Lily Potter (née Evans) (30 January, 1960 – 31 October, 1981) was a Muggle-bornwitch, the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evans and the sister of Petunia. She learned that she was a witch as a child, after Severus Snape, a wizard boy who lived nearby, recognized her as a witch and told her of the existence of magic. The two became close friends, but Lily unilaterally ended their friendship over political differences when they were sixteen, due to Snape calling Lily a Mudblood. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1971 to 1978 and was sorted into Gryffindor house. A talented student, Lily was a member of the Slug Club and Head Girl in her seventh year.
Lily Potter's maiden name is Evans. This name was inspired by George Eliot's real name, Mary Ann Evans, as explained by J.K. Rowling.
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When is Lily Potter's birthday?
Lily J. Potter, Harry Potter's mother, was born on 30th January 1960. This made her 21 years old when she was killed by Voldemort on 31st October 1981.
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What house was Lily Potter sorted into at Hogwarts?
Lily Potter was sorted into Gryffindor house when she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Who recognized Lily Potter as a witch when she was a child?
Severus Snape was the first person to recognise Lily Potter, then known by her maiden name Lily Evans, as a witch when they were children. They lived near each other when they were growing up and he introduced her to the wizarding world. They became close friends, eagerly awaiting the time when they could attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry together.
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What club was Lily Potter a member of at Hogwarts?
Lily J. Potter was a member of the Slug Club during her time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The leader of the club, Professor Horace Slughron was very fond of her.
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Biography
Early life
Lily: "I'm not a freak. That's a horrible thing to say."
Petunia: "That's where you're going. A special school for freaks. You and that Snape boy ... weirdos, that's what you two are..."
Lily: "You didn't think it was such a freak's school when you wrote to the headmaster and begged him to take you."
— Lily and Petunia argue before Lily departs for Hogwarts.[src]
Snape tells Lily that she is a witch, while Petunia looks on jealously
Lily was born to Mr. Evans and his wife, two Muggles of the Evans family, and had a sister named Petunia. At the age of nine, Lily became friends with Severus Snape. The Evanses lived within walking distance of the Snapes, but were apparently not as poor, since Petunia sneered at Snape for coming from Spinner's End, a poverty-stricken neighborhood. Severus was the first person to tell Lily that she was a witch; 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. The Headmaster's rejection, Severus's condescension for her lack of magic, and her parents's perceived favoritism of their prettier, more talented daughter, combined to turn Petunia against her sister, and to view her and all witches and wizards as freaks. Their relationship eventually fell apart, and Petunia became neurotically obsessed with normality as the only positive value.[2] Lily's parents viewed her magic as a good thing and never stopped being proud of her. We are not told to what extent, if any, they were proud of Petunia.
Lily's wand was 10¼" willow, "swishy", and good for Charms work.
Hogwarts years
Severus Snape: "I never meant to call you Mudblood, it just —"
Lily: "Slipped out? It's too late. I've made excuses for you for years. None of my friends can understand why I even talk to you. You and your precious little Death Eater friends ... You've chosen your way, I've chosen mine."
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 toerag. She had addressed James by his surname—James himself having called Lily by hers—and attempted to stop his bullying, yet at the same time smiled at James as if she liked his sense of humor,just didn't like the bullying. Snape lashed out at her in his humiliation, calling her a "Mudblood," hurting her as he was being hurt.[3] Though Severus begged for Lily's forgiveness, she coldly refused to give it, cutting off all his attempts at explanation or offers to change. 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 his Slytherin housemates 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.[2]
By Lily's fifth year, James was repeatedly asking her out, but she refused him, 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; the private smile she gave him as he humiliated her childhood friend made it clear she secretly found his brand of humour amusing, and was physically attracted to him despite her overt disapproval of his cruel behavior toward others.[3]
At last, in their seventh year, James matured somewhat and cut back on his bullying, thus showing Lily that he could behave like a decent person, at least while she was watching. This led to her finally agreeing to go out with him; on such occasions James was on his best behavior, and Lily's attraction to him grew into genuine affection and eventually love.
First Wizarding War
Lily and James with their infant son.
Severus Snape: "The — the prophecy ... the prediction ... Trelawney... He thinks it means Lily Evans!"
Albus Dumbledore: "The prophecy did not refer to a woman. It spoke of a boy born at the end of July —"
Severus Snape: "You know what I mean! He thinks it means her son, he is going to hunt her down — kill them all —"
Sybill Trelawney made the prophecy in front of Albus Dumbledore, but part of it was overheard by Lily's ex-friend, Snape, who had since become a Death Eater. He loyally reported the partial prophecy to his master, and was horrified when Voldemort came to believe that Lily's son was the subject of the prophecy. 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 this vow, based upon Snape's continuing devotion to Lily, that made Dumbledore certain of his double agent's true loyalties.
