![]() Aftermathĭumbledore had placed a charm on the house that alerted him immediately to James and Lily's deaths. Henceforth Harry was known as the "Boy Who Lived" and was marked as Lord Voldemort's equal, thus sealing his fate. Harry was left with nothing but a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, while Lord Voldemort's powers were temporally destroyed. When the Dark Lord then attempted to murder the one prophesied to defeat him, the protection laid down by his mother's loving sacrifice caused the Killing Curse to rebound, destroying Voldemort's corporeal body but unfortunately also taking out a significant chunk of the cottage's upper floor. Voldemort attempting to murder infant Harry PotterĬornered in the nursery, Lily refused to step aside for Voldemort, and was murdered as well, the green light from this act actually lighting up the entire upper floor. After Voldemort murdered James he preceded up the stairs to infant Harry's nursery where mother and son were trapped inside. James, whom had left his wand on the sofa was murdered quickly, trying to defend his family. With its magical protections broken, Voldemort was able to find it easily and blasted the front door open, catching its inhabitants off-guard. Voldemort arrives at Godric's Hollow and murders Lily and James PotterĪfter learning the whereabouts of the Potter family from Pettigrew, Voldemort travelled to Godric's Hollow on the night of 31 October, 1981. " - Overview of Voldemort entering Godric's Hallow " All anyone knows is, he turned up in the village where you was all living, on Hallowe'en ten years ago. Unfortunately, neither the Potters nor Sirius knew that Pettigrew had in fact betrayed the Order of the Phoenix and turned spy for Voldemort. ![]() However, a last-minute decision was made to make Peter Pettigrew Secret-Keeper instead, as it was believed he would be less obvious to the Death Eaters. Ī Fidelius Charm was placed on the house, with Sirius Black chosen as Secret-Keeper this meant that the house and its occupants couldn't be found even if Voldemort "had his nose pressed against their sitting-room window". the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies." - Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy Īfter a prophecy was made by Sybill Trelawney concerning the birth of one who would be able to defeat Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore had the Potters go into hiding after being warned of Voldemort's intentions by then-Death Eater Severus Snape. and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives. ![]() ![]() and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not. born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies. " The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. After James and Lily were murdered the cottage remained empty, with no one else living in it. The small family also had a cat that lived with them at the time. James and his Muggle-born wife Lily Evans used the house as a hiding place from Lord Voldemort when he marked them and their infant son Harry for death. The cottage was left in its ruined state as a testament to the violence of the First Wizarding War, and to the lives lost there. Following Voldemort's attack on the cottage, Harry's room was blown apart by Voldemort's backfiring killing curse. Harry's bedroom had a Magic Alphabet hanging on the wall. Harry's bedroom was located on the second floor, close to the staircase in the living room. It was known to be a comfortably sized, two story building with a small gate and hedges surrounding the front yard. The cottage has thenceforth been undisturbed and left in its ruined state. On the night of 31 October, 1981, Voldemort showed up to murder them, but was defeated when his Killing Curse meant for Harry rebounded on him and a large portion of the cottage was destroyed. When a prophecy concerning Harry's defeat of Lord Voldemort was foretold, a Fidelius Charm was placed on the home by Albus Dumbledore when the Dark Lord marked the family for death as a result. It was a deselect little cottage located in the village of Godric's Hollow. ![]() The Potter Cottage was the home of the Potter family until the final months of the First Wizarding War. Most of the cottage was still standing, though entirely covered in the dark ivy and snow, but the right side of the top floor had been blown apart that, Harry was sure, was where the curse had backfired." - Description " The hedge had grown wild in the sixteen years since Hagrid had taken Harry from the rubble that lay scattered amongst the waist-high grass. ![]()
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