Sirius Black: "Where are you heading, if you've got the choice?"

James Potter: "'Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!' Like my dad... Got a problem with that?"

Severus Snape: "No. If you'd rather be brawny than brainy..."

Lily: "You think you're funny, but you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."

James: "I will if you go out with me, Evans. Go on, go out with me and I will never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."

Lily: "I wouldn't go out with you if it were a choice between you and the giant squid!"

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 Hallowe'en in 1981, along with his wife, while they were trying to protect their son. James briefly appeared again through the Resurrection Stone for Harry, along withLily, Sirius, and Remus in May of 1998.