Hiding and death
The Potter family went into hiding with their infant son and kept in touch with their friends through letters. In one letter to Sirius, who was named Harry's godfather, Lily mentioned that the family had a pet cat and relayed a story about Harry flying on a toy broomstick, which was a present from Sirius on Harry's first birthday.[2] The Fidelius Charm was placed on their home in Godric's Hollow. Their Secret-Keeper, Peter Pettigrew, was chosen as a less likely choice than Sirius Black, but he betrayed the Potters by telling Voldemort of their whereabouts.[4]
"The Boy Who Lived. How lies have fed your legend, Harry. Shall I reveal what really happened that night 13 years ago? Shall I divulge how I truly lost my powers? Yes, shall I? It was love. You see, when dear sweet Lily Potter gave her life for her only son...she provided the ultimate protection. I could not touch him. It was old magic. Something I should have foreseen. But no matter, no matter. Things have changed. I can touch you...now!"
Lily's death at the hands of Voldemort on Halloween night.
On 31 October in 1981, Voldemort entered their home. James told Lily to take Harry and leave while he held him off. James, however, was killed before Lily and Harry could escape the house. Trapping mother and son in Harry's nursery, Voldemort, honouring Snape's request to spare her life, offered Lily a chance to step aside. She steadfastly refused to stop shielding her son, and Voldemort killed her. Because Lily's death was a willing sacrifice, not a mere casualty of war like James's, Harry was marked with the protection of her love, and Voldemort's Killing Curse rebounded off the one-year old, destroying the Dark Lord's body and temporarily defeating him. 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. [2]
Post-mortem
Lily: "You've been so brave."
James: "You are nearly there. Very close. We are . . . so proud of you."
However, that would not be the last Harry would see of his mother. During his first year at Hogwarts, he stumbled upon the Mirror of Erised and saw his parents beside him, and at the end of the year, Hagrid gave him a photo album filled with pictures of his family. In his third year, whenever he encountered a Dementor, he was forced to relive his parents' deaths.
In Harry's fifth year, he entered Severus Snape's memory of being bullied by James and Sirius via the use of Pensieve and saw his mother standing up for Snape. In 1998, he relived that same memory of Snape's, as well as many others containing his mother.
Finally, during the final battle 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, 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 encouragement.
Lily was a very pretty woman with long, thick, dark red hair that fell to her shoulders and startlingly green almond-shaped eyes that her son and grandson Albus inherited.[2] Apparently, her bright green eyes were extremely distinctive, because every person who knew Lily would always see them in Harry and would comment on them to Harry, to his eventual slight annoyance.
Personality and traits
Lily Evans at Hogwarts.
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!"
Lily was known for being a kind and talented witch. She was an excellent student, becoming Head Girl in her final year at Hogwarts. She also was an all-time favourite of her Potions Master, Professor Horace Slughorn, who noted that she was witty and charming as well as having a knack for potions.[5] She had a habit of seeing the best in others, even when they could not see it themselves, though her good opinion, once lost, was gone forever. She was apparently a more contientious prefect than Remus Lupin; on at least one occasion she called out James and Sirius for their bullying of Severus Snape while Remus sat by and did nothing. Her actions were not, however, effective.
When in a temper, Lily had a sharp tongue, and would not hesitate to lash out viciously at those who angered her, much like her future daughter-in-law, Ginny. This was seen when she threw a fit at James when he bullied Snape. Her anger could also be cold and harsh: "Save your breath!" she snapped at Severus Snape when he begged for her forgiveness for a racial slur.
Lily Evans: "You and your precious little Death Eater friends — you see, you don't even deny it! You don't even deny that's what you're all aiming to be! You can't wait to join You-Know-Who, can you? I can't pretend any more. You've chosen your way, I've chosen mine."
Lily Evans: "— to call me Mudblood? But you call everyone of my birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I be any different?"
— Lily ending her friendship with Severus Snape in their fifth year.[src]
She was one who put principles above personal feelings, ending her friendship with Snape when she could no longer tolerate his fascination with the Dark Arts or his friendship with "creepy" people like Mulciber and Avery. This left Snape with nowhere to turn for companions except the Death-Eaters-to-be in Slytherin House, but he never stopped loving Lily despite her rejection of him.
Lily and her husband were brave and self-sacrificing, defying Voldemort three times as members of the Order of the Phoenix, and dying to protect their son.
Magical abilities and skills
Lily Potter was an extremely talented and skilful witch. Her skills were such that, Lord Voldemort was willing to overlook her background (Muggle-born) and ask that she and her husband join him.
Lily Evans, a good witch.
