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*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter I]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}}
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'''Potter''' is the surname of an old wizarding family. They were once [[pure-blood]]s, but [[James Potter I|James Potter]] married [[Muggle-born]] witch [[Lily Evans]], thus their son [[Harry Potter|Harry]] was [[half-blood]]. The Potters have traditionally been [[Sorting ceremony|sorted]] into [[Gryffindor]] house at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref>In Chapter 33 of ''Deathly Hallows'', it is stated that James' father was a Gryffindor. James, Lily, Harry, and Ginny were all Gryffindors as well.</ref>, and are very wealthy, with a [[Vault 687|vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] containing a great deal of gold<ref>''Philsopher's Stone'', Ch. 5</ref>.
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'''Potter''' is the surname of an old wizarding family. They were once [[pure-blood|pure-bloods]], but [[James Potter I|James Potter]] married [[Muggle-born]] witch [[Lily Evans]], thus their son [[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]] was [[half-blood]]. The Potters have traditionally been [[Sorting ceremony|sorted]] into [[Gryffindor]] house at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref>In Chapter 33 of ''Deathly Hallows'', it is stated that James' father was a Gryffindor. James, Lily, Harry, and Ginny were all Gryffindors as well.</ref>, they are also very wealthy, with a [[Vault 687|vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] containing a great deal of gold<ref>''Philsopher's Stone'', Ch. 5</ref>.
   
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During the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s, the Potters supported the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and opposed [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]]. James and Lily Potter were both Order members who defied Voldemort three times, and their son went on to be the leader of [[Dumbledore's Army]] and the one to defeat Voldemort once and for all.
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During the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War|Second Wizarding Wars]], the Potters supported the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and opposed [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]]. James and Lily Potter were both Order members who defied Voldemort three times and fought in the First Wizarding War. On [[31 October]], [[1981]] James and Lily's fourth encounter with Voldemort was their last. He murdered them as they attempted to protect their infant son, Harry. Harry survived and went on to be the leader of [[Dumbledore's Army|Dumbledore's Army.]] He played an important role in many battle of the Second Wizarding War and was the one to defeat Voldemort once and for all.
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After the war Harry married fellow Gryffindor and Dumbledore's Army member [[Ginevra Weasley]]. The couple had three children: [[James Sirius]], [[Albus Severus]], and [[Lily Luna Potter]]. All three of whom are named in honour of family, friends, or allies.
   
 
==Recent family history==
  
==Recent family history==
 
===First Wizarding War===
  
===First Wizarding War===
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{{Quote|The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies|[[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[Harry Potter]] was born during the height of the [[First Wizarding War]]. His parents, [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}}, were both members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], an organisation created and led by [[Albus Dumbledore]] for those who wanted to battle [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his followers, the [[Death Eaters]]. In [[1979]], Dumbledore witnessed a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] made by [[Sybill Trelawney]] that predicted that a child with the power to defeat the [[Tom Riddle|Dark Lord]] would be born to parents who had defied him three times "''as the [[July|seventh month]] dies''". Voldemort was told part of the prophecy by [[Severus Snape]], who had been caught outside the door after the prophecy was heard.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref><ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>
  
[[Harry Potter]] was born during the height of the [[First Wizarding War]]. His parents, [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}}, were both members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], an organisation created and led by [[Albus Dumbledore]] for those who wanted to battle [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his followers, the [[Death Eaters]]. In [[1979]], Dumbledore witnessed a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] made by [[Sybill Trelawney]] that predicted that a child with the power to defeat the [[Tom Riddle|Dark Lord]] would be born to parents who had defied him three times "''as the [[July|seventh month]] dies''". Voldemort was told part of the prophecy by [[Severus Snape]], who had been caught outside the door after the prophecy was heard.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref><ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>
   
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[[File:Godric_flash.PNG|thumb|240x240px|The Potters' home in [[Godric's Hollow]].|left]]
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[[File:Godric_flash.PNG|thumb|250x250px|The Potters' home in [[Godric's Hollow]] under attack|left]]
   
