sirius black is merlin's gift to witches (padfooted_) wrote, @ 2011-12-04 05:23:00 |
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Sirius Black! OOC. Player Name: Lily! Contact: thespiffinator@yahoo.com ; spiffystargazer @ AIM Time Zone: CST Play By: Experience: ALL OF THE EXPERIENCE. These are links to the profiles from the games in which I have played Sirius in the last two years, in chronological order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. These are example journals, and these are some example logs. See the personality section for the extensive character survey I have done about Sirius, which provides some more details and bits of backstory I've developed in various games. Basically, I have no life and Sirius is a permanent resident of my head. CDJ: spiffynerd BASICS. Full Name: Sirius Orion Black Nicknames: Padfoot, if you're special. Age & Birthdate: 17 | 31 October, 1959 Sexual Orientation: Mostly straight; a Kinsey 1.75 Handwriting: Ben Brown House & Year: Gryffindor 7th Year Wand: Mahogany & Dragon Heartstring, 12" Patronus Memory: The first time the Marauders all transformed together: the still-new sensation of being a dog, the sense of pack with the others, the intense pride in their collective achievement, and the look on Remus' face. Bloodline: Positions/Clubs: Gryffindor Quidditch Team Beater, Duelling Club FAMILY MEMBERS AND RELATIONSHIPS. • Walburga Black Mother, age 52, pureblood, housewife, Slytherin → Even when Sirius was young and trying to please his parents, he recognized that Walburga was kind of crazy. He learned early how to avoid her moods...and then when he decided he didn't care, he learned exactly how to trigger them. It was Walburga's fanaticism that drove Sirius to question his parents' beliefs; if she had been more like Orion, Sirius may not have rebelled quite so strongly or so early in his life. • Orion Black Father, age 48, pureblood, member of the Wizengamot, Slytherin → To Sirius as a child, Orion was almost untouchable: the cold, powerful, decisive portrait of masculinity. While Walburga would fly into rages, Orion would either shout or be steely, maintaining his iron grip of control on the situation at all times. Sirius never felt anything towards Orion other than an early desire for his approval; a consistent, low-grade fear; and eventually, complete disdain, but he was never as openly disrespectful to Orion as he was to Walburga. • Regulus Black Brother, age 16, pureblood, Slytherin 6th year → In childhood, they were best friends. Sirius looked after Regulus, protected him from their cousins, and taught him everything he knew. However, once Sirius started questioning their parents and Regulus didn't, they started to grow apart. They haven't spoken since Sirius left home. There's a part of him that misses his brother, but he staunchly refuses to admit this, and insists that Regulus is a slave to their parents' thoughts and is beyond saving. • Bellatrix Lestrange Cousin, age 26, pureblood, → Even when they were children, Sirius remembers Bellatrix as being cruel. He remembers being pushed down stairs and seeing house-elves and other children being tortured by Bellatrix in whatever imaginative ways she could dream up, and he remembers protecting Regulus from her like both their lives depended on it (which they very well may have). • Narcissa Malfoy Cousin, age 22, pureblood, society wife, Slytherin → Though Sirius never particularly cared for Narcissa, he never loathed her, either. To Sirius, Narcissa always seemed fussy and overly concerned with staying clean and doing things properly. He would still not claim to hate Narcissa in particular (except by virtue of her being part of the family); rather, he is mostly ambivalent about her. • Andromeda Tonks Cousin, age 24, pureblood, healer trainee, Slytherin → Andromeda has always been, and will always be, Sirius' favourite cousin. She was more apt to get into trouble with him than either of her sisters, and she had less of a taste for cruelty and/or finery. Plus, she was also exiled, for marrying a muggleborn...which makes her pretty freaking cool in Sirius' book. APPEARANCE. If you asked Sirius to describe his appearance in five words, he'd say "Merlin's gift to witches everywhere." Unfortunately for his ego, most people would be inclined to agree. While centuries of good breeding may produce a tendency towards mental instability, they also produce distinctive classical good looks: Sirius has high, defined cheekbones and a strong jaw. His hair is dark and is just shaggy enough to fall into his eyes; it's almost suspiciously soft-looking, too, as if he spends just a bit too much time on it to give it that "casually elegant" look. His eyes are dark grey and his complexion is fairly pale, though not for lack of trying to expose it to the sun as much as possible. Sirius' face is also extremely expressive. If he's brooding, he appears to have a storm cloud following him around (and yes, his friends have actually made that happen on occasion), and if he's happy, he'll get the whole world smiling with him in no time. His poker face, therefore, is lousy: no one ever accused Sirius Black of hiding his feelings to spare someone else's. To make things worse for the women of Hogwarts, Sirius' build strikes that