Sirius Black by Dicentra spectabilis
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This is an index to the Sirius topics that have been discussed on HPfGU up through post 36,999. Please note that degree of canonicity varies; some is merely speculation or opinion, some has plausible canon support. Some posts are also in more than one category. A plus sign (+) following a post number indicates a relevant thread. (A hint about following threads: don't rely entirely on Yahoo's threading mechanism; look for the relevant words in the subject line.)
What We Know
Sirius Canon
Alphabetical List of Subjects
Subjects by Chronology (General Topics at End)
Background
- What does he look like? 30541+, 31128+, 33240, 33480, 33490,
- How old is he? 7879, 28376
- Did his family have money? 29398+, 29460
- Speculation on his background. 29480, 29506, 29584
- Is he pureblood wizard? 11813, 37206+
- Relation of name to pureblood status. 11829, 37744
- Meaning of name. 13482+, 19182, 20417, 26119+, 27838, 29817, 29864, 29970, 32903
- Which was his favorite Quidditch team? 14206
- Is he related to Snape? 11518, 11873, 25216
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As a Student
- When was he at Hogwarts? 8986
- Which house was he in? 3787, 7672+, 12259, 14710, 25538, 25651+, 25661, 25761+, 25917+, 28996+, 30550, 30824, 32479
- Hagrid implies that Sirius was a Slytherin. 19974+, 24005, 25479+, 26220+, 28994, 32429 +
- What kind of student was he? 5238 , 10775, 11628, 27168
- He and James were more trouble than the Weasley twins. 1623, 27168
- Did he play Quidditch? 10802, 14060
- Why did he dislike Bertha so much? 12456+
James
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- Why did he suspect Lupin was the spy? 11702, 19735+, 33012, 33946+
- Is Lupin upset that Sirius was chosen as Best Man and Harry's godfather? 32479+
- Did anyone think Lupin was really Sirius? 33976
- Were he and Lupin lovers? 19923+
- He thinks of Lupin as a packmate. 14401
- Why do we always say "Sirius" but call Remus "Lupin"? 19315
- Why he and Lupin have different reactions to Snape. 20970
- His and Lupin's rage in the Shack. 24386
- His and Lupin's apologies to each other. 24687
- Is there lingering resentment between him and Lupin? 24519, 25186
- Why didn't he maintain contact with Lupin during GoF? 25216
- Why did he hang out as a stray in GoF instead of staying with Lupin? 24529+
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Peter
- Why didn't he suspect Peter was the spy? 19837, 30498+
- He is desperate when pursuing Peter. 20920
- He was looking for Peter to kill him. 11374+
- His mental state when he confronted Peter. 10653, 30509
- Why didn't Peter and Sirius Disapparate instead of duelling? 12433
- How Peter beat him in the duel. 10678+
- Why wasn't he hurt when Peter blew the street apart? 29154+
- Diagram of how Peter framed him. 10663
- What would have happened if he had killed Peter on Nov. 1. 3439
- How were Sirius and Lupin going to kill Peter? 30291+
- If Sirius and Lupin had killed Peter, would it be Justice? 33784
- Why didn't he stun Peter before taking him to the castle? 19022+, 30322
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Animagus
- Why did he become an animagus? 24505+
- Can he choose his animagus form? 10862+, 12938+, 20235, 30472+, 31210+
- What Padfoot looks like. 27937
- What "Padfoot" means. 29133
- How his animagus form relates to his personality. 14407, 31935
- How his mind works in animagus form. 14245, 26410, 30739+
- Wands and the animagus transformation. 2191, 19901
- Do their clothes transform with them? 25250+, 32471+
- The difference between animagus and being transfigured. 20379+, 28593+
- Rapport between animagi and animals. 24499+
- If injured as an animagus, does it show up on the human? 28849+
- How much did Dumbledore know about the animagi and when? 11284, 27714, 31267+
- When the dementors cornered him, why change into a man? 25039+
- How dementors affect animals. 29982
- Who knows about the animagi. 31455+, 31478+, 33874
- Why McGonagall doesn't know. 28303+
- Rita Skeeter can "out" Sirus as an animagus. 19476, 27863+, 30107
Snape
- Why Snape hates him. 3546, 10702, 19271, 30532, 31071, 31201, 31286
