


Once he gets to Harry, he immediately claims his right as Harry’s godfather, the way James would have wanted it.

Avenging the death of his best friend, James, was the driving force that led him to escape from Azkaban. He Keeps His Promises He is the epitome of a loyal friend. Gotta give him props for traveling in style.) 2. (Side note: he owns a flying motorcycle, he escaped Azkaban as the furry Padfoot, and he escaped imprisonment again by riding a condemned hippogriff named Buckbeak. He was so impassioned by the sight of the real betrayer Peter Pettigrew in the newspaper (and the thought of Pettigrew being near Harry) that he gained the willpower to slip by the Dementors and swim all the way to Hogwarts. Sirius is a terrible, malnourished, matted criminal for most of Prisoner of Azkaban and it takes a good amount of blood, sweat and tears for us, and for Harry, to realize that he’s actually his long-imprisoned and wrongfully accused godfather. Not only did he escape from the darkest wizarding prison of all time, but he did so by secretly being a giant dog as an Animagus. He Escaped from Azkaban In other words, he is legit. For those of you who have only watched the movies and haven’t read the books yet (aka ya’ll need to get on that), here are my top 5 reasons for loving Sirius Black. So, I would like to take the time to list my reasons for loving him forever. Sometimes a character touches my soul in a way that’s truly lasting, and Sirius Black is absolutely one of the most poignant examples of that. The Prisoner of Azkaban, first released in the UK on July 8, 1999, is my favorite of the Harry Potter books, because I love Sirius Black. Allow me to geek out a little bit with you. In case you weren’t up on your Harry Potter dates, today is the anniversary of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