perfect balance between athletic and lean--just enough muscle to ogle, but not so much as to be intimidating (though he does have exceptionally nice arms because of his Quidditch position). His clothes fit him well, too, though he could probably make a tea cozy look dashing. Usually he doesn't put a great deal of thought into his outfits and instead favours certain genres of mostly muggle clothing (rebellion, rebellion, rebellion): bright solid colours, wizarding rock band T-shirts, Appleby Arrows gear, a well-worn leather jacket, and jeans that are probably a size or two too small. PB: Ben Barnes. Icon sets: 1, 2 PERSONALITY. Above all else, Sirius is loyal. Once you're Sirius' friend, you're his friend for life, come hell or high water, and he will sacrifice his life for you without a second thought. He loves as he hates: fiercely and without a second thought. This sounds borderline Hufflepuffian...were the loyalty not accompanied by bravery, arrogance, and an unparalleled recklessness. Truly, Sirius is and always has been the poster child for Gryffindor; he was not merely sorted there out of a desire to rebel. Sirius has always been very popular and well-liked by kids his own age. He is very charming, a good conversationalist, and an animated storyteller; simply existing near Sirius is fun (provided, of course, that he likes you). Sirius seems as though he will never grow up and take life...well, seriously. The simple fact is that after protecting his “friendmly”, Sirius' second goal in life is always to have the best possible time. He loves making people laugh, especially when that involves pranks. He also gives surprisingly good advice when asked (unfortunately Sirius suffers from a severe case of “Do-As-I-Say-Not-As-I-Do Syndrome”, but no one's perfect, are they?). In addition to his personality, Sirius is a great wizard and far more intelligent than he comes off at times, being particularly gifted with duelling and transfiguration. He's very good in a fight because he is courageous and excellent at improvisation. If one only knows Sirius as an acquaintance, it's fairly easy to think that he's almost as wonderful as he thinks he is. He is a good person, but he's also flawed. Sirius is rather immature and has a sophomoric sense of humour. Because of his upbringing, he can often be thoughtlessly cruel to those he thinks "deserve it", much moreso than his friends. This cruelty is directed almost exclusively at Slytherins and their ilk, but that does not excuse it, and he frequently has to be reigned in. In fact, it's not just Sirius' cruelty that could benefit from some discipline: all around, he is a man of extremes in every conceivable way. Sirius is wildly passionate and emotional, sometimes being on top of the world and other times sinking into a deep, almost depressive state. He smokes, drinks, and sleeps around to excess, and he subverts authority at every opportunity. For better or for worse, his emotional state bleeds into his treatment of those in his vicinity, and most close to him have had to learn to brush off harsh things he says when he's in a “mood”. He is also incredibly reckless. Accompanied by his overly strong pride, his arrogance, and his quick judgments of other people, this recklessness can be an extremely dangerous quality. Perhaps his most exploitable flaw is his naivete: deep down, Sirius truly believes that the Marauders, when they put forth their collective best efforts, are invincible. Likes: The Marauders, the Potter family, most people in Gryffindor, Quidditch, rare meat, firewhiskey, full moons, a well-executed prank, Fizzing Whizbees, duelling, getting laid, taking risks, doing things other people say are impossible/that he can't do, chocolates with caramel centres, Chinese takeaway, creative Transfiguration, telling stories Dislikes: Voldemort, the Death Eaters, being associated with his family, 12 Grimmauld Place, the Ministry, being forced to think things through, inaction, anything made of silk, sugar quills, asparagus, people who don't think for themselves, prejudiced gits, the words "Mudblood" and "Half-Breed", being patronized, apologizing Strengths: Leadership, quick decision making, bullshitting, flying, duelling, Transfiguration, is an Animagus, loyalty, courage, confidence, very charming, good at making people laugh, performs well under pressure, can produce a corporeal Patronus Weaknesses: Arrogance, recklessness, quick to judge, impatience, cruel to those he dislikes, rebellious, no respect for authority, very proud, bad at defensive spells, underestimates opponents, overestimates own capabilities, refuses to admit defeat, unambitious Character Survey: Here. Jung Type: ESTP. Enneagram Type: 8. HISTORY. Sirius Orion Black was born on Halloween in 1959, heir apparent to the Black family and all its wealth--and expectations. From birth he was schooled in proper posture, good manners, wizarding genealogy, French, Latin: all the things a well-educated pureblood boy should learn. Children were expected to be seen, shown off, and then shut away. From birth, this didn't sit particularly well with Sirius, who was naturally a rambunctious, enthusiastic child. But all little boys want to make their mummies and daddies happy, and so he did his best. He especially treasured his