- Snape vs. Sirius in "Who Is the Worst Grudge-Carrier?" 28297+
- Maybe Sirius suspected that Snape was involved in dark activities. 14427
- Did Snape know who MWPP were? 12158
- If Snape was a DE, why didn't he know Sirius wasn't? 15153, 29603
- Did Snape testify for or against Sirius after his arrest? 29575+
- Snape might have suspected Sirius was the spy. 15216+, 31071
- Are both Sirius and Snape animagi? 2010+
- Are he and Snape related? 11518, 11873, 25216, 28821, 29573
- What Snape heard in Shack. 15233+, 31455, 31696+
- Why does Snape blast Lupin first in the Shrieking Shack? 11876+
- Both Sirius and Snape regress emotionally in the Shack because of PTSD. 28378
- Snape's head scraping on the tunnel roof. 11667, 29656, 32693+
- That "slimy, oily, greasy kid" remark was uncalled for. 28298+
- When did Snape know that Sirius was innocent? 13500, 15170+, 29656
- The meaning of Snape's reaction to Sirius's appearance at the end of GoF. 15186+, 29606, 31455
- He doesn't know that Snape was a DE. 24793, 29812
- Prediction that Snape and Sirius will fall for the same woman. 28059+
- Can a rabid Sirius fan also like Snape? 28367+
The Prank
This is one of the most-discussed topic related to Sirius. These threads tend to get a bit virulent as Sirius fans line up on one side of the debate and Snapefans on the other. Please use caution when bringing up this subject—you might get more than what you asked for. ;-)
- He is a total jerk because of the Prank. 14368+, 25620, 28288
- He almost killed Snape! 6182+
- He didn't mean to kill Snape. 33806, 38681
- He was trying to teach Snape a lesson. 33857+, 33886
- He forgot Lupin was dangerous. 25196
- He set up his best friend. 25085, 25180
- Why doesn't Remus seem to be angry about being set up? 24792+
- He told Snape about the tunnel because he just snapped. 25186, 25197
- Was there another reason for him to hate Snape? 6182+
- A love triangle explains Snape and Sirius's rivalry. 19233
- He was a hormone bomb, like all young boys, and he grew out of it. 10967
- The Prank was an immature teenage thing. 20920+, 28290
- He still doesn't "get it." 26163, 28294+, 28361
- Why didn't Snape push to get him expelled? 15076+
- We don't know the full story behind the Prank. 11332+, 29112
- Did Dumbledore show him favoritism with regard to the punishment? 33747
- Why is everyone so eager to forgive him? 28288, 32788
- His paid for the Prank with his time in Azkaban. 28289
- He just told Snape where Lupin was; Snape's the one who put himself in danger. 28313
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Fidelius Charm
- How would the Fidelius Charm be performed? 7275+
- How does the Fidelius Charm work? 32122+, 33670+, 33751+
- If Peter was the Secret-Keeper, how did Sirius know where the Potters were? 31071
- Who knew about The Switch? 11280+
- Why did he perform the Switch? 33670+, 33751+
- Did Dumbledore know he was innocent on Nov. 1? 33968+
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At Godric's Hollow
- Why did he say he wouldn't need his motorcycle anymore? 3315+, 29547
- How fast his motorcycle might have been. 10681
- His mental state at the scene. 11202+
- Why didn't Dumbledore warn Hagrid about him? 11344+, 14978, 31014, 33968
- Hagrid's refusal to turn over Harry cued him in that Something Was Wrong. 29544
- One theory about what happened. 30944+
- Did Dumbledore know he was innocent on Nov. 1? 31558, 33968+
- How did McGonagall know he wasn't getting Harry? 30226+
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Motorcycle
- Why did he say he wouldn't need his motorcycle anymore? 3315+, 32587+
- Where is his motorcycle now? 5754, 19355
- Is it a FLINT that Hagrid says he's going to return the motorcycle to Sirius? 7944, 19731+, 19785+, 31014, 31624+
- Wouldn't his flying motorcycle have been illegal? 3683, 8094+, 24684
- How fast his motorcycle might have been. 10681
- How big it must have been. 24684
- One possible location of the motorcycle (wink wink nudge nudge). 14717
- Sirius as cautionary tale. :-) 262
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Harry
- If he's Harry's godfather, does that imply the Potters were religious? 32522
- Maybe Sirius taught Harry how to fly. 28408
- Why did Dumbledore leave Harry with the Dursleys? 11230+, 29518+, 29526+
