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The '''grave of James and Lily Potter''' is located in a graveyard in [[Godric's Hollow]]. It was made of the same white marble as [[Albus Dumbledore's tomb]], and shined in the darkness. The headstone had been engraved with [[Lily Potter|Lily]] and [[James Potter|James]]' dates of birth and death, and the message "''The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death''". [[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|Deathly Hallow]], lay in the same graveyard, as did Dumbledore's [[Kendra Dumbledore|mother]] and [[Ariana Dumbledore|sister]].
  
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}}<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. {{Quote|The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.|The message on the tombstone|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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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]] Kendra and [[Ariana Dumbledore|sister]] Ariana.
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
  
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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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Revision as of 00:47, 31 July 2015

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.

"The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."
— The message on the tombstone[src]

History

Hermiones flowers

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 Kendra and sister Ariana.

Appearances

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

  1. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572107/jk-rowling-talks-about-christian-imagery.jhtml
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