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{{Youmay|eldest son of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]]|[[Sirius Black (disambiguation)|other people of the same name]]}}
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{{Youmay|eldest son of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]]|his paternal uncle [[Sirius Black I]] or the great-grandson [[Sirius Black|Sirius Black III]]}}
 
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|family=*[[Phineas Nigellus Black]] (father)<ref name="BFT" />
 
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*[[Ursula Flint]] (mother)<ref name="BFT" />
 
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*[[Phineas Black]] (brother)
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*[[Cygnus Black II]] (brother)
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*[[Belvina Black]] (sister)
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*[[Arcturus Black II]] (brother)
 
*[[Hesper Gamp]] (wife)<ref name="BFT" />
 
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*[[Lucretia Black]] (granddaughter)<ref name="BFT" />
 
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'''Sirius Black''' ([[1870s|1877]] [[1950s|1952]]) was a [[pure-blood]] wizard, the eldest son of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]] and [[Ursula Flint]], and brother of [[Phineas Black|Phineas]], [[Cygnus Black II]], [[Belvina Black|Belvina]] and [[Arcturus Black II|Arcturus]]; husband of [[Hesper Gamp]], father of [[Arcturus Black III]], [[Lycoris Black|Lycoris]], and [[Regulus Black I|Regulus]], and great-grandfather (and namesake) of [[Sirius Black|Sirius Black III]].<ref name="BFT" />
   
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He is depicted on the [[Black family tree tapestry]].
'''Sirius Black''' ([[1870s|1877]] - [[1952]]) was the eldest son of [[Phineas Nigellus Black|Phineas Nigellus]] and [[Ursula Flint|Ursula Black]]. He married [[Hesper Gamp]], and had three children: [[Arcturus Black III|Arcturus]], [[Lycoris Black|Lycoris]], and [[Regulus Black I|Regulus Black]], and is thus the great-grandfather and namesake of [[Sirius Black|Sirius Black III]].<ref name="BFT" />
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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*Based on a statement by [[Horace Slughorn]], Sirius may have been a member of the [[Slytherin]] House. That would make him the only Sirius Black who was sorted into Slytherin house; his uncle [[Sirius Black I]] died before going to Hogwarts and [[Sirius Black|Sirius Black III]] was sorted into [[Gryffindor]] house. However, he attended Hogwarts c. [[1880s|1888]] - [[1890s|1895]], when Slughorn was not the Potions teacher.
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*Sirius II had the same name as his [[Sirius Black I|paternal uncle]] who died very young.
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*Sirius II named his son Arcturus, the same as [[Arcturus Black II|his brother]] and [[Arcturus Black I|his great uncle]].
   
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==Etymology==
*Based on a statement by [[Horace Slughorn]], Sirius may have been a member of the [[Slytherin]] House.
 
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''Sirius'' is the name of the [[Wikipedia:Sirius|Dog Star]] (''Alpha Canis Majoris''), which with an apparent magnitude of -1.46 is the brightest star in the night sky.
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Appears on Black family tapestry}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Members of the House of Black|Sirius II]]
 
[[Category:Members of the House of Black|Sirius II]]
 
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[[Category:Sorted in 1888]]

Revision as of 14:25, 28 August 2015

Sirius Black (18771952) was a pure-blood wizard, the eldest son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, and brother of Phineas, Cygnus Black II, Belvina and Arcturus; husband of Hesper Gamp, father of Arcturus Black III, Lycoris, and Regulus, and great-grandfather (and namesake) of Sirius Black III.[1]

He is depicted on the Black family tree tapestry.

Behind the scenes

Etymology

Sirius is the name of the Dog Star (Alpha Canis Majoris), which with an apparent magnitude of -1.46 is the brightest star in the night sky.

Appearances

Notes and references