Sirius's Core Need For Family

Sirius's core need for family

In the Shrieking Shack scene, Sirius is ready to cut a bitch and is happy to show his murderous rage in it's full force.

However, in the tunnel afterwards we see something, that for me really speaks to the core of who Sirius is.

The instant he thinks he might be free, he directs the conversation towards telling Harry that he is his godfather.

“You know what this means?” Black said abruptly to Harry as they made their slow progress along the tunnel. “Turning Pettigrew in?”

“You’re free,” said Harry.

“Yes ... ,” said Black. “But I’m also — I don’t know if anyone ever told you — I’m your godfather.”

He almost seems shy and hesitant when asking Harry to live with him- which is such a stark contrast to the previous scenes.

“Of course, I thought you wouldn’t want to,” said Black quickly. “I understand, I just thought I’d — ”

And then when Harry agrees he smiles for the first time.

"Black’s gaunt face broke into the first true smile Harry had seen upon it. The difference it made was startling, as though a person ten years younger were shining through the starved mask; for a moment, he was recognizable as the man who had laughed at Harry’s parents’ wedding."

This shows that above all else Sirius desires family and love. He barely wastes a minute of his freedom, before offering Harry a home. And I think this is criminally (all pun intended) overlooked when characterising him.

sirius black. sirius 😢😢...........sirius orion black 😓 SIRIUSSSSS BLACKKKK 😭😖😣 Sirius :((

lily’s letter to sirius lives rent free in my head. lilypad will always be so dear to me!

Sirius gets some happy news for once =').

[Inspired by @thelighthousestale, who was inspired by @arliedraws]

“Never saw one without the other, did you? The number of times I had them in here - ooh, they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!”