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Post by ForeverLost on Nov 22, 2005 18:48:14 GMT -5
Harry's deceased father.
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Post by ForeverLost on Nov 22, 2005 18:48:42 GMT -5
DATES Born: c.1960 (CR). Died: 31 October 1981; murdered by Lord Voldemort at the village of Godric’s Hollow. Why didn't James's death didn't protect Lily and Harry? "Because [Lily] could have lived and chose to die. James was going to be killed anyway." James "wasn't given a choice [whereas Lily] could have saved herself." (TLC)
APPEARANCE Eye color: Hazel; wears glasses (OP28). Hair color: Black, untidy, sticks up in the back; at 15, he had a habit of deliberately messing it up even further to make it look windswept, as though he'd just gotten off his broom (OP28). In the Mirror of Erised: “the tall, thin, black-haired man standing next to her put his arm around her. He wore glasses, and his hair was very untidy. It stuck up in the back, just as Harry’s did.” (PS12) Manner: bold, even a bit thingyy; at age 15, he was arrogant and somewhat cruel (OP28).
FAMILY & FRIENDS Ancestry: Both his mother and father were wizards. Many fans suspected that the Potters were descendants of Godric Gryffindor, but JKR has said that James's parents are not terribly important to the story (TLC). Mother: Died between 1976 and 1981. She was elderly, even by wizarding standards, and died from a wizarding illness. There is “nothing sinister” about her death (TLC). Father:Died between 1976 and 1981. He was elderly, even by wizarding standards, and died from a wizarding illness. There is “nothing sinister” about his death (TLC). Wife:Lily [Evans] Potter; killed 31 Oct 1981 by Lord Voldemort at Godric’s Hollow. Siblings: None, though Sirius Black ran away from home and moved in with the Potters after his 6th year at Hogwarts (OP6) . Location of childhood home: Unknown. Childhood:According to JKR, James was "very pampered." His elderly parents "had-him-late-in-life-so-he's-an-extra-treasure, as often happens, I think." (TLC) Family circumstances: The Potters were extremely wealthy; James did not need to have a well-paying job (AOL).
HOGWARTS First year: c.1970. House: Gryffindor. School awards, etc.: Head Boy. School penalties: Reputation for being a troublemaker, rule breaker. Devices: Created Marauder’s Map with Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew. Quidditch: Gryffindor Chaser (Sch2), Quidditch Cup winner (PA14). NOTE: In the first film, James was said to be a Seeker (PS/f), but JKR stated that he was a Chaser in the second Scholastic interview. Yes, the editors are aware that on a summer's day when he was 15 he was fooling around with a Golden Snitch - much more effective to impress girls than a Quaffle, of course, and something that proves nothing about which position he actually played. JKR said in Sch2 that James was a Chaser, so until she explicitly says otherwise, her word goes. Please note that this is a FAQ. -- Ed.
SKILLS, MAGICAL DEVICES, ETC Wand: Mahogany, 11", pliable (excellent for transfiguration) (PS5). Other devices: Invisibility cloak; Marauder’s Map, created in last 2 years at Hogwarts (PA18). Organizations & affiliations: Order of the Phoenix; Gryffindor Quidditch team Chaser (JKR). Career: According to JKR, “James inherited plenty of money, so he didn't need a well-paid profession.” (AOL) Field: Transfiguration (PS5, PA22). Animagus: Stag (unregistered Animagus) since his 5th year at Hogwarts (PA18, 22).
IN-DEPTH PROFILE James Potter was born c.1960 (CR) of a Wizarding family. He inherited quite a fortune (AOL). James was probably the only son in that family (OP6). While at Hogwarts (c. 1971-1978) James made quite a name for himself. He was a brilliant student who became Head Boy in his last year. He was one of the the ringleaders of a group of mischievous students and was seldom seen without his best friend, Sirius Black, by his side (PA10). One of his accomplishments, although unknown to most people at the time, was to become an Animagus, quite a feat for an underage wizard. He did this because another of his dearest companions, Remus Lupin, was a werewolf. In animal form, all of the group of friends could join Lupin in adventures around the countryside once a month when he had transformed.
A fellow student, Severus Snape, hated James. (Sirius Black and Remus Lupin have indicated to Harry that they attributed this to jealousy over James' talent at Quidditch (PA18) and envy in general of James' popularity and cleverness (OP29). Snape followed James and his friends around, trying to find reasons to report them and get them into trouble. James and his friends were dismissive and sometimes downright cruel to Snape (OP28). Severus eventually figured out that Lupin's secret whatever it was, involved a trip through the secret tunnel under the Whomping Willow, and was convinced by Black to go in and find out. Snape would have been killed by the werewolf -- or at best been bitten and become a werewolf himself -- if James hadn't warned him at the last moment. James therefore saved Snape's life, a fact which angered and annoyed Snape for years afterwards.
At Hogwarts, James met Lily Evans, a witch of Muggle parentage, who was also quite a brilliant student. At first she would have nothing to do with James, who was somewhat arrogant (OP28). Eventually the two became a couple and by the time they were seventh years, they were Head Boy and Girl. Lily and James were married straight out of Hogwarts (c. 1979) and had a son, Harry, on July 31, 1980. James and Lily were strongly loyal to Dumbledore in the fight against Voldemort. They were members of the Order of the Phoenix and fought against the Dark Lord (OP). When Voldemort became aware of the prophecy concerning a baby born at the end of July of 1980, they became a particular target of the Dark Lord, and they went into hiding in 1981, in a place called Godric's Hollow. They used the Fidelius Charm to hide themselves, but the person they chose as Secret Keeper, Peter Pettigrew, was actually a spy for Voldemort and betrayed them. On October 31, 1981, Voldemort came to Godric's Hollow and apparently killed James and Lily.
James owned an invisibility cloak, inherited from his own father as a family heirloom (AOL), which fell into Dumbledore's possession after he died. Dumbledore passed the cloak on to Harry Potter on December 25, 1991, with a note saying that he thought it was time for Harry to have it and to use it well (PS12).
James on Film In the films the role of James Potter is played by Adrian Rawlins.
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