House Potter

**House Potter** is an Ancient and Noble House of the Wizengamot that is currently led by James Potter.

## History

House Potter is an Ancient and Noble House that can trace it's roots back to the Roman Empire, and has held a seat on the Wizengamot since it's formation.

### Cassandra Trelawney's Prophecy

In 1780, Lady Antigone Potter threw an international party to celebrate her becoming the youngest Minister of Magic in over 100 years. During this party, her husband, Lord Nathaniel Potter, was getting involved with his mistress, Cassandra Trelawney. However, Cassandra spoke a True Prophecy to Nathaniel, regarding "the Last Potter" and how they relate to a potential apocalypse. After hearing this, they made plans towards trying to prevent this prophecy for happening for as long as possible. As a result of this, every Potter was taught to hate Slytherin House in order to prevent any Potter from being sorted into the house and, although a copy of the prophecy was held by the House of Potter as a family trust, anyone who would learn the Prophecy was bound to an oath.

Over the course of the next 200 years House Potter was led by several Lords, who were all sorted into Gryffindor, including Josiah Potter, Benjamin Potter, Henry Potter, Fleamont Potter, and Charlus Potter. During this period every Potter Lord had a single male child, a tradition that remained unbroken until James Potter's wife Lily gave birth to twins named Harry and Jim in 1980.

### Sybill Trelawney's First Prophecy

During the First Wizarding War against Lord Voldemort, another True Prophecy was made, this time by Sybill Trelawney regarding a child born at the end of July. Both sides of the War quickly learnt that the prophecy could only relate to one of three newborns; either Neville Longbottom, Jim Potter, or Harry Potter. As such, both House Potter and House Longbottom went into hiding, but both Houses were eventually discovered. For House Potter, this resulted in being attacked at their cottage in Godric's Hollow by Lord Voldemort himself. However, for unknown reasons, Voldemort disappeared that night and the Potter Twins developed scars; Jim with a V-shaped scar and Harry with a "lightning bolt"-shaped scar. Due to the massive drain on Harry's magical core that occurred during this event, it was decided that Harry would live with the Dursleys until he showed signs of magic.

## Family Residence

Though House Potter's main family residence is **Potter Manor**, all current members of House Potter live on **4 Privet Drive**, Little Whinging, Surrey, as Potter Manor has been leased out to Harry Black for eighteen years, meaning the Manor will not be returned to them until June of 2012.

## Canon Divergence

Canon House Potter is completely deceased, except for Harry, and has no known affiliation with the Ministry of Magic or the Wizengamot, outside of Henry Potter, who served on the Wizengamot in the 1910's.

Almost everything relating to the history of House Potter is created by the Sinister Man, excluding the attack on Godric's Hollow and several family members. The most notable creation by TSM is Jim Potter.

## References

Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 79 - Meet Regulus Black,

Arcturus mentions House Potter to be among the Houses that own a copy of the Codex.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 125 - The Hunting of Sirius Black (Pt 4),

Flashback to the Prophecy being told.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 42 - The Birthday Party (Pt 1),

"...the first Slytherin Potter in over 200 years or more. Indeed, apparently the first Potter to go to any House other than Gryffindor in that time.".
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 149 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 4),

"...a very old wand... ...first purchased by Josiah Potter in 1835.".
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 138 - The Future All Around Us, Waiting to Be Born (Pt 2),

"[The wand] had been owned by James's great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Potter.".
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 133 - Potters and Blacks,

Dorea Black meets with Lily Evans at Summerisles.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 32 - The Death Eater Snape,

Snape reveals his history with the prophecy to Harry and Neville.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 35 - The Lessons of Summer,

James and Lily argue about Jim and Harry.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 136 - The Fall of the House of Potter (Pt 2),

Artie informs James of his new residence.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 138 - The Future All Around Us, Waiting to Be Born (Pt 2),

"Per the final lease agreement between Harry and James, Harry would have possession of Potter Manor for eighteen years and legal ownership of the Invisibility Cloak for four.".