little brother Regulus. As soon as Reg was old enough to do things aside from lay in his crib and be cooed at by grown-ups, Sirius was dragging him around the house, defending him from their cousins and teaching him everything he knew. For a while, everything was fine, but the older Sirius got, the more he realized he didn't actually like his parents very much. Or anyone in his family, really, except for cousin Dromeda and little Reg. Everybody else had a hairy heart, or they yelled a lot, or they were just mean in all sorts of ways, at least in the mind of a child. More and more, Sirius grew petulant, which increased the coldness and the anger he received. Walburga often flew into rages over Sirius' disobedience, which both frightened him and made him even more determined to stick to his position of rebellion. Sirius didn't do much as far as rebellion at home--after all, his world was very small, and all he knew was that he didn't really like anyone. Once he got to Hogwarts, though, it all changed. His Sorting marked a change in the family's relations towards him. Before Hogwarts (read: before Gryffindor), his stubbornness was met with an iron fist and a very real effort towards making him fall in line. After the Sorting, he received no letter from home, not even a Howler. It was as if he no longer existed. Mercifully, he bonded quickly with his dormmates James, Remus, and Peter, who were far more interesting than his cousins had ever been. Christmas that first year was awful, the worst Christmas the spoiled young Sirius had ever had. A part of him had been expecting that he would be welcomed back as proudly as he had been shipped off, but it was frankly a wonder that they had even sent a house-elf to pick him up from the station. Despite the painful ostracism from home, Sirius enjoyed his time at Hogwarts immensely. Out from under the oppressive thumb of his parents, Sirius was charming, popular, and very well-liked. Once he, James, and Peter discovered Remus' secret, they began work on becoming Animagi. In Sirius' fifth year, they finally managed. Once they had taken up their positions as Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, they needed a new goal, and so the Marauder's Map was conceived and work was begun. James began to flirt with Lily Evans; Sirius continued to flirt with the female half of the school, as well as the occasional member of the male half. Sirius spent his holidays at school or with James, except for summers, which were at first merely boring but then turned dangerous. Regulus had been sorted into Slytherin when he reached Hogwarts. This had the double effect of disappointing Sirius an incredible amount (he had missed him enough when just he was at school, but now they could never speak, it wasn't seemly) and making him the perfect son in their parents' eyes; all the better when sized up against Sirius. Walburga and Orion constantly reminded them of this, and though he tried hard not to rise to the bait, Sirius frequently lashed out at Regulus in addition to his parents. This behaviour and the ensuing arguments worsened as Sirius picked up open-minded beliefs at school, degenerating more and more and more each summer until finally, Sirius and his stormy temper had had enough. Everything came to a head during the summer of 1976 in an argument regarding werewolves and other "half-breeds", Walburga used the Cruciatus Curse on her own son in a fit of temper, and Sirius, thoroughly disgusted by his parents, he ran away to live with James. Officially speaking, he was finally no longer a Black, but he was hardly left wanting--despite his own resulting estrangement, Alphard Black gave his nephew a great sum of money when he left. During Sirius' sixth year, he committed what he regards as his greatest regret: telling Severus Snape how to get into the Whomping Willow. His intentions, though cruel and short-sighted, were not openly vicious. Sirius was not aiming for Snape to die (though admittedly he would not have been terribly upset if he had), he figured that Snape would get halfway down the tunnel, see Moony, and run screaming like a nancy back to the castle. It would all be a great laugh and something the Marauders could tease Snape about for ages, and nobody would get hurt. Of course, there were several very obvious problems with this idea, which Sirius only realised after James drug Snape out of the Willow, barely out of reach of Moony's jaws. Sirius was deeply, sincerely sorry for what he had done, but it took weeks before the Marauders were back as they ought to have been. Now, Sirius is heading into his seventh year, and he is bound and determined to make damn sure that the Marauders leave a lasting mark on the school they love. Though he's not fond of her himself, he's going to help James get the girl, and then continue in his altruism by helping Gryffindor win both the House and Quidditch cups, helping the Marauders execute ever more ridiculous pranks, helping to cut down Snivelly's ego, helping the ladies with their sexual frustration (entirely unselfishly, of course), and helping subvert the new regime in any way he can. Chaos, panic, and destruction? Sirius' work here is done. SAMPLES. See above under experience! :) |
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