Lily Evans

You may have read or seen a reenactment of Lily’s supposed end, but this woman remains alive and well.

 

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Table of Contents:

1. Spec’s
2. Biographical Information
3. Physical Information
4. Family Information
5. Magical Characteristics
6. Affiliation
7. Details
8. Biography
9. Physical Description
10. Personality and Traits
11. Magical Abilities and Skills
12. Possessions
13. Relationships
14. 2nd Profile Information
15. Lily & Auz
16. Before School (Images Begin)
17. School Starts
18. Grown
19. In Motion
20. How She Loves Sitting Missionary for Me
21. 2024/+

 

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Spec’s:

She stands 5’3″, is 110 lbs., styles her hair down over her shoulders and back, and has perky B-cup breasts.

• Caucasian
• redhead, dark eyebrows
• short
• English
• magically inclined/destined, but not of a pure magic/al bloodline
• wears simple, fitted, fairly fashionable clothes common for her era

 

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Biographical information

Born

30 January^[1], 1960 
Cokeworth^[2], Midlands, England, Great Britain

Died

31 October, 1981 (aged 21)
Godric’s Hollow, West Country, England, Great Britain

Blood status

Muggle-born^[3]

Marital status

Widowed (briefly)

Nationality

English

Title(s)

Head Girl

Signature

Physical information

Species

Human

Gender

Female

Hair colour

Auburn^[4][5]

Eye colour

Bright green

Skin colour

Light

Family information

Family members

• Mr Evans (father) †
• Mrs Evans (mother) †
• Petunia Dursley (née Evans) (sister) †
• James Potter (husband) †
• Harry Potter (son)
• Ginevra Potter (née Weasley) (daughter-in-law)
• James Potter II(grandson)
• Albus Potter (grandson)
• Lily L. Potter(granddaughter)
• Vernon Dursley (brother-in-law)
• Dudley Dursley (nephew)
• Mrs Dursley (niece-in-law)
• Fleamont Potter (father-in-law) †
• Euphemia Potter(mother-in-law) †
• Potter family (in-laws)

Magical characteristics

Wand

10¼”, Willow, unknown core^[6]

Patronus

Doe^[7]

Affiliation

House

Gryffindor

Loyalty

• Potter family
• Evans family
• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
  • Slug Club
  • Gryffindor
• Order of the Phoenix

 

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Details:

Lily J.^[8] Potter (née Evans) (30 January^[1], 1960 – 31 October, 1981) was an English Muggle-born^[9] witch, the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Evans, and the younger sister of Petunia Evans. She learned that she was a witch as a child, after Severus Snape (a wizard boy who lived nearby) recognized her as such and told her of the existence of magic. Lily attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1971–1978. She was Sorted into Gryffindor House and was a member of the Slug Club. In her seventh year Lily was made Head Girl and began dating James Potter.

After Hogwarts she married James and they had a son, Harry James Potter, of whom she made Sirius Black the godfather. The couple, along with their friends Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew joined the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War; she and her husband defied Lord Voldemort himself three times. However, Lily and James were forced to go into hiding after a prophecy was made concerning Lord Voldemort and their infant son. She and James were betrayed by Pettigrew, and thus both were murdered by Voldemort on Hallowe’en night in 1981, while trying to protect their son.

Lily briefly appeared again through the Resurrection Stone in May 1998. She appeared along with James (her husband), Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin. After the end of the Second Wizarding War Lily had three grandchildren through her son: James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter, and Lily Luna Potter, the last of whom was named in memory of her.

 

Biography

Early life (1960-1971)

Lily was born to Mr and Mrs Evans, two Muggles of the Evans family, on 30 January, 1960. She had an older sister named Petunia, and the family lived in Cokeworth,^[10]England. At the age of nine, Lily became friends with Severus Snape, who lived down in Spinner’s End, which was within walking distance of the Evans’ house. However, they were apparently better off, since Petunia sneered at Snape for coming from that poverty-stricken neighborhood.

Severus was the first person to tell Lily that she was a witch, and he went on to teach Lily a great deal about the wizarding world while the two eagerly awaited the time when they could attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry together. Originally, Petunia and Lily were quite close, but her magical abilities and her friendship with Severus caused problems between the sisters. Envying her sister’s abilities Petunia wrote to Dumbledore, asking if she could attend Hogwarts with Lily.

Lily bought her wand from Ollivanders in Diagon Alley at the age of eleven. The wand was 10¼ inches, willow, “swishy“, and according to Garrick Ollivander, good for charm work.

