About Me
My name is Lily Evans Potter. I recieved my LETTER from Hogwarts in 1970 and was delighted to know that I was a witch. My parents, who were Muggles, were delighted as well. My sister, Petunia, on the other had, hated all the attention I got from our parents and her hate continued even after the death of my husband, James, and me.
I attended Hogwarts in September 1, 1971-1978 and was sorted into the Gryffindor House. In my 7th year at Hogwarts I was awarded the honor of being Head Girl. I succeeded very well in my Charms class.
It was at Hogwarts that I meant the love of my life, James. Although it has to be said I was not quite taken with him in the beginning. To me, he was conceited and hated the fact that he loved to show off by jinxing people and playing with that stupid Snitch. In our 7th year, we were both Head Boy/Head Girl. It was then that James proved to me that he matured, and so we began dating.
We were married straight out of Hogwarts in 1979 and joined the Order of the Pheonix, together with James' three closest friends: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. While in the Order James and I confronted Voldemort personally on three occasions and escaped, though narrowly.
Despite the desperate risk we had in the front lines of the war against Voldemort, James and I desided to have a baby. Harry was born July 31, 1980. It was then that James and I decided for Sirius to act as Harry's legal guardian should anything happen to us.
But fate intervened and placed me and my family in the eye of the storm. In the year before Harry's birth, a prophecy had been made in the presence of Albus Dombledore fortelling the birth of a boy "with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord" at the end of July. Harry was one of two wizard boys fitting the criteria set down in the prophecy. By chance, part of the prophecy was heard by a follower of Voldemort on the night it was made. Voldemort decided to eliminate the potential threat while the boy was still a baby.
Dumbledore warned me that Voldemort was on our track and we went into hiding in 1981, living as muggles in a place called Godric's Hollow. We used the Fidelius Charm to hide ourselves but the person we chose as Secret Keeper, Peter Pettigrew, was actually a spy for Voldemort and betrayed us. On October 31, 1981, Voldemort came to Godric's Hollow and killed both James and me. Voldemort did not intend to kill me and even game me the chance to get out the way so that he could kill Harry.
But I refused and sacrificed my life to protect my only son, Harry.
Because of this act of love, it gave Harry a level of protection Voldemort couldn't touch.
After the death of James and me, Dumbledore stepped in and prepared arangements as to where Harry will live, seeing as how Sirius was condemned to Azkaban. Dumbledore cast a charm to reinforce the protection Harry gained from my sacrifice as long as Harry lived with someone of my blood. Ironically, this made my sister, Petunia, and her husband, Vernon Dursley, the only possible guardians to seal the charm and keep Harry alive.
WAND STATS: Willow, 10 1/4'', Swishy (nice wand for Charm work).NOTABLE QUOTES:
~"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid!"~~~~~~"Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can — I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK."FRIENDS: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Albus Dumbledore, the Weasley's, the Longbottom's, and the Bones'ENEMIES: Lord Voldemort/Tom Marvolo Riddle, Peter Pettigrew, Karkaroff,a dn all the Death Eaters
