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IN CHARACTER
Fandom: Harry Potter
Canon point: July 22, 1978
Name: Sirius Black
PB: Kevin Zegers
Age & date of birth: 18 / March 22, 1960
Inventory: A grey muggle t-shirt and pair of jeans along with some sneakers, his wand, and a small wallet of wizard money.
Skills/powers: As a fully trained wizard, Sirius has a fairly extensive repertoire of spells at his disposal. As aformer troublemaker and new member of the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius is also experienced in dueling. In addition, Sirius is an animagus, able to turn into a large black dog at will.
OPTION ONE
History & Personality:
Sirius is a haughty human being. Despite all of his rude and misbehaving ways, he's been brought up properly pureblood. If it actually tickled Sirius' fancy, he could be among the best of them with his manners and stately speech.
But it doesn't tickle his fancy. In fact, Sirius would yell every expletive he knew at the top of his lungs just to spite the idea of his proper upbringing. It didn't taken but one very short year at Hogwarts for Sirius to gleefully smudge away a decade of instruction in manners, after all. Even without trying, though, he still has some of that casual elegance that the nobler pureblood houses are known for. To back it up, he has a nasty streak that any Slytherin would be proud of... if it wasn't constantly being turned on them back in the day.
Perhaps due in part to his pureblood upbringing, Sirius can be a bit of a showboat. He craves attention and goes out of his way to make certain that he gets it. It even shows up in his wand-work. Sirius is the type to flourish his wand a lot when casting spells. It might be because he's a Black, and it might just be because Sirius is a narcissistic prat, but when he learned to duel, he learned to duel with style. He knows a good bit about proper dueling forms, and when he's overconfident, he'll use them. When he's a bit wary, however, Sirius is more likely to fight dirty and throw style and form out the window.
Sirius has a twisted sense of humor and can almost always make a joke out of a situation. On the opposite hand, however, he's given to abrupt mood swings and bitter sulks. Despite the occasional sulking, Sirius loves to laugh, and finding entertainment in life has always been one of his biggest goals.
From his first day at Hogwarts, to his current life as a fresh graduate, Sirius has always been a Gryffindor through-and-through. He has such an overdose of courage that he’s not afraid even when he should be. Because of this, he has a tendency toward being overly reckless just for something to do to break up the boredom. Not only is Sirius a risk-taker, but he expects others to be as well. If someone would rather take the ‘easy way’ and avoid risk altogether, Sirius would strongly disapprove and nine times out of ten even get in their face about it.
Along with the Gryffindor bravery comes an equally strong sense of loyalty to his friends. Sirius would willingly lay down his life for his best mates and facing danger for their sake doesn't even require a second thought.
Getting into dangerous situations isn't just about bravery or loyalty, however. Sirius is an extremely confident human being. He knows he's intelligent and he doesn't take any time to entertain self-doubts about his abilities. On the flip-side of Sirius's confidence is his arrogance. Sirius can often be faulted with treating every idea that's not his as completely useless, which can cause considerable tension and friction with his comrades. To make that matter worse, it's a rare day that Sirius will apologize for anything he does. Even if he's wrong in an argument, he won't admit it.
Sirius has an intense personality and won't budge from his beliefs.
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Sirius came into a world where he was immediately doted upon. He wasn't bad looking, he was pureblood, and he was the first son of an aristocratic sort of family. In his household, that made Sirius practically a god from the word go. As he grew older and his younger brother arrived in the world, Sirius' life as a deity slowly began to deteriorate.
Even from the beginning he wasn't actually certain about his parents' pureblood mania. He had grown up with it, but when he actually took the time to step back and think for himself, Sirius began to realize that something didn't quite add up with the way of thinking. He was still young, though, and his parents were still on a fairly high pedestal. By the time he was nearing ten, however, that pedestal was already beginning to turn to dust. In part, this was due to his growing interest in jokes and rebellion, and his prat of a brother's increasing habit of finding ways to please their parents.
By the time Sirius was eleven, he noted that his brother had completely taken over as the favorite of the family. He was just so damn obedient.
Seething with outrage at an imagined (or real) slight from his parents in Regulus' favor, Sirius started his first year of Hogwarts.
It was a shock to everyone but Sirius when he was Sorted into Gryffindor. For Sirius, it was revenge.