 
At the end of July in [[1980]], two infants were born matching this description: Harry Potter and [[Neville Longbottom]]. Voldemort went after Harry, resolving to kill him, and thus marked Harry as his equal, as the prophecy foretold. The Potters went into hiding through use of the [[Fidelius Charm]], first choosing their close friend [[Sirius Black]] as [[Secret-Keeper]], but Black persuaded the Potters to use [[Peter Pettigrew]] instead, thinking that this less obvious choice would further protect the Potters. Pettigrew, however, betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, who attacked the family in [[Godric's Hollow]] on [[31 October]], [[1981]]. Voldemort murdered James and then Lily with the [[Killing Curse]], but he first gave Lily the opportunity to save herself, at the request of Snape, who had been in [[love]] with Lily for years. When she refused, Voldemort killed her, unknowingly invoking ancient magic that protected Harry when Voldemort then attempted to murder him. The Killing Curse rebounded, leaving Harry its only known survivor and Voldemort temporarily defeated. The incident also caused a piece of Voldemort's [[soul]] to be embedded in the [[Harry Potter's scars|scar]] on Harry's forehead, inadvertently making him into a [[Horcrux]].<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
  
At the end of July in [[1980]], two infants were born matching this description: Harry Potter and [[Neville Longbottom]]. Voldemort went after Harry, resolving to kill him, and thus marked Harry as his equal, as the prophecy foretold. The Potters went into hiding through use of the [[Fidelius Charm]], first choosing their close friend [[Sirius Black]] as [[Secret-Keeper]], but Black persuaded the Potters to use [[Peter Pettigrew]] instead, thinking that this less obvious choice would further protect the Potters. Pettigrew, however, betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, who attacked the family in [[Godric's Hollow]] on [[31 October]], [[1981]]. Voldemort murdered James and then Lily with the [[Killing Curse]], but he first gave Lily the opportunity to save herself, at the request of Snape, who had been in [[love]] with Lily for years. When she refused, Voldemort killed her, unknowingly invoking ancient magic that protected Harry when Voldemort then attempted to murder him. The Killing Curse rebounded, leaving Harry its only known survivor and Voldemort temporarily defeated. The incident also caused a piece of Voldemort's [[soul]] to be embedded in the [[Harry Potter's scars|scar]] on Harry's forehead, inadvertently making him into a [[Horcrux]].<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
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===Inbetween the wars===
  
===Inbetween the wars===
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[[File:74.JPG|thumb|230x230px|[[James and Lily Potter]] as seen by Harry in the [[Mirror of Erised]].]]
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{{Quote|Yer a wizard, Harry, and a thumpin' good one I'd wager, once yer trained up a bit, o' course.|Harry finding out he's a wizard|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}[[File:74.JPG|thumb|242x242px|[[James and Lily Potter]] as seen by Harry in the [[Mirror of Erised]]]]
   
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Despite his relatives' efforts to force him to be "[[Muggle|normal]]", Harry was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]], and was informed of this fact by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] when it came time for him to attend [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]]. He entered the [[wizarding world]], learned his family's history, and once again became a target of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], who was still alive but in non-corporeal form and seeking to return to power.
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Despite his relatives' efforts to force him to be "[[Muggle|normal]]", Harry was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]], and was informed of this fact by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] when the time came for him to attend [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]]. He entered the [[wizarding world]], learned his family's history, and once again became a target of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], who was still alive but in non-corporeal form and seeking to return to power.
   
 
Voldemort's inability to touch Harry, due to the lingering protection from his late mother, continued all the way up to his resurrection in [[1995]]. [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], acting as host to Voldemort's soul, attempted to attack Harry to gain the [[Philosopher's Stone]] in [[1992]], but was prevented from stealing the Stone when he came into contact with Harry's skin, leaving Voldemort forced to return to his non-corporeal state.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>
  
Voldemort's inability to touch Harry, due to the lingering protection from his late mother, continued all the way up to his resurrection in [[1995]]. [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], acting as host to Voldemort's soul, attempted to attack Harry to gain the [[Philosopher's Stone]] in [[1992]], but was prevented from stealing the Stone when he came into contact with Harry's skin, leaving Voldemort forced to return to his non-corporeal state.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>
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{{Quote|I am the chosen one. I have to kill him.|Harry Potter talking about Lord Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}[[File:Harry Potter movies hbp promostills 6.jpg|left|thumb|201x201px|[[Harry Potter]], the "Boy Who Lives" and "The Chosen One"]]
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Voldemort eventually overcame this by using Harry's blood to regenerate his own body in [[1995]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> Unbeknownst to Voldemort, this act also anchored Harry's life to his own. This was brought to light when Harry and Voldemort had their final confrontation in [[1998]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. Harry had spent almost a year destroying Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es with his best friends [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]], only to discover during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] that he himself was a Horcrux Voldemort made accidentally that fateful Hallowe'en night in [[1981]].
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Voldemort eventually overcame this by using Harry's blood to regenerate his own body in [[1995]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> Unbeknownst to Voldemort, this act also anchored Harry's life to his own. This was brought to light when Harry and Voldemort had their final confrontation in [[1998]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. Harry had spent almost a year destroying Voldemort's [[Horcrux|Horcruxes]] with his best friends [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]], only to discover during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] that he himself was a Horcrux Voldemort made accidentally that fateful Hallowe'en night in [[1981]].
   
