Lily & James

georgiatheninja:

Ahh…too bright for my sensitive puppy eyes!

In Philosopher’s Stone, you can see Lily calling out for James when she’s running away from Voldemort.

TributeOf12 pointed out that in Philosopher’s Stone, you can see Lily calling out for James when she’s running away from Voldemort. :( So I went and made a gif of it. :P

lilyslove:

Dear Padfoot,
Thank you, thank you, for Harry’s birthday present! It was his favourite by far. One year old and already zooming along on a toy broomstick, he looked so pleased with himself, I’m enclosing a picture so you can see. You know it only rises about two feet off the ground, but he nearly killed the cat and he smashed a horrible vase Petunia sent me for Christmas (no complaints there). Of course, James thought it was funny, says he’s going to be a great Quidditch player, but we’ve had to pack away all the ornaments and make sure we don’t take our eyes off him when he gets going.
We had a very quiet birthday tea, just us and old Bathilda, who has always been sweet to us, and who dotes on Harry. We were so sorry you couldn’t come, but the Order’s got to come first, and Harry’s not old enough to know it’s his birthday anyway! James is getting a bit frustrated shut up here, he tries not to show it but I can tell — also, Dumbledore’s still got his Invisibility Cloak, so no chance of little excursions. If you could visit, it would cheer him up so much. Wormy was here last weekend, I thought he seemed down, but that was probably the news about the McKinnons; I cried all evening when I heard.
Bathilda drops in most days, she’s a fascinating old thing with the most amazing stories about Dumbledore, I’m not sure he’d be pleased if he knew! I don’t know how much to believe, actually, because it seems incredible that Dumbledore could ever have been friends with Gellert Grindelwald. I think her mind’s going, personally!
Lots of love,
Lily

J.K. Rowling said that Sirius began to laugh hysterically when the Aurors lead him to jail because James and Lily’s death had unhinged him.

Realizing that James Potter fought off Voldemort without using his wand to keep Lily and Harry safe.

jamesremuspetersirius:

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asking and answering: “On this spot, on the night of 31 October 1981, Lily and James Potter... »

circlehasnobeginning:

“On this spot, on the night of 31 October 1981, Lily and James Potter lost their lives. Their son, Harry, remains the only wizard ever to have survived the Killing Curse. This house, invisible to Muggles, has been left in its ruined state as a monument to the Potters and as a reminder of the…