- How did he know Harry was with the Dursleys? 28050+
- Why did he tackle Harry outside the Whomping Willow? 27145+
- Why did he choke Harry? 24307+, 28292, 32270
- How Harry might have killed him. 3368, 10800+, 13425+ , 30206+, 32250+
- Harry heard a voice in his head telling him to kill Sirius. Where did it come from? 15600
- It is surprising that Harry could accept him into his life so quickly. 1005, 28285+, 28403
- Sirius's reaction while Harry tells his story. 15182, 27298
- He is the closest thing to family Harry has. 1115
- He is very protective of Harry. 31088, 31101
- Father figure to Harry. 27618+, 28346
- Role in Harry's life. 29962, 31681+
- Why Harry will never live with him. 2477, 26991, 27056, 28377
- Explanation for the difference between Sirius in PoA and in GoF. 3531
- Why doesn't he show more affection for Harry? 12594+
- Could Harry have a big black dog as a pet? 26865+
- What about the penknife he gave Harry? 29717
- Could he help Harry become an animagus? 30079, 30747
- Why hasn't Harry asked him more about his parents? 30101+
Arrest and "Trial"
- Why did they involve the muggle Prime Minister to capture him? 24379
- When was he captured? 11283
- What's the difference between hit wizards and aurors? 29153+
- Why wasn't he given a trial? 5925, 19525, 19587+
- Did he not get a trial because they thought he was insane? 5967
- Was there a trial in Azkaban? 19550
- Why didn't they use Priori Incantatum when he was arrested? 12413+, 29169
- Why didn't they use Veritaserum to clear him? 19516, 19567+, 19615, 29859, 31315+, 32545,
- Why didn't they use a Time Turner to clear his name? 20429
- Did someone else besides Peter frame him? 12473+
- Did Fudge frame him? 14682+, 14969+, 19517
- Stan Shunpike's verson of events. 14878, 25484+
- Is Fudge's version embellished? 14969+, 32585
- Was he really laughing when he was arrested? Why? 29231+, 32585+
- Didn't someone notice he didn't have a Dark Mark? 25116+
- None of the DEs exonerated him. 15775+
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Azkaban
- Where is Azkaban? 10804
- Conditions in Azkaban. 12044+
- How he survived Azkaban. 13476+, 30588
- How Azkaban affected him. 14406+, 27335, 27781, 29982
- How dementors affect wizards. 29958
- If he could sneak out as a dog, why stay in Azkaban for 12 years? 24038+
- Didn't he have a beard in Azkaban? 12302, 12499
- Can you really survive for 12 years without any happy thoughts at all? 13611+
- If the DEs in Azkaban were yelling out Peter's name, wouldn't that clear him? 15775+
Mental State in PoA
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Lurking Around in PoA
- Why didn't he just send an owl to Lupin when he got out, explaining the Switch, etc.? 25257+
- Sirius set up camp in the Forest, not the Shack. 19843
- How did Crookshanks know he was innocent? 14231+
- How did he communicate with Crookshanks? 24199+
- Was Crookshanks his cat once? 27741+
- How did he get into the castle? 132, 19737+, 28777+
- Shouldn't the Marauder's Map have shown him? 31558+
- What if Peter slashed the Fat Lady instead? 12302
- Why didn't he think Ron would carry Scabbers with him everywhere? 25757+
- He broke into the tower on the anniversary of the Potters' deaths 10803
- Do the dementors go to the Quidditch game for Sirius or Harry? 19126+
- Did Harry see Sirius (the Grim) in the woods or was it his imagination? 20128+
- Trelawny's Grim predictions. 24085+, 27039, 32965, 33874
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The Firebolt
- UK version has his vault number. 4131
- How did he get the gold from his vault to buy the Firebolt? 6085, 15384+, 30551
The Shrieking Shack
- Why did he tackle Harry outside the Whomping Willow? 27145+
- Did he drag Ron to the Shrieking Shack as a dog or a man? 32644
- What was the light source in the Shack? 32644
- Why did he choke Harry? 24307+, 28292, 32270
- How Harry might have killed him. 3368, 10800+, 13425+ , 30206+, 32250+
- If Sirius and Lupin had killed Peter, would it be Justice? 33784
- Minute-by-minute timeline of the Shrieking Shack scene. 32829
Between PoA and GoF
- Sirius and the time-travel paradox. 19690+
- How did he know Harry needed a permission slip? 25204+
