Mother
- Walburga Black
- Sibling
- Regulus Black
- Occupation
- vigilante
- Educated at
- Hogwarts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Creator
- J. K. Rowling
- Performer
- Gary Oldman
- Image
- Sirius Black fanart - Cor-Sa.jpg
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- media franchise
- Wizarding World
- relative
- Andromeda Tonks
- killed by
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- member of
- Marauders
- manner of death
- homicide
- cause of death
- Avada Kedavra
- from narrative universe
- Harry Potter universe
- date of birth
- 1959-11-03
- date of death
- 1996-06-18
- Commons category
- Sirius Black
- present in work
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- appears in the form of
- dog
- enemy
- Peter Pettigrew
- superhuman feature or ability
- magic in Harry Potter
- name in native language
- Sirius Black
- first appearance
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Encyclopedic overview
Sirius Black is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Sirius was first mentioned briefly in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a wizard who lent Rubeus Hagrid a flying motorbike shortly after Lord Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter. His character becomes prominent in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which he is the titular prisoner, and is also revealed to be the godfather of the central character Harry Potter. He is portrayed in the film adaptations by Gary Oldman.
Character background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sirius Black” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.