James Potter

My name is James Potter. I was born to a pure blood wizard family. I attended Hogwarts from 1971-1978. While at Hogwarts, I made quite a name for myself. I was a brilliant student who became Head Boy in my last year. I was a ringleader in what the teachers called 'a group of mischievous students' and was seldom seen without my best-friend, Sirius Black, by my side. One of my accomplishments was to become an animagus, quite a feet for an underaged wizard. I did this because another of my dearest companions, Remus Lupin, was a werewolf. In animal form, we joined Remus in adventures around the countryside once a month when he transformed.
A fellow student, Severus Snape, hated me. Snape followed us all around the school trying to find reasons to report us and get us into trouble. I have to admit, my friends and I were a bit dimissive and cruel to Snape. But hey, sometimes he deserved it. Severus found out Remus's secret and followed us through the secret tunnel under the Whomping Willow one day. Sirius convinced Snape to go in and find out what was going on. Snape would have been killed by Remus who had taken his werewolf form, or at best been bitten and turned into a werewolf himself. And although I couldn't stand Snivelous, I warned him at the last moment and ended up saving his life. Snape was so angered and annoyed by me saving his life, that even today, after my death, Snape still has a grudge with me.
At Hogwarts, I met the most in the world. Her name was Lily Evans. Lily came from a Muggle family, but I didn't care. I fell in love with her the first time I laid eyes on her. I tried everything I can to have her notice me. Nothing seemed to help. The more I tried, the less interested she seemed. She claimed that I was arrogat and conceited. But in our 7th year at Hogwarts I proved her wrong. She became Head Girl, and I, Head Boy. It was in our 7th Year that I showed Lily how mature I became. She gave in and went out with me. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Lily was the greatest person I knew with the biggest heart.
Lily and I were married straight out of Hogwarts in 1979. And one year later, on July 31, 1980, my pride and joy was born, Harry. Even as new parents we still had to keep our loyalty to Dumbledore and continued to be memebers of the Order of the Pheonix, fighting Voldemort and his followers. But when Voldemort heard of the prophesy concerning a baby boy that was to be born at the end of July, little did we know that our son would be Voldemort's number one target. So in order to protect my family, Lily and I took Harry into hiding and lived as Muggles. We used to the Fidelius Charm to hide ourselves but our secret keeper, Peter Pettigrew, was actually a spy for Voldemort and he betrayed us. On the night of October 31, 1981 Voldemort came to Godric's Hollow and killed me and Lily. He tried to kill Harry, but Lily's sacrifice saved Harry's life and the spell backfired onto Voldemort.
NICKNAME: ProngsANIMAGUS: StagQUIDDITCH: Chaser (but loved playing with the Snitch), Quidditch Cup Winner
EYES: Hazel, and glassesFIELD: TransfigurationHOUSE: GryffindoreWAND: Mahogany, 11" , pliable (excellent for Transfiguration)
My Dear Sweet Lily, If only there were something I could have done to save you and Harry. I love you will every being in my heart.
This is Lily, Remus, Sirius holding Harry, and me at Christmas at our house. It's those days that I will never forget.
Sirius and me. He was like a brother to me.