As many people here know, Sirius Black is my preferito character. He has always been and always will be. Some people, along with me, Amore him. Some hate him. Some don't have much of an opinion on him. I've decided that I want to explain why I like Sirius, and how I came to like him.

I saw HP 1-6 Film before Leggere any of the books. I remember loving Sirius, even before I read the books. I believe the reason I liked him at the time was the relationship he had with Harry. Harry never really had a father figure, and Sirius was the first family he had. I must have thought the relationship they...

From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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THE MARAUDER'S MAP (PA10)

Madam Rosmerta: "Of all the people to go over to the Dark Side, Sirius Black was the last I’d have thought … I mean, I remember him when he was a boy at Hogwarts. If you’d told me what he was going to become, I’d have detto you’d had too much mead." (PA10)

Flitwick: "You’d have thought Black and Potter were brothers!" chimed in Professor Flitwick. "Inseparable!" (PA10)

Marauder's Map to Snape: "Mr. Padfoot...