As Voldemort is rising in power, Lily Evans is falling in love. It happens so slowly she barely notices, and so quietly that she's the only one to know. James Potter has loved Lily Evans since practically the moment he met her, but even he's starting to lose hope. A Marauders' era fic that spans their fifth to seventh years, with all the pranks, angst, and fights that that entails.

How does Lily discover her buried feelings for James Potter? Picks up from James's and Lily's 5th year, shortly after Lily ends her friendship with Snape.

A hasty decision and a bet they never should have agreed to result in James and Lily spending a lot more time together in October of their 7th year than they ever anticipated. A story of growing up, identity, and falling in love.

James Potter has tried to win Lily Evans's heart for close to two years but he could never get it right. After their falling out at the end of the fifth year, he admits defeat and gives up on her. But sometimes, giving up is exactly what is needed to get what you want.

He thought she was absolute perfection. She thought he was an arrogant toerag. He wants in her affections and she wants him to stop being a bully. He has seven years to win her over. Seven years to fall a little deeper in love, every time she sees her. Seven years to tear that greasy git away from her. But with how impervious she remains of his charms, seven years may not be enough

With great power comes great responsibility. James Potter had just been granted the greatest excuse to get to know Lily Evans but he could do without the responsibility that comes with it. No one believes he is capable of the title, but Lily is willing to give him a chance and that was all he needed. But is his freedom the sacrifice in exchange for Lily's affections? SEQUEL!

Moments. They make or break relationships. Lily didn't just happen to fall in love with James. It wasn't an accident, but a long drawn out process that grew out of the relationships of the people around them. And when it came down to it, even Lily and James couldn't fight fate.

She was dramatic. He was dynamic. She was precise. He was impulsive. He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart require time.

Part I of in-progress trilogy [6th year]: The thing about being Lily Evans and James Potter was that you couldn't do anything without everybody else saying something about it.

Lily Evans has become the new Hogwarts Head Girl, but her partner in action, the Head Boy, is her long hated enemy, James Potter.

Lily & James have hated each other ever since their initial meeting took a wrong turn. After a shocking goodbye at the end of their 6th year, are things going to be any different in the following year when they are forced to work together as Head Boy and Head Girl?

James worships the ground Lily, er, throws him on? Includes stalking, Polyjuice potion and James attempting many acts of suicide such as drowning his head in toilet bowls because Apple Of His Eye Evans hates his guts. Or does she? Complete .

Can James Potter, Marauder and troublemaker extraordinaire, ever convince Lily Evans, Prefect and good girl, that they were meant to be? Now complete!