James Potter I

James Potter, also known as Prongs, was a pure-blood wizard and the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Potter. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1971 to 1978, and was sorted into Gryffindor House. When James started at Hogwarts, he met and befriended fellow Gryffindor students Remus Lupin, Sirius Black III, and Peter Pettigrew. He also met Severus Snape, a Slytherin student whom he frequently antagonized, and Lily Evans, a fellow Gryffindor whom he eventually fell in love with.

During his seventh year, James was appointed Head Boy and began dating Lily Evans, whom he later married. Together, they had a son named Harry. James, Lily, and their friends all fought in the First Wizarding War as members of the Order of the Phoenix; he and his wife defied Lord Voldemort three times. However, James and Lily Potter were forced to go into hiding after a prophecy was made concerning Voldemort and their infant son. Tragically, James and Lily were betrayed to Voldemort by one of their friends, Peter Pettigrew. James was murdered by Voldemort on Halloween in 1981, along with his wife, while they were trying to protect their son. He briefly appeared again through the Resurrection Stone for Harry; along with Lily, Sirius, and Remus in May 1998.