 
Harry willingly stood before Voldemort and was struck with the [[Killing Curse]]. Because of this, the part of Voldemort's soul within him was destroyed. Because Voldemort had taken some of Harry's blood — and thus Lily's blood, with its magical protections for Harry — within himself, Harry survived the Killing Curse for a second time. The two [[duel]]led one last time, and Harry defeated Voldemort once and for all.<ref name="DH" />
  
Harry willingly stood before Voldemort and was struck with the [[Killing Curse]]. Because of this, the part of Voldemort's soul within him was destroyed. Because Voldemort had taken some of Harry's blood — and thus Lily's blood, with its magical protections for Harry — within himself, Harry survived the Killing Curse for a second time. The two [[duel]]led one last time, and Harry defeated Voldemort once and for all.<ref name="DH" />
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==Recent family members==
  
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[[James Potter I|James Potter]] was the only child of [[James Potter's father|Mr.]] and [[James Potter's mother|Mrs. Potter]]. James married [[Lily Evans]] and they had one child, [[Harry Potter|Harry]], who famously defeated [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. He eventually married [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], and they had three children: [[James Potter II|James Sirius]], [[Albus Potter|Albus Severus]], and [[Lily Potter|Lily Luna Potter]].
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James Potter was the only child of Mr and Mrs Potter. James married Lily Evans and they had one child, Harry, who famously defeated Lord Voldemort. He eventually married Ginny Weasley, and they had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna Potter.
 
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Lily Potter1.jpg|[[Lily Potter]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}} †
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AlbusSevPotter.jpg|[[Albus Potter]]
  
AlbusSevPotter.jpg|[[Albus Potter]]
 
Lily PotterDH2.png|[[Lily Potter II]]
  
Lily PotterDH2.png|[[Lily Potter II]]
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Mr. Potter.jpg|[[James Potter's father|Mr Potter]] †
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Dorea Black 5.jpg|[[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} †
 
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*[[James Potter I]] - A [[pure-blood]] [[Gryffindor]] who joined the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. Married [[Lily Evans]], and they had one son, [[Harry Potter|Harry]]. He and Lily were [[Killing Curse|murdered]] by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] on the night of [[31 October]], [[1981]].
  
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*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter I]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}} - A [[muggle-born]] [[Gryffindor]] who joined the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. Married [[James Potter I|James Potter]] and had one son, [[Harry Potter|Harry]]. She and James were murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] on the night of [[31 October]], [[1981]]. She has one [[Muggle]] [[Petunia Dursley|sister]], who is [[Vernon Dursley|married]], as well as a Muggle [[Dudley Dursley|nephew]]. Married into the Potter family.
  
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*[[Harry Potter]] - A [[half-blood]] [[Gryffindor]] who famously defeated [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. Son of [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]]. He was the leader and teacher of [[Dumbledore's Army]]. Married to [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and father of [[James Potter II|James]], [[Albus Potter|Albus]], and [[Lily Potter]].
  
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*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter]] {{c|née [[Weasley]]}} - A [[pure-blood]] [[Gryffindor]] who is the wife of [[Harry Potter]]. She is originally descended from the [[Weasley family]] and has six brothers, along with several nieces and nephews. She was a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]]. Mother of [[James Potter II|James]], [[Albus Potter|Albus]], and [[Lily Potter]]. Married into the Potter family.
  
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*[[James Potter II]] - A [[half-blood]] [[Griffindor]], who is the eldest child and first son of [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter]]. He has a [[Albus Potter|younger brother]] and [[Lily Potter|sister]]. He is named for his [[James Potter I|paternal grandfather]] and [[Sirius Black|his father's godfather]].
  
