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|name=James and Lily Potter's grave |
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| + | }}{{Quote|The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.|The message on the tombstone|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}<nowiki> </nowiki>The '''grave of James and Lily Potter''' is located in the [[Godric's Hollow graveyard|graveyard]] of [[Godric's Hollow]]. It was made of the same white marble as [[Albus Dumbledore's tomb]], and shone in the darkness. The headstone had been engraved with [[Lily Evans|Lily]] and [[James Potter I|James]]' dates of birth and death, and a message. |
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| − | This '''grave''' is located in [[Godric's Hollow]] graveyard. It is placed in memory of [[Lily Potter|Lily]] and [[James Potter]] who died in [[1981]]. It is located not far away from [[Ignotus Peverell]]'s grave which has the [[Deathly Hallows]]/Ignotus's symbol on it. The gr[[File:Orchideos.JPG|thumb|left|Hermione creating flowers in the grave]]ave was visited by [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] in [[1997]]-[[1998]], who magicked flowers for the grave. During their visit, [[Nagini]], [[Lord Voldemort]]'s pet snake, was spying on them on Voldemort's orders, disguised as ''[[A History of Magic]]'' author [[Bathilda Bagshot]].<br /> |
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| − | Their tombstone reads: "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death". |
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| + | == History == |
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| + | [[File:Hermiones_flowers.png|thumb|left|The flowers which Hermione produced on Lily and James Potter's grave.]][[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] visited this grave on [[Christmas]] Eve in [[1997]], and conjured a wreath of roses to lay on the grave. The grave of [[Ignotus Peverell]], the original owner of a [[Deathly Hallows]] (as well as an ancestor of James Potter), lay in the same graveyard, as did Dumbledore's [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]] and [[Ariana Dumbledore|sister]]. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}} |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}} |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]'' |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]'' |
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| + | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' |
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| + | ==Behind the Scenes== |
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| + | *The inscription on the Potters' gravestone is from [http://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/1-corinthians/passage.aspx?q=1-corinthians+15:20-26%7C 1 Corinthians 15:26] in the Bible, which discusses Christ defeating all enemies, the last being death itself. |
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| + | *Rowling stated in 2007, "[But] I think those two particular quotations he [Harry] finds on the tombstones at Godric's Hollow, they sum up — they almost epitomise the whole series."<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572107/jk-rowling-talks-about-christian-imagery.jhtml</ref> |
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| + | ==Notes and References== |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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Revision as of 17:27, 8 May 2015
- "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
- — The message on the tombstone[src]
The grave of James and Lily Potter is located in the graveyard of Godric's Hollow. It was made of the same white marble as Albus Dumbledore's tomb, and shone in the darkness. The headstone had been engraved with Lily and James' dates of birth and death, and a message.
History
The flowers which Hermione produced on Lily and James Potter's grave.
Harry Potter and Hermione Granger visited this grave on Christmas Eve in 1997, and conjured a wreath of roses to lay on the grave. The grave of Ignotus Peverell, the original owner of a Deathly Hallows (as well as an ancestor of James Potter), lay in the same graveyard, as did Dumbledore's mother and sister.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Behind the Scenes
- The inscription on the Potters' gravestone is from 1 Corinthians 15:26 in the Bible, which discusses Christ defeating all enemies, the last being death itself.
- Rowling stated in 2007, "[But] I think those two particular quotations he [Harry] finds on the tombstones at Godric's Hollow, they sum up — they almost epitomise the whole series."[1]
Notes and References
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