Harry's father. Though James was a self-important and pompous young person, he grew up to be a beloved resistance fighter and sacrificed himself trying to protect Lily and baby Harry from Voldemort. His last living best friend (who isn't working for Voldemort, as Wormtail is), Lupin, offers Harry insight into the kind of loyal and trusting person that James was. Harry uses the Resurrection Stone to conjure James and Lily to walk him to his sacrifice to Voldemort.
James Potter Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by James Potter or refer to James Potter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Sixteen
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"'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death'..." A horrible thought came to him, and with it a kind of panic. "Isn't that a Death Eater idea? Why is that there?"
"It doesn't mean defeating death in the way the Death Eaters mean it, Harry," said Hermione, her voice gentle. "It means...you know...living beyond death. Living after death."
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James Potter Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by James Potter or refer to James Potter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter Sixteen
Quotes
"'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death'..." A horrible thought came to him, and with it a kind of panic. "Isn't that a Death Eater idea? Why is that there?"
"It doesn't mean defeating death in the way the Death Eaters mean it, Harry," said Hermione, her voice gentle. "It means...you know...living beyond death. Living after death."
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Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
