In the months that followed, the Potters slowly began to morph into their old lifestyle. With a team of close friends from the Order of the Phoenix, their house was restored to its former glory in Godric's Hollow. They had Bathilda Bagshot over for tea every Thursday afternoon, Harry was zooming around the house with his toy broom, and the family was allowed to stretch their legs and go outside – to James' great relief. He and Sirius were even allowed to help the Auror Department hunt down the remaining Death Eaters with special permission from Mad Eye Moody.

It was James and Sirius that caught Peter Pettigrew, and it was James and Sirius who testified against him at the trial. Peter pleaded with the court, crying that he was innocent, that he hadn't know what he was doing. Unfortunately for Peter, there were even some Death Eaters who were caught that were able to testify against him in court. As James had wished, Wormtail received a life sentence in Azkaban, though no one was entirely certain that he would last that long, with all of the Death Eaters within the walls of Azkaban themselves.