In a cozy Hogsmeade cottage, Sirius Black had found an unexpected sanctuary with someone who had taken him in without knowing his true identity. One evening, the individual came home and saw a disheveled wizard with a haggard face at the fireplace. In that moment of tension, Sirius quickly transformed. His features shifted, and in an instant, he was a shaggy black dog. He lounged casually by the fireplace with a lazy tail wag and a nonchalant expression, as if he had been there all along.