- Wouldn't his permission slip cause problems with people who don't know he's innocent? 15151+
- How is Ron going to tell his parents where Pig came from? 20728
- Where was he hiding after PoA? 13968+
- I want him to meet up with Harry's boa in Brazil. 248
- How does Hedwig find Sirius? 19585, 29839+
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GoF Plot Points
- Why did he seem to dislike Bertha so much? 12456+
- Didn't Sirius know about the Dark Mark? 24789+
- Wouldn't it be dangerous to send him to the Old Crowd? 13485, 27947+, 30107
- Why did Sirius have to hang out as a stray instead of with Lupin? 24512+
- What became of Buckbeak near the end of GoF? 24512+
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Clearing His Name (or Not)
- Why didn't they just use the Time Turner to nab him? 8760+
- Why didn't they use Veritaserum at the end of PoA to prove his innocence? 8759+, 31315+
- Why didn't he become Padfoot and escape after he was captured? 24306+
- An alternative way to be rescued. 27375+
- Why did Dumbledore believe him? 31709+
- Can't they use owls to find Sirius? 30303+
- Could he use the Time Turner to clear his name? 20429, 31018
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Future
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Character Traits
- JKR confirms he's "dead sexy." 255
- Sirius as cautionary tale. :-) 262
- He is Not Evil. 25298
- He is Ever So Evil. 31137+
- He is loyal. 788, 1160, 25197
- He is anger-driven. 2573
- His actions sometimes lead to dire consequences. 3111
- He needs faith to go on after betrayal. 3468+
- He understands self-sacrifice. 4371+, 25173+, 33147
- Why he is so popular. 9526, 25395+, 25661
- He has a bad temper. 11302+, 25757
- He's a loose cannon. 32479
- He's a coward. 31077+
- He's not a coward. 31091+
- He is very protective of Harry. 27620, 31088, 31101
- He's not openly affectionate. 12594+
- Self-portrait (sort of). :-) 13204
- Questions and answers about his character. 13493+
- Would he make a good parent? 13498+, 13576+, 14781+, 27620, 31077
- He is consumed by guilt. 13628, 25661
- His desire for revenge helped him survive Azkaban. 13637
- The REAL Sirius. 14393+, 19137+
- He's not afraid to say Voldemort's name. 19214, 19231, 30848
- He suffers from Survivor Syndrome. 20922
- He was immature at the time of the Prank.20922, 20926, 20990
- His time in Azkaban stunted his emotional growth. 28296+
- Sirius compared to Lupin. 20970, 32587
- Why did people think Sirius was such a powerful wizard? 15062
- I hate Sirius. 25753
- He can be interpreted many ways. 31948
- He starts "flat," ends "round." 31986
- He trusts Snape on Dumbledore's word. 28380
- He makes a good dramatic entrance. 29428+
Personal Life
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Magical Ability
- Why didn't the Potters become his Secret-Keeper? 26786+
- Why didn't he Apparate to the Potters' house the night they died? 24693
- Can he Apparate? 27850+
- Why didn't he and Lupin Disapparate from the Shack? 29139
- Wands and animagi. 2191, 19901
- Where is his wand? 26550
- How will he get another wand? 26554+, 28669+
- The difference between transfiguration and the animagus spell. 24039+
- Wands and Apparating. 2552
- Why didn't he or Peter Disapparate? 12433
- How Fidelius would be performed. 7275+, 19266
- Why didn't he use a Patronus against the dementors? 25155
- Why didn't he perform the Homorphous charm on Lupin? 25313
- Was that the Homorphous charm they performed on Peter? 33878
- Why didn't he use the Fidelius Charm to protect his escape from Hogwarts? 12272
- How much wandless magic he can do. 24722
- One possible advantage of not having a wand. 27082
- How he conjured manacles. 12468+, 29326
- Confundus charm. 27135
- How did he appear in the Gryffindor common room fireplace? 28034+, 28740+
- He's a powerful wizard. 29953+
- Was he an auror? 30444+
- How did he break into a wizarding family's home? 31112
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Parallels to Characters
Miscellaneous
- Cheesy Lines 25301+
- The New Yorker bemoans "lack of foreshadowing" 25345+
- JKR has his whole childhood worked out. 25765, 26174
- HPfGU's specialized use of the term "Marauders." 25791
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