Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, we’re going
to be discussing Sirius Black, Harry Potter, and the family trees of the wizarding world.
More specifically- we’re going to be discussing the possibility that Harry Potter and Sirius
Black are actually blood related.
Now, we know that Sirius was a good friend of Harry’s father James, and that Sirius
was appointed as Harry’s godfather. Because of James and Sirius’s close bond, Harry
was immediately embraced by Sirius. As long as Harry was live, Sirius would always look
out for him and watch over him. However, on the night that the Potters were murdered,
Sirius was tragically framed for the crimes of Peter Pettigrew. This was especially tragic,
because in Harry’s time of need- the first opportunity for him to truly act in his godfather
role, Sirius was unable to be there for him.
Later in life, when Harry discovers that Sirius Black is a. His Godfather and b. Not a convicted
murderer, the pair re-establish their friendship, and Sirius almost assumes a kind of fatherly
role. Harry idolizes Sirius, and I think that a lot of that comes from Sirius’s close
connection with his father- who Harry never got to know. Furthermore, Sirius is intent
on making up for lost time by going all in on his godfather role. But what if, interestingly,
Sirius was more than just Harry’s godfather- what if, Sirius Black and Harry Potter were
actually blood related? Well, as it turns out that, there’s a fairly convincing fan
theory for this- one which I’m going to first explain and then criticize.
In the wizarding world blood lines are usually quite clear, and that’s because a societal
distinction is made and recognized between muggle-borns, half-bloods and pure-bloods.
Harry Potter was part of a pure-blood family, the Potters- a fairly wealthy bloodline that
invented all sorts of potions contributing to the family fortune. To say that Harry was
privileged is an understatement, but that shouldn’t take away from the fact that he
had an awful upbringing. As it so happens, Sirius Black also came from pure-blood lineage.
The Black family is one of the largest, oldest and wealthiest wizarding families in Britain-
and it has been expressed that many other wizarding families are distantly related to
the Blacks.
In the books/films, the Black family tapestry is etched on to the wall of the drawing room
at 12 Grimmauld place, where it depicts the beginnings of the family (in the middle ages)
all the way up to the deaths of its last members.
The family, who go by the family Motto ‘Toujours Pur’- meaning ‘Always Pure’ is mostly
comprised of pure-blood fanatics, who believe that pure-bloods are simply better and certainly
more worthy of magic.
Alright, so- how does Harry fit in to this? Well, as it turns out, at one point on the
Black Family tree- there appears to be a familiar last name- a Potter. On the Black Family tree,
it is revealed that at one point in history a certain ‘Dorea Black’ married a ‘Charlus
Potter’. Given that this occurred many years ago- before Harry and Sirius, it could suggest
that Harry and Sirius are in fact related. There isn’t too much information on Charlus
or Dorea out there, but we do know a few things.
Charlus was the uncle by marriage of Cygnus, Alphard and Walburga Black, which would make
him the great-uncle of Sirius Black III (the Sirius Black we know) and Regulus Black II.
Charlus heritage is also, incidentally, linked with Draco Malfoy- his great great uncle.
Charlus and Dorea had one son who is not named- and is not known to have had any children.
Before the names of Harry’s grandparents were released by Rowling, many speculated
that Charlus and Dorea were actually his grandparents- just quite far removed. However, the Potter
family lineage has since been more or less clarified.
In conclusion, because they were on opposite ends of the family tree, Harry and Sirius
did not share any blood. However, given that wizarding families have been intermixing for
centuries- there is a possibility that they are linked, just further back.
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