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Lily Potter

Born:
30 January 1960
Died:
31 October 1981

Lily Evans, a Muggle-born Gryffindor, married James Potter and died refusing to step aside from her son. That refusal is the protection that saves Harry and later lets him return from the Forest.

Appears in

  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

On the timeline

  1. 1960-01-30

    Lily Evans is born

    Lily Evans is born. She will be Muggle-born, brilliant at Potions, and the reason Snape changes sides.
  2. 1971

    The Marauders and Snape start Hogwarts

    Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter are sorted into Gryffindor. Snape is sorted into Slytherin. The Whomping Willow is planted so Lupin can be safely shut away.
  3. 1978

    The Marauders graduate; James and Lily marry

    James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Snape leave school. Snape and Pettigrew are among the Death Eaters. James and Lily marry. Fred and George Weasley are born on April Fools’ Day.
  4. Early 1980

    The prophecy, and Snape changes sides

    Sybill Trelawney makes the prophecy at the Hog’s Head. Snape overhears part of it and tells Voldemort. When he realises it points at Lily, he goes to Dumbledore.
  5. 1980-07-31

    Harry Potter is born

    Harry is born on 31 July 1980 at Godric’s Hollow.
  6. 1981-10-31

    James and Lily die; Voldemort falls

    Pettigrew has betrayed the secret. James dies in the hall. Lily refuses to stand aside, and the curse rebounds. Voldemort is torn from his body. A piece of soul attaches itself to Harry.