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*[[Albus Potter]] - A [[half-blood]] who is to be [[Sorted]] in [[2017]]. He is the second child and son of [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter]]. He has an [[James Potter II|older brother]] and a [[Lily Potter|younger sister]]. He is named after [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Severus Snape]]. Both former and latter were Headmasters of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], their houses were [[Gryffindor]] and [[Slytherin]], respectively.
  
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|A [[pure-blood]] [[Slytherin]]<ref name="slytherin">In Chapter 4 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', [[Horace Slughorn]] states: "The whole Black family had been in my house, but Sirius ended up in [[Gryffindor]]!" This implies that all Blacks except Sirius were Sorted into [[Slytherin]] while Slughorn was Head of House. Dorea, born in 1920, presumably attended Hogwarts c. [[1931]] or [[1932]] to [[1938]] or [[1939]], and thus would most likely have been a student of Slughorn, who was stated to have begun teaching at Hogwarts around the same time as [[Albus Dumbledore]] in Chapter 5 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', in [[1930s|1938]] or earlier.</ref> witch, the wife of Charlus Potter. Daughter of [[Cygnus Black II]] and [[Violetta Bulstrode]]. A member of the [[House of Black]]. She has [[Charlus Potter's son|one son]].
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*[[Lily Potter II]] - A [[half-blood]] who is the youngest child and only daughter of [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter]]. She has two older brothers. She is named after her [[Lily Evans|paternal grandmother]] and [[Luna Lovegood|one of her parent's oldest friends]].
  
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*[[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}} - The wife of [[Charlus Potter]]. Daughter of [[Cygnus Black II]] and [[Violetta Bulstrode]]. A member of the [[House of Black]]. She has [[Charlus Potter's son|one son]].
  
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*[[Charlus Potter's son]] - The son of [[Charlus Potter]] and [[Dorea Black]].
  
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*[[James Potter's father|Mr. Potter]] - A [[pure-blood]] wizard, father of [[James Potter I|James Potter]], and grandfather of [[Harry Potter]].
  
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*[[James Potter's mother|Mrs. Potter]] - A [[pure-blood]] witch, mother of [[James Potter I|James Potter]], and grandmother of [[Harry Potter]].
  
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|A pure-blood [[Gryffindor]] wizard, father of James Potter, and grandfather of Harry Potter.
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|A pure-blood witch, mother of James Potter, and grandmother of Harry Potter.
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|[[James Potter I|James Potter]]
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|A pure-blood Gryffindor who joined the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. Married Lily Evans, and they had one son, Harry. He and Lily were [[Killing Curse|murdered]] by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] on the night of [[31 October]], [[1981]].
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|[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}}
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|A [[Muggle-born]] Gryffindor who joined the Order of the Phoenix. Married James Potter and had one son, Harry. She and James were murdered by Voldmort on the night of 31 October, 1981. She has one [[Muggle]] sister, who is married, as well as a Muggle nephew. Married into the Potter family.
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|[[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]]
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|A [[half-blood]] Gryffindor who famously defeated Lord Voldemort. Son of James and Lily Potter. He was the leader and teacher of [[Dumbledore's Army]]. Married to Ginny Weasley and father of James, Albus, and Lily Potter.
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|[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Molly Potter]] {{c|née [[Weasley]]}}
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|A pure-blood Gryffindor who is the wife of Harry Potter. She is originally descended from the [[Weasley family]] and has six brothers, along with several nieces and nephews. She was a member of Dumbledore's Army. Mother of James, Albus, and Lily Potter. Married into the Potter family.
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|[[James Potter II|James Sirius Potter]]
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|A half-blood, who is the eldest child and first son of Harry and Ginny Potter. He has a younger brother and sister. He is named for his [[James Potter I|paternal grandfather]] and [[Sirius Black|his father's godfather]].
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|[[Albus Potter|Albus Severus Potter]]
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|A half-blood who is to be [[Sorted]] in [[2017]]. He is the second child and son of Harry and Ginny Potter. He has an older brother and a younger sister. He is named after [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Severus Snape]]. Both former and latter were Headmasters of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], their houses were Gryffindor and Slytherin, respectively.
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|[[Lily Potter II|Lily Luna Potter]]
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|A half-blood who is the youngest child and only daughter of Harry and Ginny Potter. She has two older brothers. She is named after her paternal grandmother and one of her parents dearest friends ([[Luna Lovegood]]).
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If Charlus and Dorea Potter were James's parents, James and his best friend [[Sirius Black]] would have been first cousins, once removed. Harry and Sirius, his godfather, would have been second cousins. Also, Harry's best friend/brother-in-law, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and wife, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] would be his third cousins. Harry would also be related, albeit distantly, to the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]], [[Longbottom family|Longbottoms]], and [[Lestrange family|Lestranges]].<ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref>
  
