'Animagus in need of a good home and loving family. Is house-trained, well-behaved, loves children (wizards or muggles), and transforms from a pure-blood wizard to a black German Shepherd.'

The beautiful black dog who saved Harry Potter as Sirius Black's animal alter-ego, Padfoot, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is in now need of a spell-binding rescue, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The canine actor has found himself up for adoption because his stuntman owner, Paul Thompson, can no longer take care of him or his housemate, Porridge, the Huffington Post reported.