Hogwarts years (1971-1978)

At the age of eleven, she started attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she was Sorted into Gryffindor house. She became quite skilled at Potions, attracting the attention of Professor Horace Slughorn, who made her a member of his Slug Club.

In her fifth year, Lily stood up for her then best friend — Severus Snape — when he was being bullied by James Potter, whom she considered to be an “arrogant bullying toerag“. She had addressed James by his surname — James himself having called Lily by hers — and attempted to stop his bullying. Snape lashed out at her in his humiliation, calling her a “filthy Mudblood.”^[11] Severus begged for Lily’s forgiveness and she, in turn, asked him if he still intended to join the Death Eaters. When he did not deny this, Lily realized that Snape did not understand what was wrong with the Death Eaters.

This led to a parting of ways between Lily and Snape, as the former had already become dismayed by Snape’s fascination with the Dark Arts, and his friendship with his Slytherin house-mates Mulciber and Avery, both of whom were aspiring Death Eaters. Harry would later witness the scene of his father’s bullying and his mother’s ambiguous intervention twice via a pensieve, as well as other scenes depicting his mother’s friendship with Snape.^[12]

By Lily’s fifth year, James had developed a crush on Lily, but she did not reciprocate, calling him an “arrogant toerag” because he bullied other students, particularly Severus Snape. James’s best friend Sirius Black later commented that James could not resist showing off and making a fool of himself whenever she was around. Lily did not, however, hate James. While she did not approve of his bullying, she did admire how James stood up for his friends and other people who were cruelly treated by Snape’s aspiring-Death Eater friends.^[11]

During their seventh year, James matured somewhat, proving himself to be responsible and brave. However, it is implied that James still had the desire to bully Snape, but was willing to stop actually doing it for the sake of Lily. This led to her agreeing to go out with him; and Lily’s attraction to him grew into genuine affection and eventually love. The young couple were chosen to be Head Boy and Head Girl.^[13]

In late 1977, Lily and James had a disastrous first meeting with Petunia and her then-fiancé, Vernon Dursley,^[10] which presumably took place over Christmas break, as they were both still at Hogwarts. When Vernon tried to impress James with his car, the wizard in turn boasted of his own material wealth, and a row ensued.^[10] The evening ended with both Vernon and Petunia storming out of the restaurant and Lily bursting into tears, with James promising he’d apologise and make it up (which, due to his and Lily’s untimely deaths, never happened).^[10] Petunia was married by the end of 1977. Though Lily and James were invited to the wedding, Petunia refused to have Lily as a bridesmaid, upsetting her deeply.^[10] At the reception, Vernon would not talk to James, but described him as “some magician” within his earshot.^[10]

First Wizarding War (1978-1981)

Marriage and the Order

Sometime after graduating from Hogwarts in 1978, Lily and James married, the wedding took place sometime between the summer of 1978 and the autumn of 1979, with Sirius Black serving as James’ best man.^[14] Petunia and Vernon refused to attend the wedding.^[10]Lily had little contact with her sister from that point.

Living off James’ family fortune, the Potters became full-time members of the Order of the Phoenix, an organization dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, along with their friends Sirius, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew.^[15] During the war, they defied Voldemort on at least three occasions, the first being when they refused to join his cause when he tried to recruit them.^[16]

Life in hiding and death

Lily became pregnant in the autumn of 1979. Around the same time,^[17] Sybill Trelawney made a prophecy in front of Albus Dumbledore, predicting that “the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches” and would be “born to those who have thrice defied him“.^[11] The first part of the prophecy was overheard by Lily’s ex-friend, Snape, who had since become a Death Eater.^[18] He loyally reported what he had heard to his master, and was horrified when Voldemort came to believe that Lily’s son was the subject of the prophecy.^[18][19] It was the threat to Lily that led Snape to change sides, warning Dumbledore of the Dark Lord’s plans, and vowing to do anything to keep the woman he still loved safe. It was Snape’s continuing devotion to Lily, that made Dumbledore certain of his double agent’s true loyalties.

The Potters went into hiding while Lily was still pregnant.^[15] Their son, Harry James Potter, was born on 31 July, 1980. Due to the danger they were in, Lily and James chose to keep Harry’s christening a “very hurried, quiet affair” with Sirius Black as the only guest.^[20][21] The couple also chose Sirius to be Harry’s godfather.^[14] Lily sent a birth announcement to Petunia; it was to be the last piece of information she ever sent her sister,^[10] though Petunia would later send Lily a vase for that Christmas.