If Charlus and Dorea Potter were James's parents, James and his best friend [[Sirius Black]] would have been first cousins, once removed. Harry and Sirius, his godfather, would have been second cousins. Also, Harry's best friend/brother-in-law, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and wife, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] would be his third cousins. Harry would also be related, albeit distantly, to the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]], [[Longbottom family|Longbottoms]], and [[Lestrange family|Lestranges]].<ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref>
   
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The Potters descend from [[Ignotus Peverell]], whose [[Cloak of Invisibility]] is one of the three [[Deathly Hallows]]. Unlike most [[Invisibility cloak]]s, it has remained intact for centuries, passed on from generation to generation until it reached [[Harry Potter]]. Harry temporarily became the "Master of Death" in [[1998]], as he was in possession of the Invisibility Cloak, the [[Resurrection Stone]], and the [[Elder Wand]]. The last item's loyalty to Harry was crucial to his defeat of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], as the Elder Wand refused to harm its true owner and caused Voldemort's [[Killing Curse]] to backfire. Of the three Hallows, Harry only kept the Invisibility Cloak for himself, as it rightfully belongs to his family.
  
The Potters descend from [[Ignotus Peverell]], whose [[Cloak of Invisibility]] is one of the three [[Deathly Hallows]]. Unlike most [[Invisibility cloak]]s, it has remained intact for centuries, passed on from generation to generation until it reached [[Harry Potter]]. Harry temporarily became the "Master of Death" in [[1998]], as he was in possession of the Invisibility Cloak, the [[Resurrection Stone]], and the [[Elder Wand]]. The last item's loyalty to Harry was crucial to his defeat of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], as the Elder Wand refused to harm its true owner and caused Voldemort's [[Killing Curse]] to backfire. Of the three Hallows, Harry only kept the Invisibility Cloak for himself, as it rightfully belongs to his family.
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Through the [[Peverell family]], Harry and Voldemort are distantly related, as the [[House of Gaunt]] descended from Ignotus's brother [[Cadmus Peverell]], who passed the Resurrection Stone to his descendants in a [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring|signet ring]].<ref name="DH" />
  
Through the [[Peverell family]], Harry and Voldemort are distantly related, as the [[House of Gaunt]] descended from Ignotus's brother [[Cadmus Peverell]], who passed the Resurrection Stone to his descendants in a [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring|signet ring]].<ref name="DH" />
   
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=== Vault 687 ===
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This vault in [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] belongs to the Potter family. It appears to be of moderate depth and is deep underground, it is said to contain a small fortune.
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
 
*"{{wplink|Potter}}" is a very common surname of English origin.<ref>[http://surnames.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=potter Behind the Name: Rankings for 'Potter']</ref> It traditionally refers to the occupation of making pottery.
  
*"{{wplink|Potter}}" is a very common surname of English origin.<ref>[http://surnames.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=potter Behind the Name: Rankings for 'Potter']</ref> It traditionally refers to the occupation of making pottery.

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Harry Potter: "Inside were mounds of gold coins. Columns of silver. Heaps of little bronze Knuts."
Rubeus Hagrid: "All yours"
Harry Potter: " [...] all the time there had been a small fortune belonging to him, buried deep under London."
— Description of the Potter fortune[src]

Potter is the surname of an old wizarding family. They were once pure-bloods, but James Potter married Muggle-born witch Lily Evans, thus their son Harry James Potter was half-blood. The Potters have traditionally been sorted into Gryffindor house at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[1], they are also very wealthy, with a vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank containing a great deal of gold[2].

During the First and Second Wizarding Wars, the Potters supported the Order of the Phoenix and opposed Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. James and Lily Potter were both Order members who defied Voldemort three times and fought in the First Wizarding War. On 31 October, 1981 James and Lily's fourth encounter with Voldemort was their last. He murdered them as they attempted to protect their infant son, Harry. Harry survived and went on to be the leader of Dumbledore's Army. He played an important role in many battle of the Second Wizarding War and was the one to defeat Voldemort once and for all.

