Difference between revisions of "Lily Potter"

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''A lily is a flower symbolizing purity and innocence. It is the flower commonly used during the Easter holiday and symbolizes immortality. The bulb decays in the ground, and from it, new life is released. It is Lily who gives her life so that Harry can keep on living.''
 
''A lily is a flower symbolizing purity and innocence. It is the flower commonly used during the Easter holiday and symbolizes immortality. The bulb decays in the ground, and from it, new life is released. It is Lily who gives her life so that Harry can keep on living.''
  
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* Sister to [[Petunia Dursley]]
 
* Sister to [[Petunia Dursley]]
 
* Mother to [[Harry Potter]]
 
* Mother to [[Harry Potter]]
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* Muggle-born
 
* Killed by [[Voldemort]], October 31, 1981
 
* Killed by [[Voldemort]], October 31, 1981
 
* First name not given when first introduced.
 
* First name not given when first introduced.

Revision as of 20:41, 29 October 2024

A lily is a flower symbolizing purity and innocence. It is the flower commonly used during the Easter holiday and symbolizes immortality. The bulb decays in the ground, and from it, new life is released. It is Lily who gives her life so that Harry can keep on living.

From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin lilium. This is the name of the main character, Lily Bart, in the novel The House of Mirth (1905) by Edith Wharton. A famous bearer is the American actress Lily Tomlin (1939-).