In a letter to Sirius dated around Harry’s first birthday in July 1981, Lily mentioned that the family had a pet cat, and relayed a story about Harry flying on the toy broomstick Sirius had given him as a birthday present.^[12] The Fidelius Charm was placed on their home in Godric’s Hollow. Their Secret-Keeper, Peter Pettigrew, was chosen as a less-likely target for the Death Eaters than Sirius Black, but he betrayed the Potters by telling Voldemort of their whereabouts barely a week later.^[22]

Main article: Attack at Godric’s Hollow (1981)

On 31 October, 1981 Voldemort entered their home. James told Lily to take Harry and leave while he held him off. James, however, was murdered before Lily and Harry could escape the cottage. Trapping mother and son in Harry’s nursery, Voldemort, honoring Snape‘s request to spare her life, offered Lily a chance to step aside. She steadfastly refused to stop shielding her son, and Voldemort murdered her.

Because Lily’s death was a pure loving sacrifice (she intended to die, and was not hoping to save herself) Harry was marked with the protection of her love. Voldemort’s Killing Curse rebounded off the one-year old. The rebounded curse destroyed the Dark Lord’s body and temporarily defeating him. Harry was left unscathed, except for a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead. Thus, Harry became known as the “Boy Who Lived” and his fate was sealed. If not for Snape’s love for Lily, which led to him to beg Voldemort for Lily’s life, her death would not have been a willing sacrifice, and there would have been no Boy Who Lived.^[12]

Post-mortem and legacy (1991–1998)

After Lily and James were murdered Petunia (Lily’s sister), was the one to arrange the funeral, as James had no family left. Afterward she grudgingly cared for her sister’s only child.

Philosopher’s Stone chambers

However, his mother’s death would not be the last Harry would see of her. During his first year at Hogwarts he happened to stumble upon the Mirror of Erised. In this mirror he saw his parents for the first time, along with his grandparents and other ancestors. Also at the end of Harry’s first year, Hagrid gave him a photo album filled with pictures of his family and of himself as an infant.

Dementor attacks

In his third year whenever he encountered a Dementor he was forced to relive his parents’ deaths, particularity Lily’s.

Little Hangleton

In Harry’s fourth year, while dueling with Voldemort in the Little Hangleton graveyard, they experienced Priori Incantatem, and shades of his mother and father and others whom Voldemort had murdered, came out of Voldemort’s wand to help Harry in his escape from the graveyard.

Occlumency

In Harry’s fifth year, he entered Severus Snape‘s memory of being bullied by James and Sirius Black via the use of Pensieve and saw his mother standing up for Snape.

Battle of Hogwarts

In 1998, he relived that same memory of Snape’s, as well as many others containing his mother, in the Pensieve after Snape’s death. The memories revealed that she and Snape had been best friends since their childhood and it also brought to light Snape’s unrequited and continuing love for Lily, years after her death.

Finally, during the Battle of Hogwarts, when Harry believed himself to be walking to his own death, he used the Resurrection Stone to bring back the spirits of Lily, James Potter, Sirius Black,(Godfather) and Remus Lupin. Both James and Lily told Harry that they were “so very proud of him“, proud of his outstanding courage and strength, and assured him that they would stay with him until the very end. Harry described their very presence as his courage, the reason he was able to keep putting one foot in front of the other, with Lily smiling at him, and James nodding encouragingly.

Many years after Lily died, her son married Ginevra Weasley, and fathered three children. Harry’s only daughter, Lily Luna Potter, was named in memory of her paternal grandmother.^[12]

Physical description

Lily was a beautiful woman. She had thick, dark red hair that fell to her shoulders and bright green almond-shaped eyes.^[12] Apparently, her bright green eyes were extremely distinctive, because every person who knew Lily would always see them in Harry.

It is commented by her aged son, Harry, when he travelled back to the past he cited that she was extremely beautiful even in the face of death.