After the war Harry married fellow Gryffindor and Dumbledore's Army member Ginevra Weasley. The couple had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna Potter. All three of whom are named in honour of family, friends, or allies.

Recent family history

First Wizarding War

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies"
— Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy[src]

Harry Potter was born during the height of the First Wizarding War. His parents, James and Lily Potter (née Evans), were both members of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation created and led by Albus Dumbledore for those who wanted to battle Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters. In 1979, Dumbledore witnessed a prophecy made by Sybill Trelawney that predicted that a child with the power to defeat the Dark Lord would be born to parents who had defied him three times "as the seventh month dies". Voldemort was told part of the prophecy by Severus Snape, who had been caught outside the door after the prophecy was heard.[3][4]

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The Potters' home in Godric's Hollow under attack

At the end of July in 1980, two infants were born matching this description: Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom. Voldemort went after Harry, resolving to kill him, and thus marked Harry as his equal, as the prophecy foretold. The Potters went into hiding through use of the Fidelius Charm, first choosing their close friend Sirius Black as Secret-Keeper, but Black persuaded the Potters to use Peter Pettigrew instead, thinking that this less obvious choice would further protect the Potters. Pettigrew, however, betrayed the Potters to Voldemort, who attacked the family in Godric's Hollow on 31 October, 1981. Voldemort murdered James and then Lily with the Killing Curse, but he first gave Lily the opportunity to save herself, at the request of Snape, who had been in love with Lily for years. When she refused, Voldemort killed her, unknowingly invoking ancient magic that protected Harry when Voldemort then attempted to murder him. The Killing Curse rebounded, leaving Harry its only known survivor and Voldemort temporarily defeated. The incident also caused a piece of Voldemort's soul to be embedded in the scar on Harry's forehead, inadvertently making him into a Horcrux.[5]

Sirius soon discovered what had happened and pursued Pettigrew, who faked his own death and escaped. Sirius was subsequently framed and imprisoned in Azkaban for Pettigrew's crimes.[6] Harry, who became known as "The Boy Who Lived" for his miraculous survival, was taken in by his mother's sister, Petunia Dursley, her husband Vernon and their son Dudley. Harry was raised in the Muggle world by the Dursleys, who treated him poorly and never told him about his wizarding heritage. Because they were blood relatives of his mother, however, Harry benefited from magical protections as long as he could call Number 4 Privet Drive "home."

Inbetween the wars

"Yer a wizard, Harry, and a thumpin' good one I'd wager, once yer trained up a bit, o' course."
— Harry finding out he's a wizard[src]
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James and Lily Potter as seen by Harry in the Mirror of Erised

Despite his relatives' efforts to force him to be "normal", Harry was a wizard, and was informed of this fact by Rubeus Hagrid when the time came for him to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991. He entered the wizarding world, learned his family's history, and once again became a target of Lord Voldemort, who was still alive but in non-corporeal form and seeking to return to power.

Voldemort's inability to touch Harry, due to the lingering protection from his late mother, continued all the way up to his resurrection in 1995. Professor Quirrell, acting as host to Voldemort's soul, attempted to attack Harry to gain the Philosopher's Stone in 1992, but was prevented from stealing the Stone when he came into contact with Harry's skin, leaving Voldemort forced to return to his non-corporeal state.[7]

Second Wizarding War

"I am the chosen one. I have to kill him."
— Harry Potter talking about Lord Voldemort[src]
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Harry Potter, the "Boy Who Lives" and "The Chosen One"

Voldemort eventually overcame this by using Harry's blood to regenerate his own body in 1995.[8] Unbeknownst to Voldemort, this act also anchored Harry's life to his own. This was brought to light when Harry and Voldemort had their final confrontation in 1998 during the Battle of Hogwarts. Harry had spent almost a year destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, only to discover during the Battle of Hogwarts that he himself was a Horcrux Voldemort made accidentally that fateful Hallowe'en night in 1981.

Harry willingly stood before Voldemort and was struck with the Killing Curse. Because of this, the part of Voldemort's soul within him was destroyed. Because Voldemort had taken some of Harry's blood — and thus Lily's blood, with its magical protections for Harry — within himself, Harry survived the Killing Curse for a second time. The two duelled one last time, and Harry defeated Voldemort once and for all.[5]

After the War

After the Second Wizarding War, Harry Potter became the youngest Head Auror ever appointed and married Ginny Weasley. The couple had three children — James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna Potter — and thus a new generation of Potters were born into a more peaceful world.[5]

Recent family members

James Potter was the only child of Mr and Mrs Potter. James married Lily Evans and they had one child, Harry, who famously defeated Lord Voldemort. He eventually married Ginny Weasley, and they had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna Potter.

