Born c. 1960 - died June 1996 (CR and OP28, OP35,36)
Hogwarts: c. 1971 - 1978, Gryffindor House (see below)
nicknames: Padfoot (after his Animagus form); Snuffles
eyes: grey (JKR) (his eyes are described as "fathomless", PA19)
hair: black; lets it grow out when he's unhappy (PA, GF27), wears it short when things go well (OP9)
teeth: yellow (PA17)
build: tall (PA17, OP24), and since Azkaban very thin (GF27)
distinguishing features: very good-looking - the aristocratic, somewhat haughty Black good looks - when he's eating enough, but of late years the characteristic gauntness of an ex-inmate of Azkaban, which takes a long time to fade entirely (GF27); laugh like a bark
field:
unusual abilities: Animagus (form is a gigantic black dog)
house: Gryffindor (OP7, same house and year as James)