During that first year he met James (who he quickly hit it off with and deemed his best mate by the first week), Remus (who he thought was a little off for at least the first few months before befriending him), and Peter (who he immediately took a liking to on the first night, seeing as how the boy was quick to worship his brilliance). On the opposite end of that, he found an arch nemesis the moment he stepped foot on the train. In as bad a mood as he was in, Sirius took out his considerable frustration on a certain Severus Snape. The boys never quite got on after that.
As he continued through his years at Hogwarts, Sirius took on the reputation of a troublemaker. He became an animagus with James and Peter during fifth year, and helped his mates draw up a map of the entire school which they affectionately dubbed the 'Marauders Map'.
Starting with his sixth year, Sirius' life seemed to go downhill. That summer was excruciating for him. Sirius finally became fed up enough to chuck his trunk out his window and head to the Potter's house. He stayed there until school started, then quite happily began his sixth year.
One of Sirius' grandest pranks happened this year, he thinks. Tired of Snivellus nosing around trying to find out where Remus went every month, Sirius thought it would be hilarious to tell Snape how to get past the Whomping Willow's lethal branches. He waited until after they were nearly halfway through the term, then set his prank into motion on his own. If James hadn't found out about the prank and stopped Snivellus, Sirius knows the other boy might be dead. He's not ashamed that he did it, though. He rather thinks it taught Snivellus a lesson.
Once he graduated, Sirius ran into a bit of a windfall when his uncle died and left him a large inheritance. He moved out of the Potter's home and into his own flat. He also joined the Order of the Phoenix with James and his others mates.
Then, one day, he stepped out of his flat to get a bite to eat and ended up in another world.
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Fandom: Harry Potter
Canon point: July 22, 1978
Name: Sirius Black
PB: Kevin Zegers
Age & date of birth: 18 / March 22, 1960
Inventory: A grey muggle t-shirt and pair of jeans along with some sneakers, his wand, and a small wallet of wizard money.
Skills/powers: As a fully trained wizard, Sirius has a fairly extensive repertoire of spells at his disposal. As a
OPTION ONE
History & Personality:
Sirius is a haughty human being. Despite all of his rude and misbehaving ways, he's been brought up properly pureblood. If it actually tickled Sirius' fancy, he could be among the best of them with his manners and stately speech.
But it doesn't tickle his fancy. In fact, Sirius would yell every expletive he knew at the top of his lungs just to spite the idea of his proper upbringing. It didn't taken but one very short year at Hogwarts for Sirius to gleefully smudge away a decade of instruction in manners, after all. Even without trying, though, he still has some of that casual elegance that the nobler pureblood houses are known for. To back it up, he has a nasty streak that any Slytherin would be proud of... if it wasn't constantly being turned on them back in the day.
Perhaps due in part to his pureblood upbringing, Sirius can be a bit of a showboat. He craves attention and goes out of his way to make certain that he gets it. It even shows up in his wand-work. Sirius is the type to flourish his wand a lot when casting spells. It might be because he's a Black, and it might just be because Sirius is a narcissistic prat, but when he learned to duel, he learned to duel with style. He knows a good bit about proper dueling forms, and when he's overconfident, he'll use them. When he's a bit wary, however, Sirius is more likely to fight dirty and throw style and form out the window.
Sirius has a twisted sense of humor and can almost always make a joke out of a situation. On the opposite hand, however, he's given to abrupt mood swings and bitter sulks. Despite the occasional sulking, Sirius loves to laugh, and finding entertainment in life has always been one of his biggest goals.
From his first day at Hogwarts, to his current life as a fresh graduate, Sirius has always been a Gryffindor through-and-through. He has such an overdose of courage that he’s not afraid even when he should be. Because of this, he has a tendency toward being overly reckless just for something to do to break up the boredom. Not only is Sirius a risk-taker, but he expects others to be as well. If someone would rather take the ‘easy way’ and avoid risk altogether, Sirius would strongly disapprove and nine times out of ten even get in their face about it.
Along with the Gryffindor bravery comes an equally strong sense of loyalty to his friends. Sirius would willingly lay down his life for his best mates and facing danger for their sake doesn't even require a second thought.
