Lily Potter



Lily Potter (née Evans) is the wife of James Potter and the mother of Harry Potter. She is Muggleborn, and the sister of Petunia Dursley (née Evans). She was born on 30 January, 1960.

At Hogwarts, she was in Gryffindor.

She and James die on 31 October, 1981 at the hands of Voldemort when Harry is about a year old. She is remembered for her red hair, bright green eyes, and strong love for her son – enough to die to protect him.

Character
Lily Potter's character is somewhat ambiguous for most of the book series, as she's dead by the time the story begins. Her character is fleshed out in backstory and through the words of people who fondly remember her.

Lily Potter comes across as a kind, intelligent woman, and not afraid to speak up against injustice. She is described as very funny and very brave. She was part of the first Order of the Phoenix.

In school, she was a member of Horace Slughorn's Slug Club (a group of talented and connected students that he reaped the benefits from), and she was a top student and Head Girl in her seventh year at Hogwarts. She was a talented witch with a knack for potions and charms.

Her Patronus is a doe, nicely matching James' stag.

Relationships
Lily Potter is remembered fondly by most everybody she is mentioned by, except for Petunia Dursley, who was jealous of her witch sister.

Lily was a brave woman – brave enough to defy Voldemort on several occasions and to lay down her life for her son.

Severus Snape held romantic feelings for her even past her death, and they were best friends in school despite being Sorted into different houses. She protected him from the teasing of the four Marauders, but the friendship broke off in their fifth year, when Snape insulted her heritage in a moment of humiliation and did not deny that he planned to join the Death Eaters.

At that time, Lily considered James Potter 'an arrogant toerag', but later she fell in love with him, and they married after graduating.

In Badfic
Lily Potter has a vague character, so it is easy for fangirls to turn her into a Mary Sue, but that's decently rare – more often she stands in the way of a bad slash story between James Potter and Sirius Black, or is paired with Snape, or even becomes a pointless naysayer.

She is rarely bashed, but more often rendered ineffectual.

PPC Missions Featuring This Character
Listed in chronological order according to when they take place on the HQ Standard Timeline, as near as can be determined.


 * 2003
 * 'Gryffindor Past', Agents Aria and Polaris (DMS - HP) February


 * 2006
 * 'The Veronica File' (incomplete), Agents Mithrenriene Rochmabriel and Isabel Stanton (DMS), Beth and Sam (DMS), Twitchy and WarPrincessSushi (DMS - HP) and Diana and Valdenia (DRD), October


 * 2010
 * 'What If?' Part 1, Part 2, Agents Ian Nahinu and Lee Keaton (DMS), July


 * 2011
 * 'Harry Potter the Death Eater', Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Agents Kirill and Zug (DF), August
 * 'Rivalry Counseling with Jigsaw' (crossover with Saw), Agents Florestan and Eusabius (DIC), October
 * 'Harry Potter and the Twin Stus', Agents Ellipsia, Nathan, and Saline (DF), October


 * 2014
 * 'Ordellya's Untimely End', Agents Rina Dives and Randa Roan (DMS), March


 * 2015
 * 'Retribution', Agents Rina Dives and Randa Roan (DMS), January
 * 'Of Effing WHAT!?', Agents Valon Vance and Kala Jeng (DF), April
 * 'So Much for Subtlety', Agents Desdendelle and the Librarian (DF) with Agents Rina Dives and Zeb (DMS) and Technician Corolla (DoSAT), May
 * 'The Gods Must Be Crazy' (crossover with SMITE), Agents Cupid Carmine and Sarah Katherine Squall (DIC) with Agent Backslash (DMS - VGD), August 30


 * 2016
 * 'Why Would You Quit?' (crossover with Five Nights at Freddy's), Agents Valon Vance and Kala Jeng (DF), January
 * 'Daughter Mine', Agents Aviator and Zeb (DMS) with Agent "Anthony Swift" (DMS), November


 * 2017
 * 'Mirror Image', Agents Charlotte Webb and Ix (ESAS), July


 * 2018
 * 'Best Mates' (crossover with The Lord of the Rings), Agents Charlotte Webb and Ix (ESAS), August


 * 2019
 * 'Princess of the unicorns', Agents Edward Stone and Katarina Eagle (DMS - HP), March


 * 2034
 * 'Runs in the Family' (crossover with Twilight), Agents Keiko Turbo and Elanorelisindrivar
 * Since this mission takes place in the future, its canonicity is dubious at best.