James Potter fought valiantly in the First Wizarding War against Lord Voldemort and was an active member of the Order of the Phoenix. After hearing a prophecy that the baby would one day kill him, the Dark Lord declared his infant son Harry to be equal to him.who is harry potter’s father
Voldemort was able to locate the Potter family and make an attempt to kill the entire family with the assistance of the traitor Peter Pettigrew, who was the secret keeper of the location of the Potters’ house. James ran to attack Voldemort without his wand and displayed great bravery, another Gryffindor trait. However, he was killed by the Killing Curse.