James Potter

Lily Potter née Evans (Wife)

Charlus Potter (Father)

Dorea Potter née Black (Mother)

James Potter is the father of Charlus Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, and Harry Potter. He is an auror with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, a confidant of Albus Dumbledore, and a veteran of The Purity War, presumably fighting both as an Auror and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He is highly skilled with transfiguration, even succeeding in becoming an Animagus, and a competent fighter.

## **Early Life:**

James went to school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he became friends with Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and the Lycanthrope Remus Lupin. Together they formed The Marauders, who played pranks, became animagi, and bullied Severus Snape. During his education he earned an O+ in Transfiguration at least once. He chased after Lily Evans romantically, who eventually agreed to date him and they eventually married.

## **The Purity War:**

Fresh out of Hogwarts, James joined the Order of the Phoenix and the Aurors. When a prophecy was made foretelling that 'The one with the Power to Vanquish the Dark Lady approaches' specified his children as candidates, he went into hiding under the Fidelius Charm with his wife and twin sons. The charm was compromised, and Lady Voldemort entered his house, killed his wife, and attempted to kill his sons.

In the aftermath of the fight that resulted in the death of his wife and the temporary defeat of Lady Voldemort, James decided that he was unable to properly take care of both his sons without ending up making Harry resent both Charlus and himself. Following the suggestion of Peter Pettigrew, and with the support of Albus Dumbledore he decided that Harry should be raised by Lily's muggle sister, Petunia Dursley, away and unaware of Magical Britain.

## **1991:**

On September 3rd, an exhausted and overworked James Potter — as for the last month the Aurors office was unsuccessfully trying to determine the perpetrator of a Gringotts break-in that had the scope of stealing the Philosopher's Stone — receives an owl letter from his son Charlus. From that letter the finds out that Charlus was sorted into Gryffindor while Harry was sorted into Slytherin and was, to say the least, mad at him for leaving him with the Dursleys. As a result of that letter James decided to write to both his sons and to try to make amends with Harry.

He eventually meets with his estranges son Harry in a private room of the Three Broomsticks tavern on October 11th. There he apologises for abandoning Harry to the Dursleys all these years ago. Harry doesn't forgive James, and explains he may never forgive James, and that his time with them was far worse than just being told his father was dead, but that he can accept that James had good intentions, and accepts James's reasoning on the condition he never returns to 4 Privet Drive. James agrees.

Harry suggests that they start over in their relationship, and introduces himself. James returns the gesture, and then Harry asks about Lily Potter. They discuss things for a while, learning about his time at Hogwarts and as many of the secret passageways as Harry can.

When Harry asks to go to the Weitt's Family Samhain Gathering, James is initially reticent, but eventually concedes and permits Harry to go, after some emotional manipulation of James on Harry's part.

## **1992:**

On the night of May 8th he is called to Hogwarts in his capacity of Auror. There, he and the other Aurors, end up discovering that his son, Harry, was wrongfully accused of trying to smuggle a dragon by the Heirs of Malfoy, Nott, Selwyn and Macnair. The next morning the Daily Prophet prints a scattering article about the unfounded accusations made about the Potter Heir and James preparing to sue the responsible parties.

After a conversation with Albus Dumbledore, in which he reveals to James the third stanza of the Prophecy, without specifying its number, he ends up agreeing to send Harry back to 4 Privet Drive for the summer. Thus, James breaks the promise on which Harry's acceptance of James' reasoning for sending him there in the first place was conditional on. On June 8th, he lets Dumbledore give the news to Harry instead of having the common courtesy of telling them himself.

He hosts the Charlus Potter Birthday Gala on July 31st. At the even he meets and greets various Light members of society. At some point during the even he presents Harry with the heir ring. When an academic show-off starts between his two sons, due to Charlus' inability not to be in the spotlight all the time, he stops it when Charlus' is clearly losing.

While buying Charlus' school supplies for the upcoming academic year in Flourish and Blott's, alongside the Weasleys and Charlus, on August 19th, he stumbles upon Lucius Malfoy. He and Arthur end up engaging in a verbal confrontation with Lucius Malfoy about the Muggle Protection Act. When Harry is pulled into the conversation he is mortified by the stance of his Heir.

On September 4th he visits Albus Dumbledore in his office at Hogwarts to have a private conversation about the abuse that Harry suffered at the hands of the Dursleys. There he finds out that Dumbledore never believed that the Dursleys would outright abuse Harry and that he sent him back to them believing that Harry was in fact overplaying their mistreatment. He then goes on to explain how his sister was attacked by muggles at a young age, as a result of that attack she ended up fearing her own magic and his father ended up in Azkaban whilst seeking retribution. Then, Dumbledore assures James that Harry will not be sent back to the Dursleys, as he would not condemn him to such a fate, and that the blood wards have fallen so their protection is now a moot point. He informs James that his current plans now revolve around fixing the bond between the two brothers.

On the morning of November 1st, while at Potter Manor, James receives a letter from his former Headmaster telling him that his Heir has been found at the scene of a crime connected to Salazar Slytherin himself. Dumbledore asks him to check his family's ancestry and find out if there are any ties connecting the Potters with the Slytherins. The letter also professes Dumbledore's fears in regards to Harry's potential disdain for muggles. Wanting to finally figure out what happened during Harry's childhood he asks Peter — as one of the top DMLE detectives — for a favour.

At the end of a workday, at Potter Manor, James meets up with Peter Pettigrew to find out what his friend was able to uncouver in regards to Harry's childhood. The two talk, with James consuming ludicrous amounts of Firewhiskey, and Peter revealing the horrors that Harry had to experience at the hands of his muggle relatives. By the end of conversation James begins to realize that Harry may never thrust him again given his recent broken promise at the end of his Heir's first year of schooling. After the departure of Peter, a drunk James Potter goes to his Study. There, using a password, he opens a secret passageway to a vault-like room that holds a symbol linking the Potters to a hidden lineage, that of the Peverells.

After being make aware of the happening of Hogwarts, where Charlus just accused Harry of meeting with him during the summer to teach him the Dark Arts, he rushes to the Headmaster's Office to vouch for Harry's innocence. Thus, the afternoon of December 18th finds him lying to Albus Dumbledore claiming that he in fact gave Charlus his book on the Dark Arts and that he ordered him to lie about his origin if he were ever to be caught with it.

## 1993:

Following the emergency Wizengamot session of January 14th. He goes to Amelia Bones' office to discuss the possible persons to be sent to Hogwarts to investigate. He tries to volunteer but he is blocked by Moody under the reasoning that his sons are potential suspects.

The night of March 12th, finds James playing guest to the unexpected arrival of Albus Dumbledore. The former Headmaster explains the happening of the evening whilst asking for lodging for the night. Dumbledore reveal to him that he has never believed Harry to be in fact the Heir of Slytherin, but at most a puppet in their machinations. They conversation ends with Dumbledore announcing his plans to travel outside the British Isles to discover exactly what is attacking the students — as such information has been wiped from the British Isles centuries ago.

On June 14th, at his request, he and Albus Dumbledore meet with Harry. There he finds out that Harry has pressed charges against him for his mishandling and neglect and thus, at the moment, he is temporarily not considered to be Harry's guardian, thus he has no say in his living arrangements.