Personality and traits

Lily was known for being a vivacious, talented, and popular student. She became Head Girl in her final year at Hogwarts. She was also an all-time favorite of her Potions Master Horace Slughorn. Slughorn noted that she was witty and charming, as well as having a knack for potions.^[23] Remus Lupin once described her as an uncommonly kind person with a habit of seeing the best in others, even when they could not see it themselves.^[24]

Lily was also a woman of sound moral principles, and would stand by them no matter what it cost her: though her actions were ineffective. On at least one occasion she called out James Potter and Sirius Black for their bullying of her friend, Severus Snape. When she realized — through an insult that Snape gave her in a moment of angry humiliation — Snape’s devotion to Voldemort’s genocidal cause (of which she was a target of at the time) as well as his increasingly deep fascination with the Dark Arts, caused her to refuse his apology for the insult, and ended her friendship with him permanently.

Though she had a sharp tongue and had no problems in standing up to others when she was in a temper, Lily was still the type of person who would give others a second chance when they had proven themselves worthy of it. The most notable instance of this quality would be how she finally agreed to date James after he had matured out of his bullying ways, despite the fact that she did not have a good opinion of him during their early school years.

Lily’s and her husband’s most celebrated virtues were their courage and capacity for self-sacrifice: defying Voldemort three times as members of the Order of the Phoenix, and even dying to protect their son. It was also noted that Lily was very much like her son, Harry. Lily’s strength is commented on by her grandson, Albus, in that she would understand her fate and the fact that she would never see her son grow up.^[25]

Magical abilities and skills

Since even Lord Voldemort was willing to overlook Lily’s Muggle-born status and ask her to join him, this is proof that she was a truly powerful witch, and her own magical skills proved this.^[16][26] She was noted for her particular talent in potion-making, and was able to conjure a corporeal doe Patronus (a mark of superior magical ability).^[27]

• Love: Lily displayed a tremendous amount of love throughout her life, and when she was only twenty-one years old, she lovingly sacrificed herself for her only son. It was this very sacrifice that enabled Harry to survive the Killing Curse, and even protected him from Voldemort for sixteen years after her death.
• Control of Underage Magic: Before attending Hogwarts, Lily already had a level of control over her magic – once, she literally flew into the air after jumping off a swing, and subsequently slowed her descent to lightly land on the ground, and went on to manipulate a flower to open and close its petals like “some bizarre, many-lipped oyster”.
• Transfiguration: Lily was revealed to have been highly proficient in transfiguration – when home from Hogwarts for the holidays, she “turned teacups into rats” (according to her sister), and was able to transfigure a lily petal into a fish.^[28]
• Charms: Lily excelled in charm-work – her wand was described as being “nice for Charms work”, and she was able to make “teapots sing”^[29] and effectively conjure a corporeal doe Patronus, which is an incredibly advanced and powerful piece of protective magic.
• Potions: According to Slughorn, Lily was an excellent potioneer with an “instinctual understanding” of the subject.
• Dueling: Lily (along with her husband) was able to defy and escape Lord Voldemort three times, which showcased her remarkable talent in martial magic.

Possessions

• Wand: Lily’s wand was 10¼” long, made of willow, and had an unknown core. The wand was described as “swishy” and “nice for Charms work” by Garrick Ollivander.^[30]
• Potters’ Cottage: Lily owned this cottage in Godric’s Hollow along with her husband James during the final weeks of the First Wizarding War. This is where she and her husband were murdered and her son Harry was marked as the “Boy Who Lived”. The cottage still stands as a reminder of what happened that Hallowe’en night in 1981.
• Cat: This was a pet of the Potter family. What happened to it after the attack is unknown.

Relationships

Family

Evans family

Lily had a close relationship with her mother and father. They were very proud to learn that Lily was a witch and favored her over her sister Petunia. She had a happy home life.

Lily initially had a close relationship with her older sister, Petunia. The two girls played together and when Lily began demonstrating magical ability, Petunia was “torn between curiosity and disapproval“. Petunia was disdainful of the friendship Lily struck up with Severus Snape, the poor, young wizard who had taken to spying on Lily and who first informed her that she was a witch; in turn, Snape was quite insulting to Petunia for being a Muggle. When Lily was invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Petunia wrote to the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, requesting that she be permitted to do the same. Although his refusal was kind, Petunia became very bitter, and jealously deemed her sister a “freak”.^[12]

Their relationship seems to have deteriorated greatly afterwards, and even as an adult, Petunia resented that her parents were proud of Lily’s magical abilities and took out her enmity on Lily’s son, Harry. However, despite the bitterness on Petunia’s end, the two appeared to still be in contact; Harry, as an infant, was said to have “smashed a horrible vase Petunia sent [Lily] for Christmas“.^[12] Petunia also grudgingly took Harry in, at Dumbledore’s request, after Lily’s death.