Getting into dangerous situations isn't just about bravery or loyalty, however. Sirius is an extremely confident human being. He knows he's intelligent and he doesn't take any time to entertain self-doubts about his abilities. On the flip-side of Sirius's confidence is his arrogance. Sirius can often be faulted with treating every idea that's not his as completely useless, which can cause considerable tension and friction with his comrades. To make that matter worse, it's a rare day that Sirius will apologize for anything he does. Even if he's wrong in an argument, he won't admit it.
Sirius has an intense personality and won't budge from his beliefs.
--
Sirius came into a world where he was immediately doted upon. He wasn't bad looking, he was pureblood, and he was the first son of an aristocratic sort of family. In his household, that made Sirius practically a god from the word go. As he grew older and his younger brother arrived in the world, Sirius' life as a deity slowly began to deteriorate.
Even from the beginning he wasn't actually certain about his parents' pureblood mania. He had grown up with it, but when he actually took the time to step back and think for himself, Sirius began to realize that something didn't quite add up with the way of thinking. He was still young, though, and his parents were still on a fairly high pedestal. By the time he was nearing ten, however, that pedestal was already beginning to turn to dust. In part, this was due to his growing interest in jokes and rebellion, and his prat of a brother's increasing habit of finding ways to please their parents.
By the time Sirius was eleven, he noted that his brother had completely taken over as the favorite of the family. He was just so damn obedient.
Seething with outrage at an imagined (or real) slight from his parents in Regulus' favor, Sirius started his first year of Hogwarts.
It was a shock to everyone but Sirius when he was Sorted into Gryffindor. For Sirius, it was revenge.
During that first year he met James (who he quickly hit it off with and deemed his best mate by the first week), Remus (who he thought was a little off for at least the first few months before befriending him), and Peter (who he immediately took a liking to on the first night, seeing as how the boy was quick to worship his brilliance). On the opposite end of that, he found an arch nemesis the moment he stepped foot on the train. In as bad a mood as he was in, Sirius took out his considerable frustration on a certain Severus Snape. The boys never quite got on after that.
As he continued through his years at Hogwarts, Sirius took on the reputation of a troublemaker. He became an animagus with James and Peter during fifth year, and helped his mates draw up a map of the entire school which they affectionately dubbed the 'Marauders Map'.
Starting with his sixth year, Sirius' life seemed to go downhill. That summer was excruciating for him. Sirius finally became fed up enough to chuck his trunk out his window and head to the Potter's house. He stayed there until school started, then quite happily began his sixth year.
One of Sirius' grandest pranks happened this year, he thinks. Tired of Snivellus nosing around trying to find out where Remus went every month, Sirius thought it would be hilarious to tell Snape how to get past the Whomping Willow's lethal branches. He waited until after they were nearly halfway through the term, then set his prank into motion on his own. If James hadn't found out about the prank and stopped Snivellus, Sirius knows the other boy might be dead. He's not ashamed that he did it, though. He rather thinks it taught Snivellus a lesson.
Once he graduated, Sirius ran into a bit of a windfall when his uncle died and left him a large inheritance. He moved out of the Potter's home and into his own flat. He also joined the Order of the Phoenix with James and his others mates.
Then, one day, he stepped out of his flat to get a bite to eat and ended up in another world.
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It was perfect. Sirius had never seen anything so beautiful.
The huge grin that slid into place was automatic as Sirius circled around the huge motorbike, taking in every rust spot, bit of chipped paint, and dent on it. He didn't see any of the imperfections, however – he only saw freedom. Ever since he had seen a muggle first roar by on a motorbike, he had considered them even better than brooms. He'd known he had to have one.
There was something about the obnoxious noise they made, perhaps, that appealed to him. The entire vehicle was just so… so him.
"It comes with the house?" Sirius asked, crouching down to examine one of the wheels more closely. Behind him, the muggle owner grunted an affirmative.
Standing up, Sirius again let his gaze roam over the tiny house in front of him before his attention drifted back to the motorbike: the part of the deal he was the most keen on.
It would require taking a trip to vault seven-eleven and changing a lot of gold over to muggle money at Gringotts, but… What the hell.
"I'll take it," Sirius declared, propping his hands on his hips and turning to flash a grin at the muggle man.
James was going to have kneazles when Sirius told him that he had actually made a major decision all by himself. This was one for the records. He wouldn't tell his best mate about the motorbike immediately, though… Sirius was going to save that for when he could roar up to the Potters' place astride it.