Wizard(s) Notes
Dorea Potter (née Black) A pure-blood Slytherin[9] witch, the wife of Charlus Potter. Daughter of Cygnus Black II and Violetta Bulstrode. A member of the House of Black. She has one son.
Charlus Potter The husband of Dorea Black. He has a son.
Charlus Potter's son The son of Charlus Potter and Dorea Black.
Mr Potter A pure-blood Gryffindor wizard, father of James Potter, and grandfather of Harry Potter.
Mrs Potter A pure-blood witch, mother of James Potter, and grandmother of Harry Potter.
James Potter A pure-blood Gryffindor who joined the Order of the Phoenix. Married Lily Evans, and they had one son, Harry. He and Lily were murdered by Voldemort on the night of 31 October, 1981.
Lily Potter (née Evans) A Muggle-born Gryffindor who joined the Order of the Phoenix. Married James Potter and had one son, Harry. She and James were murdered by Voldmort on the night of 31 October, 1981. She has one Muggle sister, who is married, as well as a Muggle nephew. Married into the Potter family.
Harry James Potter A half-blood Gryffindor who famously defeated Lord Voldemort. Son of James and Lily Potter. He was the leader and teacher of Dumbledore's Army. Married to Ginny Weasley and father of James, Albus, and Lily Potter.
Ginevra Molly Potter (née Weasley) A pure-blood Gryffindor who is the wife of Harry Potter. She is originally descended from the Weasley family and has six brothers, along with several nieces and nephews. She was a member of Dumbledore's Army. Mother of James, Albus, and Lily Potter. Married into the Potter family.
James Sirius Potter A half-blood, who is the eldest child and first son of Harry and Ginny Potter. He has a younger brother and sister. He is named for his paternal grandfather and his father's godfather.
Albus Severus Potter A half-blood who is to be Sorted in 2017. He is the second child and son of Harry and Ginny Potter. He has an older brother and a younger sister. He is named after Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape. Both former and latter were Headmasters of Hogwarts, their houses were Gryffindor and Slytherin, respectively.
Lily Luna Potter A half-blood who is the youngest child and only daughter of Harry and Ginny Potter. She has two older brothers. She is named after her paternal grandmother and one of her parents dearest friends (Luna Lovegood).

Family tree

Morrigan
 
 
 
Slytherin family
 
 
 
 
 
Peverell family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salazar Slytherin
(fl. 993)
 
Antioch Peverell
(fl. 1214)
 
Cadmus Peverell
(fl. 1214)
 
Ignotus Peverell
(1214–1292)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House of Gaunt
 
 
 
 
 
1 son
(fl. 1291)
 
 
 
Linfred of Stinchcombe
many generations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corvinus Gaunt
(fl. 1700s)
 
 
 
 
 
Iolanthe Peverell
 
Hardwin
Potter
 
6 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sayre family
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noctua Gaunt
(d. c. 19th century)
 
Mr Gaunt
(m. Mrs Gaunt)
 
House of Black
 
Potter
family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
William Sayre
(d. 1608)
 
Rionach Gaunt
(d. 1608)
 
Gormlaith Gaunt
(d. c. 1634)
 
 
 
 
 
 
many generations
 
 
 
many generations
 
Ralston
Potter
 
Abraham
Potter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isolt Sayre
(c. 1603
—c. 1703)
 
James Steward
 
children
(b. pre-1875)
 
Ominis Gaunt
(b. 1874/1875)
 
 
Dorea Black
(1920–1977)
 
Charlus
Potter
 
Mr Potter
 
Mrs Potter
(née Fleamont)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Martha Steward
(b. c. 1634)
 
Rionach Steward
(b. c. 1634)
 
Marvolo Gaunt
(d. late 1920s)
 
Riddle family
 
 
 
 
1 son
 
Fleamont Potter's mother
 
Henry Potter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morfin Gaunt
 
Merope Gaunt
(c.1907—1926)
 
Tom Riddle Sr
(1905—1943)
 
 
Evans family
 
Euphemia Potter
(d. c. 1979)
 