James Potter

Lily’s relationship with James Potter was initially a volatile one. They first met on the Hogwarts Express just before the start of their first year at Hogwarts, at which time Lily was angered by James’ and Sirius Black‘s mockery of her best friend, Severus Snape^[12]. Although James was a talented Quidditch player, well-liked by most, Lily considered him an arrogant bully and treated him with contempt. This was likely motivated partly by James’ hostile relationship with Snape.

By his fifth year, James started to have romantic feelings for Lily, and would show off to try to impress her, without success.^[11] It is not known whether he asked her out more than once. It seems that, by that time, James had “deflated his head a bit” and “stopped hexing people for the fun of it“^[11] she eventually began going out with him, fell in love and married James. The two joined the Order of the Phoenix after graduating, in addition to getting married and having a child, Harry James Potter.

Her Patronus took the shape of a doe, while her husband’s was a stag.

Harry Potter

On 31 July, 1980, Lily and James’ first and only child, Harry, was born and they loved their son more than anything. On Hallowe’en in 1981 they sacrificed themselves at  21 years old in order to save him from Lord Voldemort, when he was just an infant. Albus Dumbledore always maintained that Harry’s love for his parents and the love they had in return for him, was his greatest power.

Harry barely knew them, but nevertheless regarded them with great reverence and fiercely defended their memory if anyone spoke ill of them. In 1995, he punched Draco Malfoy for insulting his mother, and he was frequently at odds with Professor Snape, who taunted Harry that James was not the great man others made him out to be. An incident that Snape would have delightfully used as an example was witnessed by Harry in the spring of 1996, when Harry accidentally watched James bullying Snape with no provocation (other than the already-existing animosity between them,) in one of Snape’s own memories, during Harry’s Occlumency lessons. Harry began to question how his mother even came to marry James when she clearly despised him for acting in such a way, though Remus and Sirius later assured Harry that his father had changed his ways, having matured enough to become Head Boy and eventually win Lily over.

The few times he ever saw his parents were in pictures given to him by Rubeus Hagrid, through a vision within the Mirror of Erised, as spectral forms which came out of Voldemort’s wand during Priori Incantatem, as stored memories within the Pensieve, and again as spectral forms when he “recalled” them during the Battle of Hogwarts, by using the Resurrection Stone. Lily’s spirit was described as looking at Harry as if she couldn’t do so enough, and Harry asked his mother to stay close to him as he approached the Death Eaters‘ camp, and certain doom. Both James and Lily told Harry that they were tremendously proud of him for being so brave and strong despite all the pain and suffering he had endured, and gave him the support he needed to sacrifice himself to Voldemort.

It’s also seen that Lily calls Harry by a name of affection, she has on different occasions referred to him as “sweetheart“. Harry eventually named two of his children after his late parents and godfather, James Sirius Potter, and Lily Luna Potter. When her youngest grandson, Albus, time-traveled to the day before her death he noticed the love in which she placed the blanket over her son and that she clearly treasured and loved her son deeply.

Severus Snape

Severus Snape lived near the Evans family when he was a child, and soon began spying on Lily after he noticed that she was a witch. The two became friends when he started telling her about the wizarding world, and were best friends until their fifth year at Hogwarts, despite being sorted into different houses. Lily became increasingly dismayed by Snape’s friendships with people such as Avery and Mulciber, who disdained Muggle-borns and who practiced the Dark Arts.

There is no evidence to suggest that Lily reciprocated the romantic feelings felt by Snape, but she was best friends with him. However, when Snape called Lily a “filthy Mudblood” in a fit of anger and humiliation, it was the last straw for Lily. When she later asked him if he still intended to become a Death Eater and he did not deny it, she severed all ties with him.

Despite the ending of their friendship, Snape still loved Lily. When he realized that it was Harry who Voldemort had fixated on as his enemy mentioned in the Prophecy, Snape begged him to spare Lily’s life. He however, showed no concern for the life of her son or husband. Voldemort agreed to this request and offered Lily several chances to step aside. Her refusal to do so even though she had a choice is what created the magic that protected Harry.

^[7] The deep, unrequited love Snape held for Lily for almost all of his life also influenced his Patronus, which took the form of a silver doe – the same as hers, caused him to spy on Voldemort for Albus Dumbledore. He also protected her son until his own death, where he told Harry “Look at me“, wishing to see Lily’s eyes once more before he died as it was the only part of Harry that resembled his mother, the rest looking very much like his father.