Control of underage magic: Before attending Hogwarts, Lily was revealed to already have a level of control over her magic, which was a rare skill. She was able to slow her descent through the air after jumping off a swing, and control the petals of a flower.
Potioneer: According to Horace Slughorn, Lily was an excellent potioneer.
Charms: Her wand was said to have been good for Charms work.
Patronus: Lily could conjure a Patronus in the shape of a doe, which is the female counterpart to her husband's Patronus and Animagus form, as well as her son's Patronus.
Skilled Duellist: Lily, along with her husband, James, was able to defy and escape Lord Voldemort three times. On the fourth encounter, however, she was killed (though it must be noted that she was not at the time carrying her wand).
Transfiguration: Lily also had at least some skill in Transfiguration. During her youth, she performed some Transfiguration spells in front of her sister Petunia during the holidays, doing illegal underage magic. She gave Horace Slughorn a present, a lily petal floating in a bowl, and as he witnessed the petal fall towards the bottom of the bowl, it was transformed into a fish that he kept as a pet, until it disappeared on the day she was killed by Voldemort.
— Lily and Petunia when the former performs magic[src]
Lily had a close relationship with her mother and father and, initially, 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."[2] Their relationship seems to have deteriorated greatly afterward, 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."[2] Petunia also grudgingly took Harry in, at Dumbledore's request, after Lily's death.
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. Lily became increasingly dismayed by Snape's friendships with people such as Avery and Mulciber, who practiced the Dark Arts and disdained Muggle-borns. When Snape accidentally called Lily a "Mudblood" when lashing out against James Potter and Sirius Black, it was the last straw for Lily, who accused Snape of aspiring to become a Death Eater and severed all ties with him, in spite of his begging for forgiveness. Despite her cold refusal to listen to his apologies and explanations, Snape continued to love Lily, and defected from Lord Voldemort immediately when the Dark Lord set his sights on the Potters during the First Wizarding War. He told Albus Dumbledore he would do anything to keep Lily safe, wished he were dead when she was killed, and committed himself to protecting her orphaned son, despite disliking him greatly.[2]
It was because of Severus's love for Lily that Harry was ultimately able to survive the Killing Curse. Voldemort simply killed James because he was in the way, but he offered Lily a chance to step aside and survive; he made this offer as a reward for Snape, who had brought him The Prophecy. Lily refused to take this opportunity, thereby transforming her death from a mere death in battle into a willing sacrifice. Lily's willing sacrifice created the magic which protected Harry from the Killing Curse. Hence, it was ultimately Severus and his love that give Lily the opportunity to choose to die for Harry, thereby giving Harry the power to destroy Voldemort.
Lily loved Snape as a friend, and, tragically for him, might have returned his romantic love if he had not been consumed by the Dark Arts[6]. 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.
Lily's grandson, Albus, has both Lily's eyes (like Harry) and the middle name Severus.
Lily's relationship with James Potter was initially a volatile one. They first met on the train just before the start of their first year at Hogwarts, where Lily was angered by James' and Sirius Black's mockery of her best friend, Severus Snape[2]. Although James was a popular student and 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, and partly by his bad habit of hexing innocent students just for fun. By his fifth year, James started to have romantic feelings for Lily, and would show off to try to impress her, without success.[3] She refused to accept his many invitations to go out with him until their seventh year, when James and Lily were made Head Boy and Girl. It seems that, by that time, James had "deflated his head a bit" and stopped hexing people "for the fun of it"[3] (at least where Lily could see him do it). The two joined the Order of the Phoenix after graduating, in addition to getting married and having one child: Harry James Potter.
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 late school years, they became good friends, and Lily eventually married Sirius's best friend, James. 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. When James and Lily went cast a Fidelius Charm to hide from Voldemort, they originally intended to make Sirius their Secret Keeper, as they knew him 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 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; thus Peter betrayed James and Lily to Voldemort, leading to them being tragically killed. Sirius was deeply devastated; he attacked Peter and attemped 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 father 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 with Peter.
Lily was also a good friend of Remus Lupin, paying no mind to the stigma surrounding his condition as a werewolf. Unlike his friends, Remus never took part in bullying students out of either dislike or boredom, including Severus Snape, though he also did nothing to stop it. When Snape insisted there was something strange about Remus, apparently having deduced the nature of Lupin's condition, Lily answered that she didn't care about what the Marauders did; most likely, she had also realised that Remus was a werewolf, but didn't want others to know. 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.
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; the last time Peter saw Lily and James, Lily noted that he "seemed down." After Voldemort killed 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.
James and Lily loved their son very much, sacrificing themselves in order to save him when he was but one year old. Harry barely knew them, but nevertheless regarded them with great reverence and fiercly 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. Snape was, to Harry's horror, proven right in the spring of 1996, when Harry accidentally witnessed James bullying Snape with no provocation 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 being such a conceited bully, 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.
