During Harry's fifth year, some of the adults discredited Sirius's ability to parent Harry and often insinuated that Sirius acted like Harry was James, rather than being a proper father figure to Harry. Throughout Harry's hardships with Umbridge, Sirius encouraged him to oppose her reforms and strongly approved of Harry's secret defensive tutorial group for students, Dumbledore's Army. His vigorous support of Dumbledore's Army worried Hermione, who thought that Sirius was attempting to live vicariously through them. He also willingly answered all of Harry's questions about the Order and Voldemort, though most of Harry's mentors felt Harry was too young to handle the burden of the truth.[17] He also urged Harry to contact him if Professor Snape gave him a hard time during their Occlumency lessons.
Christmas 1995
Christmas at 12 Grimmauld Place
During his time confined to the Order's headquarters, Sirius fell into a deep depression. When Harry and the Weasleys arrived at Grimmauld Place just after Arthur was attacked by Nagini, Sirius was unshaven and still in his day clothes late at night. He also seemed to have taken to drinking, as he had a "Mundungus-like whiff of stale drink about him". However, Sirius made a complete turn-around when the Weasley family and Harry decided to stay at Grimmauld Place over the Christmas holidays for its proximity to St Mungo's, and at one point was heard singing "God Rest Ye, Merry Hippogriffs" at the top of his lungs. Sirius also gave Harry advice when he confided in him about how he had been feeling.
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BEWITCHED | SIRIUS BLACK
Hayran KurguBewitched. That was how Sirius felt towards Arabella. He was, like most of the boys at Hogwarts, bewitched by her beauty. But Arabella White was as oblivious to others looks as she was to her own feeling for the man in question. She was a white he...
