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The will of Sirius Black left all of the House of Black's and Sirius's personal possessions to the owner's godson, Harry Potter.

Background information

Sirius Black was born into the House of Black. He quickly began to distance himself from the politics and blood mania of his parents. At the age of sixteen, he ran away from the family home at 12 Grimmauld Place. He went to live with the Potters, and his uncle Alphard Black left him a considerable estate. He was disowned, and his younger brother Regulus Black became the heir of the Black fortune. His brother joined the Death Eaters, but he was killed when he attempted to leave the organisation. This made Sirius the sole heir of the Black estate whether either party wished it or not.

The Will

Knowing that when he died that someone likely associated with Lord Voldemort, Sirius left his estate to Harry Potter his godson, toward whom he felt a combination of fatherly and brotherly love. When Sirius was killed by his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, his will went into affect, and Harry inherited the Black estate in entirety.

Sirius's Possessions

12 Grimmauld Place

In July of 1996 Dumbledore informed Harry of the will's contents and that Sirius left him 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry said the Order of the Phoenix could continue using the house, because he wanted nothing to do with it. When informed of what would happen should he refuse or should something have gone wrong, Harry said specifically that he did not want Sirius's killer Bellatrix Lestrange to have the house. After Dumbledore's death at the hands of Severus Snape, the Order was forced to stop using the house as Headquarters, because Snape could enter the property. In case he tried, Alastor Moody set up a couple of jinxes to tie Snape's tongue and prevent him from gaining entry. While the Tongue-Tying Curse proved effective, Snape still gained entry to the property and searched the house.

Later, after the Skirmish on Tottenham Court Road, Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger hid out in Grimmauld Place for a month, while searching for Horcruxes. They planned their Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic there, but as they were escaping Death Eater Yaxley grabbed Hermione, and when the trio apparated back to Grimmauld Place, he was brought into the Fidelius Charm's boundaries granting him access to the secret.

Kreacher

When Dumbledore told Harry that he owned 12 Grimmauld Place, he also told Harry that along with the house came Kreacher. Harry, who had previously only disliked the elf, harboured a deep hatred for him, after it was revealed that Kreacher was in on the plot to lure Harry to the Department of Mysteries that eventually led to Sirius's death. He wanted nothing to do with Kreacher, but knowing where he would go if Harry left him to his own devices, Harry ordered Kreacher to join the Hogwarts house-elves and work in the kitchens. In the spring of 1997, Harry ordered Kreacher to tail Draco Malfoy along with Dobby. When Kreacher did only the minimum duty and refused to report the information Harry wanted, this only served to increase Harry's distaste.

During the following summer, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were forced to use Grimmauld Place as a hideout. When Salazar Slytherin's Locket was traced to Regulus Black, Harry summoned Kreacher to ask what he knew. Upon seeing the obviously distraught elf, Harry, taking Hermione and Dumbledore's advice, began to treat the elf with kindness. This produced immediate results as Kreacher returned in three days with Mundungus Fletcher.

Salazar Slytherin's Locket

Among the possessions inside 12 Grimmauld Place was originally Salazar Slytherin's Locket. When Sirius's brother Regulus Black defected from the Death Eaters, he attempted to do his part to bring down Lord Voldemort. Using Kreacher's information, he ventured to the Horcrux cave and replaced the Horcrux with another locket. Kreacher took Salazar Slytherin's Locket back to Grimmauld Place, where it was among the items he preserved from the thorough cleaning the house received at the hands of the Order of the Phoenix.

In June 1997, Harry and Dumbledore recovered the fake locket from the Horcrux cave. When Harry realised that the locket was a fake, he was distraught, thinking that Dumbledore had weakened himself for nothing. After reading R.A.B.'s note, Harry, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley decided to track the real locket, but first needed to find R.A.B. The first morning after the trio arrived at Grimmauld Place, Harry discovered that R.A.B. was in fact Regulus Black. After conversations with Kreacher, in which Harry bestowed the fake locket upon the elf, and Mundungus Fletcher, they realised that the locket had been confiscated by Dolores Umbridge, a senior Ministry of Magic official. The locket would not be recovered for another month until the trio Infiltrated the Death Eater controlled Ministry.

Other Possessions

All the possessions inside 12 Grimmauld Place became Harry's as well. These included objects such as the letter from Harry's mother, the photograph of Harry's father and his friends, Sirius's motorcycle, and all his other worldly possessions.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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 == Background information ==
-[[Sirius Black]] was born into the [[House of Black]]. He quickly began to distance himself from the politics and blood mania of his parents. At the age of sixteen, he ran away from the family home at [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. He went to live with the Potters, and his uncle [[Alphard Black]] left him a considerable estate. He was disowned, and his younger brother [[Regulus Black]] became the heir of the Black fortune. His brother joined the [[Death Eaters]], but he was killed when he saw what was really happening first hand and tried to put a stop to Voldemort. This made Sirius the sole heir of the Black estate whether either party wished it or not.
+[[Sirius Black]] was born into the [[House of Black]]. He quickly began to distance himself from the politics and blood mania of his parents. At the age of sixteen, he ran away from the family home at [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. He went to live with the Potters, and his uncle [[Alphard Black]] left him a considerable estate. He was disowned, and his younger brother [[Regulus Black]] became the heir of the Black fortune. His brother joined the [[Death Eaters]], but he was killed when he attempted to leave the organisation. This made Sirius the sole heir of the Black estate whether either party wished it or not.
 == The Will ==