James Potter

**James Potter** **I** (27 March 1960 - 31 October 1981), also known as **Prongs**, was an English pure-blood wizard, the only son of Fleamont and Euphemia Potter, husband of Lily Potter, and father of Harry Potter.

 **Cause of Death** | Murdered by Voldemort

## Early Life

James Potter was an only child. Because of this, and since he had such a late arrival in their lives, James' parents pampered him a great deal. It was no surprise that he grew to be proud, (a little) arrogant, and boastful, but deep down still a good person. He knew before going to Hogwarts that he wanted to be a Gryffindor. He had untidy hair and hazel eyes.

In 1970, Voldemort began recruiting and his name began spreading.

## Life at Hogwarts

### Year 1 (1971-72)

In this year, James was sorted into Gryffindor House, and made friends with Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. He probably formed a crush on Lily Evans right away, but she was besties with Severus. James was brought up hating all things Dark, including Slytherin House.

### Year 2 (1972-73)

In this year, James was in the Gryffindor Quidditch Team as a Seeker. At some point in these early years, the gang found out Remus was a werewolf.

### Year 3 (1973-74)

Nothing in canon but at some point they created the Marauders Map and began attempting to become Animagi to run with Remus on the full moon.

### Year 5 (1975-76)

Remus and Lily were prefects. Sirius told Severus how to get past the Whomping Willow and he went as far as the tunnel before James found out and caught him, but not before he saw Remus transform. James and Sirius bullied Severus after their OWLs and Lily got caught in a verbal crossfire trying to defend Severus, who called her a Mudblood. At some point between 5th and 6th year, at age 15, Sirius is taken in by the Potters.

### Year 6 (1976-77)

James and Lily become friendlier to each other, James starts to be less arrogant. Though he still does pranks, he steers clear of bullying. At some point in these later years, Lily and Severus are invited to join the Slug Club.

### Year 7 (1977-78)

In his final year, James and Lily were Head Boy and Girl. To his joy, she finally started going out with him.

## After Hogwarts

James joined Dumbledore in the Order of the Phoenix with Lily, putting careers on hold (no careers are ever mentioned in canon). A year after they graduated, James and Lily got married at around age 18. A year after that, she became pregnant (around age 19), and she gave birth to a boy, Harry James Potter (at around age 20). When they realized that Voldemort was after them, they were forced to hide in their house. They used the Fidelius Charm, and wanted their Secret-Keeper to be Sirius, who was Harry's godfather. Sirius agreed, but at the last minute, he convinced the Potters to switch to Peter, who would be the less obvious choice. James had lent his invisibility cloak to Dumbledore who was researching it, believing it to be a Deathly Hallow.

At some point during this part of the war, James's parents must have died, because Harry was given to later to Lily's Muggle family.

Soon, Peter betrayed their location to Voldemort out of fear for his life, and Voldemort came to their house when they weren't expecting it. James's wand was too far away, but Lily ran up the stairs with Harry. James was killed immediately with the Killing Curse (*Avada Kedavra*). Then, Lily was disarmed, asked to surrender the baby, and was killed with the same spell when she refused. They died at age 21, although Harry lived, his mother's sacrifice rebounding the curse onto Voldemort, whose current body was destroyed although the bit of soul inside fled.

## Gallery

James being sillyJames with his glassesThe widely accepted face claim for James Potter is Aaron Taylor-Johnson. He isn't, however, the official face of James Fleamont Potter in the Harry Potter franchise.