Sirius Black III ( 3 November, 1959 – 18 June, 1996 ), also known as Padfoot or Snuffles (in his Animagus form) was an English pure-blood wizard, the older son of Orion and Walburga Black, the brother of Regulus Black, and godfather of Harry Potter. become a dog." - How Sirius survived in Azkaban but it kept me sane and knowing who I am. That wasn’t a happy thought, so the Dementors couldn’t suck it out of me. I think the only reason I never lost my mind is that I knew I was innocent. Scorpius Malfoy (maternal first cousin twice removed/paternal third cousin twice removed).