Changes: James and Lily Potter

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Lily and James Potter — James and Lily Potter in the Mirror of Erised

James and Lily Potter were a married couple and the parents of the famous Harry Potter. They were both Gryffindor students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and members of the Order of the Phoenix. They were both murdered by Lord Voldemort on Hallowe'en in 1981, while trying to protect their infant son. See their individual articles for more information:

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+[[File:Lily and James Potter.jpg|thumb|400px|James and Lily Potter in the [[Mirror of Erised]]]]
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-|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | '''Character'''
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-!colspan=2 style="font-size: smaller;" | Adrian Rawlins as James Potter in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (movie)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
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-!colspan=2 style="font-size: larger; background-color:{{{bgcolor}}}; color:{{{fgcolor}}};" | James Potter
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-|'''Gender''' ||  Male
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-|'''Date of birth''' || c. 1958
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-|'''House''' || [[Gryffindor]]
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-|'''Occupation''' || Unknown
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-|'''Parentage''' || [[Pure-blood]]
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-|'''Loyalty''' || [[Order of the Phoenix]]
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-|'''First appearance''' || ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
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-'''James Potter''' was born  c. 1958 in Britain. He is described as having hazel eyes, a slightly longer nose than [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]]'s, but otherwise the same thin face, same hands, same untidy black hair sticking up at the back, and (nearly) the same height as Harry during their school days. He attended [[Hogwarts]] <!-- SCHOOL DATES ARE BASED UPON THOSE OF BELLATRIX LESTRANGE; FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE [[Dates in Harry Potter]]. PLEASE USE THE TALK PAGE IF YOU BELIEVE A MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE.  --> c. [[Dates in Harry Potter|1969]] to c. [[1976]] where he was in [[Gryffindor]] and his best friends were [[Sirius Black]], [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Peter Pettigrew]]. Sirius fell out with his own parents when he was around sixteen and ran away to move in with James and his parents until leaving school. He often visited the Potters, who regarded him as a "second son." James was an only child and his parents were quite elderly when he was born, even by wizarding standards; as a result, he was quite pampered [http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-anelli-3.htm].
+'''James and Lily Potter''' were a married couple and the parents of the famous [[Harry Potter]]. They were both [[Gryffindor]] students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. They were both murdered by [[Lord Voldemort]] on [[Hallowe'en]] in [[1981]], while trying to protect their infant son. See their individual articles for more information:
-He was described by another classmate [[Severus Snape]] as "exceedingly arrogant", by Remus as "the height of cool" and by Sirius as sometimes an "arrogant little [[:Wikipedia:berk|berk]]". Scenes from James's time at Hogwarts have shown him behaving as a bully towards Snape, but he became a more mature individual before the end of his schooldays. He had the habit of hexing anyone who annoyed him and was more skilled at magical dueling in his fifth year than Snape, despite himself describing Snape as being famous for his ability with the [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|Dark Arts]]. After seeing Snape's recorded memories of James, Harry agreed with Snape's assessment of his father's arrogance, and the revelation left Harry deeply depressed and disheartened. In defence of their "bullying", Sirius insisted that Snape had a mean streak and was not the "innocent victim" he appeared to be, and that James hated Snape for his infatuation with the Dark Arts.
+*[[James Potter I|James Potter]]
-James was a brilliant student, and in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', was mentioned to have become [[Head Boy]] (though in OotP it is said that Lupin became prefect, not James). He was also a player on the Gryffindor [[Quidditch]] team. There was considerable confusion over whether James was a Seeker or a Chaser but Rowling confirmed that James was a Chaser. He was shown playing with a Golden Snitch outside of games and practices, ostensibly to show off. He similarly had a habit of rumpling up his hair to produce the effect that he had just stepped off a broomstick.
+*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]]
-James and Sirius were apparently popular students, ingenious pranksters and very witty. [[Madam Rosmerta]] of the [[Three Broomsticks]] pub in [[Hogsmeade]], once talked fondly of how the two boys used to come into her bar, flirt with her, and make her laugh.
-==External links==
+==See also==
-*[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/james.html The Harry Potter Lexicon's biography of James Potter]
+*[[Potter family]]
-*[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/lily.html The Harry Potter Lexicon's biography of Lily Potter]
+*[[Evans family]]
-*Casting confirmation: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4660000/newsid_4662300/4662350.stm
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-[[Category:First Order of the Phoenix|Potter]]
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+[[Category:Potter family]]