Fleamont Potter
(d. c. 1979)
 
 
Weasley family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tom Marvolo Riddle
(1926—1998)
 
Bellatrix Lestrange
(née Black)
(1951—1998)
 
Lily J. Potter
(née Evans)
(1960—1981)
 
James Potter
(1960—1981)
 
Molly Weasley
(née Prewett)
 
Arthur Weasley
(b. 1950)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delphini
(b. c. 1998)
 
 
 
 
 
Harry James Potter
(b. 1980)
 
Ginevra Molly Potter
(née Weasley)
(b. 1981)
 
6 sons
(see Weasley
family tree)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Sirius Potter
(b. c. 2004)
 
Albus Severus Potter
(b. c. 2006)
 
Lily Luna Potter
(b. c. 2008)

It is unknown who James Potter's parents were. They may, however, be Charlus Potter and Dorea Black, who are shown to have had one son on the Black family tapestry.

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Harry with James and Lily Potter, his mother and father

It is known that James's parents were older when they had him, and Dorea would have been forty years old when she had a child if James was her son. However, it is also known that the Potters died of natural causes when they were old in wizarding terms, but Dorea Potter was only fifty-seven years old when she died, although, going by the ages that members of the Black Family — from which Dorea descended, did die — she lived to "old age" since most of them died in their fifties, possibly due to incest within the pureblood families.[10]

If Charlus and Dorea Potter were James's parents, James and his best friend Sirius Black would have been first cousins, once removed. Harry and Sirius, his godfather, would have been second cousins. Also, Harry's best friend/brother-in-law, Ron and wife, Ginny Weasley would be his third cousins. Harry would also be related, albeit distantly, to the Malfoys, Longbottoms, and Lestranges.[11]

Possessions

Cloak of Invisibility

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The Potters' Invisibility Cloak.

The Potters descend from Ignotus Peverell, whose Cloak of Invisibility is one of the three Deathly Hallows. Unlike most Invisibility cloaks, it has remained intact for centuries, passed on from generation to generation until it reached Harry Potter. Harry temporarily became the "Master of Death" in 1998, as he was in possession of the Invisibility Cloak, the Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand. The last item's loyalty to Harry was crucial to his defeat of Lord Voldemort, as the Elder Wand refused to harm its true owner and caused Voldemort's Killing Curse to backfire. Of the three Hallows, Harry only kept the Invisibility Cloak for himself, as it rightfully belongs to his family.

Through the Peverell family, Harry and Voldemort are distantly related, as the House of Gaunt descended from Ignotus's brother Cadmus Peverell, who passed the Resurrection Stone to his descendants in a signet ring.[5]

Vault 687

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"Inside were mounds of gold coins. Columns of silver. Heaps of little bronze Knuts."
— Description[src]

This vault in Gringotts Wizarding Bank belongs to the Potter family. It appears to be of moderate depth and is deep underground, it is said to contain a small fortune.

Etymology

  • "Potter" is a very common surname of English origin.[12] It traditionally refers to the occupation of making pottery.
  • Beatrix Potter was a well-known English children's author.
  • Potter's Field is the name for a burial ground for the unknown or unclaimed dead, particularly soldiers and orphans; the Potter family had many members that fit that description.
  • The Potter Box is a model for making ethical decisions developed at Harvard University. J. K. Rowling has also commented that she has liked the name since childhood.[13]

Behind the scenes

Notes and references

  1. ↑ In Chapter 33 of Deathly Hallows, it is stated that James' father was a Gryffindor. James, Lily, Harry, and Ginny were all Gryffindors as well.
  2. ↑ Philsopher's Stone, Ch. 5
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  8. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  9. ↑ In Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Horace Slughorn states: "The whole Black family had been in my house, but Sirius ended up in Gryffindor!" This implies that all Blacks except Sirius were Sorted into Slytherin while Slughorn was Head of House. Dorea, born in 1920, presumably attended Hogwarts c. 1931 or 1932 to 1938 or 1939, and thus would most likely have been a student of Slughorn, who was stated to have begun teaching at Hogwarts around the same time as Albus Dumbledore in Chapter 5 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, in 1938 or earlier.
  10. ↑ Leaky Cauldron: 30 July 2007 Webchat with J.K. Rowling
  11. ↑ Black family tree
  12. ↑ Behind the Name: Rankings for 'Potter'
  13. ↑ MuggleNet: Name Origins
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