The James Potter Series is a fan-written continuation of the Harry Potter Series, created by G. Norman Lippert. The series follows the adventures of Harry's oldest son, James Sirius Potter, as he navigates his own years at Hogwarts, two decades after the events of the original series.
The series consists of 5 books in the main series, including:
- James Potter and the Hall of Elder's Crossing.
- James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
- James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
- James Potter and the Morrigan Web
- James Potter and the Crimson Thread
The author has also released The Girl on the Dock as a spin-off that takes place between the second and third books, and focuses on the character of Petra Morganstern.
The entire series (except for the Spin-Off) can be found online here
The James Potter Series contains examples of:
- Alternate Timeline: The series ends with an Alternate Timeline being created from the beginning of the Vault of Destinies, where Petra is killed on the boat rather than saved by James.
- Awesome, but Impractical: Magnussen created a machine at Alma Aleron that always gives a correct answer, but the answers are often unhelpful. For example, asking it a Yes/No question will return some obscure astronomical description that no one knows, making the answer unhelpful.
- Author Avatar: The series introduces Professor Revalvier, a clear Expy of J.K. Rowling.
- At the end of Crimson Thread, James learns that the Black family is the keeper of a book that writes the story of destiny, of which he is the new Guardian after Harry. Meaning James ends up being one of these.
- Back for the Dead: Mundungus Fletcher appears in the prologue of the first book, only to be quickly killed off.
- Arthur Weasley also qualifies, even though he isn't killed off until the beginning of Curse of the Gatekeeper.
- Back from the Dead: Lucy, in the Alternate Timeline.
- Big Bad: For the series, Judith/The Lady of the Lake. Each book also has its own big bad.
- Madame Delacroix is the main villain of Hall of Elder's Crossing, trying to bring back Merlin.
- The Gatekeeper is this for the Curse of the Gatekeeper, naturally.
- Vault of Destinies has Morgan, the Evil Twin of Petra.
- Morrigan Web seems to have a Big Bad Ensemble with Rechtor Grudje, Avior Dorcasthan, and the Collector. It turns out they're all the same guy, making it this trope.
- Crimson Thread has Donofrio Odin-Vann, intended to be the new host of Judith.
- Big Damn Heroes:
- Viktor Krum steps up in the climax of Vault of Destinies when the fate of the world rests on Bigfoot House winning a Clutchcudgel game. Other players from the other non-Werewolf houses follow suit as well.
- Viktor Krum and the Harriers do this again in Morrigan Web to rescue the gang when Rose loses her ring to get her back home in New Amsterdam, stranding her there.
- Big Good: Merlin
- The Big Guy: Ralph. He uses an oversized wand described as the size of a broom handle, which is later revealed to be Merlin's staff. Merlin even lets him keep a part of it after he returns.
- Break His Heart to Save Him: Petra tries to do this to James at numerous points throughout the series, but it never seems to stick.
- Broken Masquerade: Played with. Throughout the series, it seems that the Vow of Secrecy is breaking down, especially when Petra exposes the magical world of New York in the Night of the Unveiling. However, this doesn't amount to any major revelation, as the series ends in an Alternate Timeline, where Merlin tells James that what happened there was just the normal wear-and-tear of aging magical spells.
- Chekhov's Gun: The two artifacts that William and Helen take after killing Magnussen in Vault of Destinies turn out to be hugely important in Morrigan Web.
- Ralph's wand in Hall of Elders Crossing winds up being Merlin's staff.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Albus ends up being this, especially in Vault of Destinies where his chapter focuses on him destroying the Werewolves' good luck charm so that the Bigfoot House can win, and Crimson Thread where he volunteers for a Heroic Sacrifice to save James.
- Commuting on a Bus: Because he lives in the United States, Zane Walker tends to be this (especially in Curse of the Gatekeeper, but he continues to find ways to interact with James and Ralph even if not directly involved in the action.
- Dating What Daddy Hates: It's implied that this is part of the reason why Rose sticks with Scorpius for so long. Thankfully, they've both moved on to better partners by the Epilogue.
- Gondor Calls for Aid: James realizes at the end of Hall of Elders Crossing that his superpower is his ability to ask for help from others, a theme prevalent throughout all 5 books as rather than face things alone, he allows his friends to help him with his conflicts (in contrast to Harry).
- Heel–Face Turn: Scorpius. He turns out to be The Mole in Curse of the Gatekeeper, but comes around by the end of the book and is part of the main group for the rest of the series.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Albus tries one of these to save James, but unfortunately, James appears at the graveyard too.
- Legacy Character: Petra was intended to be one for Voldemort. It turns out that before his death, Voldemort created a Horcrux in the form of a dagger to allow his evil essence to live on in a boy child. Because this was done to Petra's mother instead, Petra is the Bloodline of Voldemort and must resist his evil influence.
- Maybe Ever After: James and Lucy
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: James frequently plays right into the villain's hands, namely at the end of Hall of Elders Crossing where he ends up unwittingly bringing Merlin's cloak to the right place and time, believing it to be the Invisibility Cloak.
- Not Quite Dead: Merlin is believed to be dead after his disappearance in Vault of Destinies, which lasts through most of Morrigan Web. He is revealed to be alive at the end of the fourth book, with his disappearance being related to allowing Dumbledore to return and face his nephew.
- Second Episode Introduction: The first book largely focuses on James, Zane, and Ralph. In the second book, Zane is Out of Focus and new characters are focused on more who stick around for the rest of the series, including Rose Weasley, Lucy Weasley, Petra Morganstern, Scorpius Malfoy, and Albus Potter.
- Set Right What Once Went Wrong: How the series ends. James and Petra ultimately go back in time to the Gwyndemere from the beginning of Vault of Destinies where James saved Petra's life and bound them together via the Silver Cord; this time, Petra is Killed Off for Real. This causes a new timeline to be created where events played out in a better way for all involved (namely, Judith was more easily defeated and Lucy was not killed).
- Star-Crossed Lovers: James and Petra. In spades.
- The Reveal:
- For Hall of Elders Crossing, Merlin is good, thwarting the villain's plans. So is Professor Jackson.
- For Curse of the Gatekeeper, Petra is the Bloodline.
- For Vault of Destinies, Petra is being framed by her Evil Twin, not a Superpowered Evil Side.
- For Morrigan Web, Marshall Parris's talisman is the pistol used to kill Magnussen.
- For Crimson Thread, James' warning he wrote to himself 5 years ago, "BEWARE FOUL DONOVAN", is meant to warn him about Donofrio Odin-Vann.
- Villainous Lineage: Ralph Deedle is revealed to be a Dolohov at the end of the first book. He finally takes on the Dolohov identity in the second half of Crimson Thread, believing it will afford him more opportunities.
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: Much like the original series, the Crimson Thread ends on a 19-years later epilogue, revealing that, other than James, most of the characters have gone on to get married and have kids of their own, reuniting at a Hogwarts graduation.
- Will They or Won't They?: James and Petra. They don't.
