#casquecest

"You wouldn't let me take him 17 years ago, Hagrid. Please let me take my godson now."

And then Harry nearly ruins the whole thing cause Sirius's voice is so heartbreaking

From a 2004 interview with Rowling:

Does Harry have a godmother? If so, will she make an appearance in future books? No, he doesn’t. I have thought this through. If Sirius had married… Sirius was too busy being a big rebel to get married. When Harry was born, it was at the very height of Voldemort fever last time so his christening was a very hurried, quiet affair with just Sirius, just the best friend. At that point it looked as if the Potters would have to go into hiding so obviously they could not do the big christening thing and invite lots of people. Sirius is the only one, unfortunately. I have got to be careful what I say there, haven’t I?

Obviously he basically functions as the best friend of the parents/next of kin, but Rowling wanted to give him a formal role in Harry's life and went about it in the traditional way you would in a (again, at least nominally) Christian society. I guess wizard "christening" could be different than real world counterpart, but that just seems like a stretch to me...or maybe I just don't care for the idea of it.

On a practical level, godparent is more of an honorary title in modern life (frankly for both Catholics and Anglicans), but in principle, it's not. POA rewrite where everything is the same except Sirius sends a catechism along with the Firebolt!

I have an Incubus sneak peek for you :)

Sirius gripped James face firmly. "Have you taken something?"

"What?"

"Are you on drugs?"

"I don't think so," James said and laughed. The sound of his laughter was strange and it made him laugh again.

Sirius turned to glare at Regulus. "What did you give him?"

"I did not give him anything. I swear on our mother's life."

"Fine. What did your friends give him?"

"Why, Sirius," Regulus said, eyes wide. "I cannot possibly be held to account for my friends' actions, can I? They do, after all, have minds of their very own."

I will never not be surprised when people single out Truth Will Out as memorable or a favourite of any sort because it's the story of mine I love the least xD Forever wanting to properly sit down and re-write it.

Favorite thing about them

He's unfailingly loyal. That was the first and most admirable thing I noticed about him.

least favorite thing about them

This isn't his fault per se, but he can be really immature. And yes, "Not his fault" may be a "???" when it comes to that particular trait, but Sirius was never given the opportunity to truly grow as he was imprisoned at 22 :/

Favorite line

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals"

I find this line particularly haunting given that, yes, he's right and I absolutely love this quote even if he hadn't said it, but also, considering where they were and who was in the House (*cough* Kreacher) it's a quote that actually makes me quite sad.

Edit: This is from the Cave in GoF, my bad. But it's a favourite quote nonetheless

brOTP

James/Sirius:(

OTP

No one. I HC him ace who isn't interested in a romantic relationship.

nOTP

Remus/Sirius

Random headcanon

He unshamedly loves karaoke. He's not "too cool" for it. He eagerly delves into things he's into and he doesn't get embarrassed by it.

Unpopular opinion

Not an unpopular opinion as such, but he ran away rather than get kicked.

Song i associate with them

I know this is about like muggle music stuff, but everytime I think about a song in relation to Sirius it's always that weird Tony Goldmark song where Harry and Draco are hashing it out and I can't stop laughing now please....

Favorite picture of them

This one! I remember the first time I watched this I was so full of hope. It was such a good shot where I thought "Okay, things will get better now"

I’ll request the evening off =D.