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James Potter I is a posthumous character in the Harry Potter franchise. He was the husband of Lily Potter and the father of Harry Potter. He protected his son from Lord Voldemort.

He was an active member of the Order of the Phoenix and he also fought bravely in the First Wizarding War against Lord Voldemort. His infant son Harry was marked by the Dark Lord as his equal after hearing a prophecy that told of the baby growing up to kill him. With the help of traitor Peter Pettigrew, who was the secret keeper of the location of the Potters' house, Voldemort was able to track them down and attempt to kill the whole family. James possessed great bravery, which was another quality of a Gryffindor, and he ran to attack Voldemort without his wand but ended up being murdered with the Killing Curse.

He is portrayed by Adrian Rawlins. As a teenager, he is portrayed by Robbie Jarvis. As a child, he is portrayed by Alfie McIlwain.

His Good Ranking[]

His Heroic Deeds[]

  • He lets Sirius Black move in with him after his estrangement from the rest of his family.
  • He becomes an animagi to support Remus Lupin with being a werewolf.
  • He saves Severus Snape's life from Lupin while he was in his werewolf form.
  • He outgrows his bullying ways and becomes more humble as a father and husband.
  • He joins the Order of the Phoenix to fight against Voldemort and his death eaters.
  • He tries to protect Lily and Harry when Voldemort attacked their home.

Why Doesn't He Stand Out?[]

  • He fails the admirable standards to characters like Harry Potter and Ron Weasley,as well as HBs Rubeus Hagrid and Minerva McGonagall.
  • He was a mischievous troublemaker and frequently bullied Severus Snape during their time at Hogwarts, which is also the reason Snape bullies and treats Harry with contempt. Although they were kids at the time and he did outgrow bullying Snape, he still never apologized to him.

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Dumbledore's Army
Cho Chang | Dean Thomas | Fred Weasley | George Weasley | Ginny Weasley | Lee Jordan | Seamus Finnigan

Order of the Phoenix
Alastor Moody | Arthur Weasley | Bill Weasley | Fleur Delacour | James Potter | Kingsley Shacklebolt | Minerva McGonagall | Molly Weasley | Nymphadora Tonks | Remus Lupin | Rubeus Hagrid | Sirius Black

Hogwarts Staff
Minerva McGonagall | Filius Flitwick | Pomona Sprout | Horace Slughorn | Remus Lupin | Rubeus Hagrid | Sybill Trelawney

Other Wizards & Witches
Cedric Diggory | Draco Malfoy | Oliver Wood | Percy Weasley | Viktor Krum

Animals & Creatures
Buckbeak | Grawp | Hedwig | Kreacher

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