Lily’s second grandson, Albus Severus, has both Lily and Harry’s eyes and was named in honor of Snape.

Marauders

Lily met Sirius Black on the Hogwarts Express at the same time she met James. She disliked them both, as they quickly began teasing Severus Snape, Lily’s best friend at the time (though it was Snape who had initiated the argument by mocking the other boys’ preference of House). When Lily and Sirius were both sorted into Gryffindor House Lily remembered him from the train, and turned her back on him when he made room for her at the Gryffindor table.

However, during their later school years they might have become good friends, and Lily eventually married Sirius’s best friend, James Potter. Sirius, Lily, and the Marauders became members of the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War and fought in several battles against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. When Dumbledore casted a Fidelius Charm to hide James, Lily, and Harry from Voldemort, they originally wanted to make Sirius their Secret Keeper. They knew Sirius to be completely and utterly trustworthy, and Lily sent him at least one letter and a photograph of her family during her time in hiding. However, Sirius had proposed that Peter Pettigrew be made Secret Keeper instead, thinking that Voldemort would not expect a “weak, talentless thing” like Peter to be given a such crucial role. This turned out to be a fatal mistake, as Peter had turned traitor and become a spy for the Death Eaters. Barely a week after the Fidelius Charm was performed, Peter betrayed James and Lily to Voldemort, leading to them being tragically murdered.^[22] Sirius was deeply devastated; he attacked Peter and attempted to kill him.

Sirius was also godfather to Lily’s son, Harry Potter, and they shared an intimate relationship; Harry regarded Sirius as a mixture of friend and older brother, and Sirius viewed Harry as an exceptionally brave and matured adult with rights to knowing difficult truths, fully capable of shouldering burdens that many wizards much older and wiser than he could not.

Lily’s relationship with Remus Lupin is not known. In the movies, Lily and Remus are portrayed as friends, though there is no info related to their relationship in the books. When Snape insisted there was something strange about Remus, Lily answered that she didn’t care about what the Marauders did; most likely, she had also realized that Remus was a werewolf, but didn’t care. After graduating from Hogwarts, Remus helped James and Lily hide, and would have willingly died for his friends rather than betray them to save his own skin. When James and Lily died, Remus was devastated, and initially believed, along the rest of the wizarding world, that Sirius had been a traitor.

Later on, Remus grew close to Lily’s son, Harry Potter. He taught Harry the Patronus Charm, and protected him throughout the Second Wizarding War, while Harry ended up becoming godfather to Remus’s son Teddy.

Despite Peter Pettigrew‘s cowardly nature, Lily became more friendly with him as she warmed to James, even affectionately referring to Peter as “Wormy,” from his nickname “Wormtail.” When James and Lily went into hiding from Lord Voldemort, Lily and James trusted Peter enough to make him their Secret Keeper, though only at Sirius’ suggestion to use someone less obvious than himself for the role. By then, however, Peter had already become a spy for Voldemort, and he betrayed his dearest friends out of fear for his own life; one time Peter saw Lily and James while they were in hiding, Lily noted that he “seemed down.” After Voldemort murdered Lily and James, it is possible that Pettigrew felt some regret for his treacherous, heartless betrayal; in 1998, Pettigrew unintentionally saved Harry from Lord Voldemort, who was trying to kill the boy through Pettigrew’s silver hand, by briefly hesitating when Harry reminded him of his life debt. This one, tiny impulse of mercy, however, led to Pettigrew being killed by the same hand.

Horace Slughorn

During her time at Hogwarts, Lily demonstrated extraordinary talent in potions, becoming one of Potions Master Horace Slughorn’s “all-time favorites” and a member of his Slug Club. Slughorn considered her to be one of the brightest students he had ever taught, while being known to also teach students like Tom Riddle, and knew her to be a vivacious, charming, talented, if sometimes cheeky girl; he even stated, “I don’t imagine anyone who met her wouldn’t have liked her…very brave…very funny…“, though he was surprised by her Muggle lineage.

Lily also gave Slughorn a present, probably as a token of her respect and love for him as her teacher: a bowl of water, on which a petal from a lily floated, and as the petal sank, it transformed into a fish, just before it reached the bottom. He described it as “beautiful magic, wondrous to behold“, and named the fish Francis. When Francis suddenly disappeared one day, Slughorn realized that Lily had died^[31], and her death haunted him for many years. Harry Potter used Slughorn’s sympathy and grief for his mother’s death to his advantage while under the effects of Felix Felicis, persuading Slughorn to give him the true memory of Tom Riddle‘s inquiry about Horcruxes, by encouraging him to be as brave as his mother was, and claiming that it would undo whatever great wrong he had done.

Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore was Lily’s Headmaster when she was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Dumbledore invited Lily to attend Hogwarts, her sister, Petunia, became jealous, and sent a letter to Dumbledore requesting to be enrolled in Hogwarts as well. Dumbledore answered Petunia that she could not, though in a way Lily found to be “very kind“. During Lily’s years at Hogwarts, Dumbledore became very fond of her, seeing her as a talented witch with a pure, kind heart, and eventually appointing her Head Girl.

After Lily and her friends graduated from Hogwarts, they became members of the Order of the Phoenix, an organization Dumbledore founded and led. When James and Lily became targets of Lord Voldemort, Dumbledore offered to be their Secret Keeper in an attempt to protect them, but the role went to Peter Pettigrew instead, at Sirius’ suggestion. This turned out to be the couple’s death sentence, as Peter betrayed them to Voldemort, who found them and killed them. Dumbledore was deeply upset by their deaths, and dedicated the rest of his life to keeping their son safe. He eventually became Harry’s mentor, often telling Harry of the love and goodness of his parents, and continually insisting that Harry’s love for his parents was his greatest strength and a source of incredible power — “the power the Dark Lord knows not”.

Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall appeared to have a close relationship with Lily during the First Wizarding War. McGonagall was the Transfiguration Professor and also the Head of Gryffindor House while Lily attended Hogwarts. Lily’s relationship with McGonagall is not known.

After Lily left Hogwarts, both she and McGonagall became members of the first Order of the Phoenix and fought against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. After Voldemort found and killed the Potters, McGonagall was devastated to learn of Lily’s death, and that of her husband, James, to which she actually broke down into tears. Professor McGonagall was fond of Lily’s son, and protected him as best as she could throughout his time at Hogwarts.

Order of the Phoenix

During the First Wizarding War, Lily was a member of the Order of the Phoenix and would have fought alongside many of its members during the First Wizarding War. She appeared to be friendly with some members, such as Rubeus Hagrid, Elphias Doge, and Marlene McKinnon, as she appeared to be very upset when she learned about the McKinnons’ death, crying all night.

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Biographical information
Born	January 30, 1960
Died	October 31,1983
Blood status	Muggle-Born
Sig. Other	James Potter (Boyfriend) Caleb Grimsby (Ex)
Marital Status	Married
Also known as	Lils Mrs. Prongs (Marauders)
Title(s)	Slug Club Book Club Pres. Sebastian Cross Fan Club VP Chess Club Lunar Nymph Secretary
Signature
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Height	5’3″
Hair colour	Red
Eye colour	Green
Skin colour	Fair
Family information
Family	James Potter (Husband) Harry Potter (Son) Ginny Weasley (In-law) James Sirius Potter (Grandson) Mavis Longbottom (In-law) Maverick Potter (Great Granddaughter) Jasper Potter (Great Grandson) Albus Potter (Grandson) Adelena Delacour (In-law) Alexis Potter (Great Granddaughter) Savanna Potter (Great Granddaughter) Lily Luna Potter (Granddaughter) Lysander Scamander (In-law) Lyra Scammander (Great Granddaughter) Carol Evans (Mother) Petunia Evans (Sister) Vernon Dursley (In-law) Dudley Dursley (Nephew) Thomas Potter (In-law) Jennifer Potter (In-law) Mackenzie Potter (In-law) Cassia Shafiq (In-law) Allan Shafiq (In-law)
Magical characteristics
Wand	10¼”, Willow, unknown core
Patronus	Doe
Affiliation
House	Gryffindor
Loyalty	Order of the Phoenix Hogwarts James Potter Severus Snape Evans Family Potter Family Remus Lupin Sirius Black Nymphadora Tonks Marlene McKinnon

 

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Lily Evans was born to Gregory and Carol Evans on January 30, 1960. Lily is a muggle-born witch. She is the second Evans child, her sister Petunia being the first. At the age of eleven Lily received her letter to attend, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She went to Hogwarts from 1971-1978.

Biography

Early Life

The Evans family lived in Cotswold Village, England. A young wizard boy who lived nearby, Severus Snape, recognized Lily as a witch and introduced her to magic. 