Harry eventually named two of his children after his late parents and godfather, James Sirius and Lily Luna.
During her time at Hogwarts, Lily demonstrated brilliance in potions, becoming one of Potions MasterHorace Slughorn's "all-time favourites" and a member of his Slug Club. Slughorn considered her to be one of the brightest students he had ever taught, 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 like 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, wonderous to behold", and named the fish Francis. When Francis suddenly disappeared one day, Slughorn realised that Lily had died[7], 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 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 an extremely 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 organisation 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
"Lily and James... I can't believe it... I didn't want to believe it..."
— McGonagall on hearing the death of Lily and James[src]
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 when Lily attended Hogwarts. During Lily's years at Hogwarts, she presumably became a favourite of McGonagall, as she was an extremely talented witch with who would neither participate in nor tolerate bullying - qualities that McGonagall undeniably would have favoured in a student. 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, and she actually broke down in tears. Professor McGonagall was fond of Lily's son, and protected him as best as she could throughout his time at Hogwarts.
The given name Lily comes from the name of the flower, which is a symbol of purity.[8] Specifically, the lily is often associated with the Virgin Mary; one type of the flower is known as the Madonna lily. Greek mythology also links lilies to the Muses and to the goddess Hera, and the flowers continue to be representative of purity and love in Europe. In China, lily means "forever in love", and the flowers were thought to be capable of averting evil.[9]
Lily's maiden name was Evans. Evans is a Welsh or English surname derived from the given name Evan[10]. As a Welsh name, Evan means "young warrior"; it can also be considered a form of the name John, meaning "God is gracious"[11].
Lily's married surname is Potter. Potter is a very common surname of English origin.[12] It traditionally refers to the occupation of making pottery. Beatrix Potter was a well-known English children's author. Potter's Field is the name for a burial ground for the unknown or unclaimed dead, particularly soldiers and orphans; the Potter family had many members that fit that description. The Potter Box is a model for making ethical decisions developed at Harvard University. J. K. Rowling has also commented that she has liked the name since childhood, due to a relationship with two friends called Ian and Vikki Potter.[13]
In the Harry Potter novels, Lily is mentioned to have died aged 21, yet in the films she appears much older. This could be that she is seen with Harry in the mirror at the age she would be at the time, had she been alive (31), though this doesn't make sense as she still appears to be older than 21 in flashbacks, photographs and during the Prior Incantatem scene.
In the film version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Remus Lupin mentions that Lily had been there for him at a time when no one else was. This statement may or may not be canon, as the books never imply that Lily knew Lupin well until after she started dating James. However, considering her high academic standing prior to her appointment as Head Girl, it seems likely that Lily and Remus would have served as Gryffindor prefects together.
In European folklore and the infamous treatise on witchcraft, Malleus Maleficarum, the combination of red hair and green eyes was considered the mark of a witch, thus it is notable that Lily Evans possesses this exact colouring.[16]
In the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there is an additional sequence after Aragog's funeral where Horace Slughorn describes a gift given to him by Harry's mother, Lily. One day, he'd found a bowl in his office with a small amount of water in it, upon which floated a single petal from a lily. As he watched, the petal sank into the water, and just before it reached the bottom, it transformed into a fish. Slughorn was delighted by what he considered a beautiful piece of magic, and kept the fish for many years, naming it Francis. On the night of 31 October, 1981, the night Lily Potter died, Francis disappeared from his bowl, and Slughorn knew right then and there what had happened to Lily.
Lily's youngest grandson and her son are the only Potter members to inherit Lily's eyes. It is very clear they are Lily's eyes, most people comment that Harry has her eyes, and looks very much like James. Harry, when looking into Albus' eyes, comments they were Lily's eyes.
Lily and Order of the Phoenix member, Nymphadora Tonks, are very similar. They are the only people who married a Marauder. Lily married James and Nymphadora married Remus Lupin. They both are related to Muggles (Lily's parents and Nymphadora's paternal grandparents) and have one son, Harry Potter and Teddy Lupin, and both sons were only babies when their mothers died fighting Dark forces.
The 1991 Broadway musical The Secret Garden features a song called "Lily's Eyes", in which the tale's protagonist is described as having the same haunting eyes as the deceased maternal character, Lily (although the eyes in the song are described as hazel instead of green).
Rubeus Hagrid revealed that Lord Voldemort tried to recruit James Potter and Lily Evans before they left Hogwarts. While this is understandable for James, it was revealed by Rowling that Muggle-borns such as Lily can be permitted to join the Death Eaters, but only in rare circumstances.[17]
J.K. Rowling said that quite a few boys were attracted to Lily, and, like Ginny, she was a popular girl.[18]
