Cygnus Black I

Cygnus Antares Black I
Cygnus Antares Black I was born in London, England as the second child of Licorus and Magenta Black on January 19, 1829. He had one older sister, Misapinoa (born in 1826), and a younger brother, Arcturus I (born in 1835).

Cygnus grew up at 12 Grimmauld Place like his siblings, and began Hogwarts in 1840.

During his fifth year, he had an affair with Ella Max, a girl one year below him, resulting in an unwanted pregnancy. During the summer of 1845, after his sister's wedding to Jimbo Blishwick, he and Ella were forced to marry. Despite Ella being forced to drop out of school, Cygnus returned for his sixth year, missing the birth of his son on November 8, 1845. Ella named him Sirius Orion, following his family's tradition. The first time Cygnus met Sirius was over the Christmas holiday, where he was enthused to see the little boy who looked just like his wife, excluding his eyes, which matched Cygnus' gray.

During the spring of his seventh year, Cygnus and Ella had another child, born on March 12, 1847, a son named Phineas Nigellus. It is believed he was named after his maternal uncle. After graduation, Cygnus joined an illegal operation smuggling dragons out of Russia, through Romania and into Kosovo and Albania.

On June 7, 1850, Ella gave birth to their first daughter, whom they named Elladora Odette. Around the same time, Cygnus was away from home more often, most of whom did not know what he did for work or where he went (excluding Ella).

Unfortunately, Cygnus was killed in November of 1851, trying to restrain an adult Hungarian Horntail in Ukraine. He left behind his parents, siblings, pregnant wife and three children.

His final child was born posthumously on May 25, 1852, a daughter named Iola Mindolinia.

His son Sirius died two years later at the age of eight. His youngest, Iola, was disowned at the age of nineteen after her marriage to a muggle man.