At age nine Lily and Severus formed a friendship. Severus Snape lived in Spinner’s End, which is a short walk from Lily’s house. Although the Snape family was rather wealthy Petunia made fun of Severus for living in a poor area. Severus taught Lily much about the Wizarding World, and was the first to tell her she was a witch. Together they both eagerly awaited for their time to go to Hogwarts.

The two sisters, Lily and Petunia, were originally very close, but the discovery of Lily’s magical abilities and her friendship with Severus put a strain on the girls’ relationship. When Lily first received her Hogwarts letter, Petunia was jealous and wrote to the Headmaster begging him to take her as well. Petunia was kindly refused due to her lack of magical abilities.

Hogwarts Years

Her house dormitory was to be shared with Alice Fortescue, Mary Macdonald, and Dorcas Meadowes. At a young age the girls seemed to form a bond, sitting together during class and at meal times. Even with their newfound friendship, the other girls didn’t understand Lily’s closeness with Snape, often questioning it.

Year 1  (1971-1972)

On her first train ride to Hogwarts, she was seated in a compartment with Severus Snape, James Potter, and Sirius Black. James and Severus immediately formed a dislike for each other when they began to debate over which house was best. Sirius quickly took James’ side, forming a friendship with him, and Lily formed a dislike for the two due to them bothering her best friend, Severus.

During the sorting ceremony Lily was sorted into Gryffindor House. Lily and her new roommates got along very well, all four girls extremely excited to spend the next seven years together.

Lily and her roommates formed a friendship with the girls’ dorm across the hall from theirs. The opposing room housed Gryffindors Hestia Jones, Vivienne Price, Johanna Shacklebolt, Emmeline Vance and Mia Crestfield.

Year 2  (1972-1973)

After constant visits over summer Lily, Mary, Doe and Alice became increasingly close. The four girls are the best of friends and completely inseparable. Lily was incredibly embarrassed as her sister, Petunia, referred to her friends as “freaks” during the entirety of their stay. They all assured her that it wasn’t a bother, and that Petunia was simply jealous.

Year 3 (1973-1974)

The summer before third year begins, Lily gets braces. Before the first Hogsmead trip, housemate, James Potter, asked Lily if she would like to go with him as his date. Lily of course, refused.

Year 4  (1974-1975)

Forming a bit of interest and skill in Potions, Professor Slughorn invited Lily into his Slug Club.

In spite of her rejection from the year prior, James felt inclined to flirt with Lily throughout fourth year, probably thinking it would change her mind.

Year 5  (1975-1976)

During Lily’s fifth year at Hogwarts, she would stand up for Severus when he was being bullied by James Potter. In her attempt to stop James’ bullying of Snape, Severus was embarrassed and called her a “Mudblood.” Even after apologizing repeatedly, Lily’s only reply was asking Severus if he was going to become a Death Eater like his friends. When he didn’t respond, she realized that he didn’t see the bad in them. Lily becomes a Gryffindor Prefect with Remus Lupin.  

Year 6  (1976-1977)

Year 7  (1977-1978)

Lily is honored with the position of Head Girl of the school. She is begrudgingly partnered with none other than James Potter, who was given the position of Head Boy.

Later in the year, Lily and James start dating. During her seventh year she was voted “Nicest” by her peers as her superlative.

After Hogwarts 

Lily marries James Potter and they eventually have one son Harry Potter. Her life is cut short when she is 23 years old due to Voldermort being after her son. She is killed instantly by Lord Voldermort, while trying to protect Harry.

 

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Lily & Auz:

It was thought that she was slain by a rival sorcerer the year Auz was born, but the clever Inisfreeans were able to intervene, leaving the corrupted world to think it had lost this great woman.  Stepping out of time for a moment, as it were, she was invited to Inisfree.  There, she found her health, youth, and abilities fully restored and reinforced.  Today, she helps teach magic at that city’s own version of the school for witches and wizards she attended more than half a century prior.  She also practices some of the more advanced forms of magic when in the Magics Chambers Facility deep beneath Inisfree’s founder’s private home.

Yes, she appeared as a ghost to her son once or twice, and she knew there was no point in adding to his already-stuffed mind with any mention of Auz’s polar city.  Harry Potter was not what they were looking for, nor were most of the students (or teachers) at his school.  What mattered was that he would be okay, as would she, albeit in different realms.

For High King Auz, she wears her hair gorgeously down, and nothing but her graduation robe/cloak, always open.

 

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