Harry James Potter

Biography

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Harry Potter was b orn July 31, 1980.  He is a half-blood wizard and only child and son of the late James and Lily Potter, one of the most famous wizards of modern times.

Although he learned that he was a wizard on his 11th birthday, he began attending Hogwarts in 1991 and was sorted into Gryffindor House.  During his first year, he joined Quidditch as a seeker and although first years are not allowed to play, his small frame, ability to move quickly and talent for flying makes him perfect for the position.

Harry played a significant role in many battles of the Second Wizarding War. He, Ron, and Hermione hunted down and destroyed Voldemort's Horcruxes. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry personally saw the deaths of Severus Snape and Fred Weasley, and learned that Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Colin Creevey, and many others had fallen in battle as well. He encountered Voldemort and sacrificed himself, knowing that his doing so was the only way to destroy the fragment of Voldemort's soul inside him. In limbo, after Voldemort cursed him in the forest clearing, Albus Dumbledore gave Harry advice and background information on the Dark Lord. When told he could choose to live or to "move on", Harry chose to live. After he awoke he confronted Voldemort and defeated him once and for all.

Harry was also notable for being the only known Master of Death, having united the three Deathly Hallows at the mere age of seventeen.

After the war, Harry became an Auror and helped reform and revolutionise the Ministry of Magic.  In 2007 Harry was promoted to Head of the Auror Office at the age of 26, and would occasionally deliver Defence Against the Dark Arts lectures at Hogwarts.  He later went on to be Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement by the summer of 2020.