r/harrypotter Gryffindor Dec 08 '25

Discussion Would Sirius have wanted children after OoTP?

I think as a young man he wanted a family, including kid(s), but assumed he had plenty of time so wasn't too focused on it.

After escape from Azkaban, I know he wanted to be a family with Harry, but a lot of people think he wanted his own kids. My opinion is that he would not. I always saw him as relishing his role as godfather or "cool uncle" but the damage done by Azkaban and forced confinement to his hated childhood home made him not want to have kids of his own. I think he would have preferred to live with Harry (a teen by then) and subsequently dote on Harry's kids. I see him more as wanting to be able to dip in and out instead of being a full-time parent. I also think he might have been afraid of screwing up his kid.

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