"Lily and James, yes. They were both very powerful wizards and they were the best people. Your full name, actually, it's Harry James Potter. That's a strong name. You'll be a strong wizard too, I can tell." Sirius smiled down at him, glad that he didn't exactly have a road to watch up here.
"The bad man killed them, yeah. And then he wanted to kill you, but he couldn't. Something about you stopped him. You defeated him. You were still a baby, but you already saved everyone else from the bad man." How did he even begin to explain that? "He aimed a curse at you, but it fired back at you. That's where you got that scar from. It's a symbol of how amazing you are, Harry."
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"The bad man killed them, yeah. And then he wanted to kill you, but he couldn't. Something about you stopped him. You defeated him. You were still a baby, but you already saved everyone else from the bad man." How did he even begin to explain that? "He aimed a curse at you, but it fired back at you. That's where you got that scar from. It's a symbol of how amazing you are, Harry."