No, this is not a topic centred on speculation on Sirius' love life or his incredibly striking good looks as a youngster. I know, shock.

In the words of Linda, the initiator of the topic, you can discuss and debate the following:


So what's your take on the story of a young boy called Sirius?

Okay, I suggested this topic so I will start.

We know that Sirius spent a lot of time with his three female cousins when he was a boy, at least I would speculate that he did (for the sake of argument). I'm pretty sure that he and Bella were at cross purposes all the time, they really didn't care for one another and I think Bella made Sirius' life really hard with her caustic comments and vicious ways, even as a little girl. Narcissa was a little softer, yet she always followed in her big sister's footsteps so she probably pretty much ignored Sirius, or maybe she threw a nasty comment his way now and then, as well. The sister I think he got along well with was Andromeda. The reasons are pretty obvious. Both Sirius and Andromeda were outcasts from the Black family, neither really fit the mold and both ended up being kicked out of the family tree later on, for different reasons. So they were both rebels in their own way, and I would speculate that Sirius and Andromeda were probably good friends, probably got along quite well together and confided in each other.

That's my opinion!

Agreed. Bellatrix was definitely the most cruel of the three cousins, having killed Sirius in the fifth book and everything. She would have been the hardest for Sirius to be around.

Narcissa may have also been hard to get along with - but she definitely might have shown some mercy towards Sirius - when Bellatrix was not looking, that is!

Andromeda. We do not know much about her, but I would guess that she was Sirius' best friend when he was growing up. The two of them probably hatched dozens of plans to get back at Narcissa and Bellatrix when they were tormenting them.