James Potter

## James Charlus Potter

**Iacomus Charlus Lord Potter**, also known as **James Potter**, is the current Lord of The Ancient and Noble House of Potter, the husband of Lily Evans-Potter and the father of the estranged Hadrian Remus "Harry" Black and Iacomus Evans "Jim" Potter. Jr, the famed **"Boy-Who-Lived"**

 Biography

### Family Lineage

James is descended from the House of Potter through his father's line, and the Black House through his mother's line. House Potter is an Ancient and Noble House that came from Rome originally, but moved to Britain centuries before the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066. Though they are not a member of the Sacred 28, the Potter family has held an active Wizengamot seat since its founding. They are exceedingly wealthy and own several land holdings, the most significant of which is Potter Manor, the family's ancestral home. As of the early 1980s, the Potter family also runs a charity foundation, the Jim Potter Charitable Trust, that raises money for wizarding non-profits and donates toys and clothing to needy wizarding children. The Charitable Trust is chaired by the current Potter Seneschal, Peter Pettigrew.

Since the 1780s, the Potter family has been known for its prejudice against Slytherin House. This is largely a result of the Potter Prophecy, delivered by Seer Cassandra Trelawney to Lord Nathaniel Potter circa 1780. The prophecy foretells the end of the world, the rise of a Dark God, and the end of the Potter family at the hands of a Slytherin "Last Potter".

### Early Life

James Potter was born on March 27, 1960 to Charlus Potter and his wife Dorea Potter, who by this point were in their forties and had already suffered through three miscarriages.

At the age of 11 James went to Hogwarts. On the train he first met his best friends. Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. He also met Lily Evans and Severus Snape. James instantly fell in love with Evans and would spend the next 5 years attempting to win her affection, he also makes instant enemies with Snape, a mutual hatred that continues to this day. He was sorted into Gryffindor along with Sirius Black, Lily Evans, Remus Lupin, Mary Macdonald, Marlene MacKinnon, and Peter Pettigrew. Whilst Snape was sorted into Slytherin, where his choice in befrending cruel bigots despite his enduring friendship with Lily Evans, the girl he was so attracted to, exacerbated and cemented his hate for him. James and his friends spent the next seven years pranking and bullying Snape (who gave as good as he got) in increasingly mean spirited and vicious incidents.

In his third year he became aware of Project Romulus, a project undertaken by the Unspeakables to attempt to cure lycanthropy, and the fact Remus Lupin was a werewolf. That night James, along with his friends, made a deal with the Unspeakables, in exchange for having their knowledge of the project under a voluntary Memory Lock, they will become Animagi and spend the full-moon nights with Remus in the woods.

At the beginning of his Sixth Year, Lily Evans finally agrees to go on a date with him if he stops pranking Slytherins and applies himself in all his classes, a deal he fufills. However 1 week before the deadline, Sirius Black admits to James in a panic that he told Snape how to access Remus' hiding spot where he transformed and Snape was on his way to Remus as they spoke. After Peter beat up Sirius in a rage he tried to stop Snape from going in the Shrieking Shack, where a transformed Remus waited. After the events of that night he believed that Sirius tried to killed Severus by a transformed Lupin, but he was able to save him.

Despite never being a prefect James became Head boy in his seventh year.

He graduated in 1978 and joined the Auror Corps alongside his friend Sirius Black, where he studied under Alastor Moody. He also joined The Order of the Phoenix alongside his girlfriend and the rest of the Marauders.

### First Wizarding War

In the summer of 1979 James married his former classmate Lily Evans. Despite the Potters efforts to keep the wedding low-key the Daily Prophet still published an article on it, framing the marriage as a direct attack on Voldemort due to Lily's blood status. This article may have led to the Death Eater assault on the Evans home, in which Michael and Rose Evans were tortured and killed.

Later in the same years James' parents were also killed by Death Eaters.

In October of 1979 James and Sirius attended a Quidditch match which was also attended by recently elected Minister of Magic Millicent Bagnold. The match was attacked by Voldemort and several of his followers in what would be remembered as *The Battle of Tutshill Green.*

James managed to survive a duel with Voldemort by blocking four consecutive Killing Curses by transfiguring large iron columns into existence. Before Voldemort could kill James with Fiendfyre he was interrupted by the appearance of Albus Dumbledore, who chased the Dark Lord away.

In 1980 Lily gave birth to twin sons named Hadrian Remus Potter and Iacomus Evans Potter. Jr, but the Potters were forced into hiding soon afterwards when it appeared they were the subjects of Sybill Trelawney's prophecy.

At first the Potter's wanted to name their friend Sirius Black secret keeper, but Peter Pettigrew convinced them to appoint him instead. Peter later revealed the location of the Potters to Voldemort, who attacked their home on Halloween of 1981.

James and Lily were stunned, but when Voldemort tried to kill their sons his killing curse bounced back, destroying his physical form and seemingly killing him. Peter Pettigrew found the unconscious Potters and altered their memories, making them think they did name Sirius their secret keeper.

## Physical Appearance

James has wild black hair and wears circular glasses with wire frames. James looks nearly identical to his younger son Jim with the exception of their eyes, which are hazel and green respectively.

## Magical Abilities & Skills

James is a very skilled duelist, as he is one of the few peaple to survive against Voldemort, he is also master of transfiguration.

## Behind the Scenes

* According to The Sinister Man, the role of James Potter is portrayed by Jamie Dornan, as pictured above.

## Canon Divergence

There are several key differences between Canon-James and POS-James

Canon-James is the son of Fleamont and Euphemia Potter, who were wealthy but not said to hold any kind of noble titles. POS-James is the grandson of Fleamont and Euphemia, as his parents are Charlus and Dorea Potter, who were Lord and Lady Potter before their deaths in 1979.

Canon-James became an illegal Animagus alongside his friends through personal research, whereas the POS-Marauders became Animagi with the aid of the Unspeakables, though they spend most of their lives believing they did the former.

Unlike Canon-James POS-James does not die on Halloween of 1981 alongside his wife as Voldemort merely stuns them.

Canon makes no reference to any kind of prophecy made by Cassandra Trelawney concerning the House of Potter.

## References

Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 133 - Potters and Blacks,

Lily and Dorea's meeting at Summerisles.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 55 - Pranks & Other Diversions (Pt 2),

Lily shows Harry a photo of her parents and tells him of their deaths.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 34 - The End of the Beginning (Pt 2),

"My parents died that year too, Lily.".
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 110 - Dreamscapes, Memories and Nightmares (Pt 3),

Moody shows Harry the Battle of Tutshill Green.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 2 - Halloween 1981,

The events of Halloween 1981.