Nothing's fair in love and war anymore. xx The sixth and seventh years. JPLE, MMSB, RLSB

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.

Andromeda Black has always considered Ted Tonks to be a muggleborn Hufflepuff of no importance. Ted has always considered Andromeda to be a stuck-up, spoiled brat. Then one summer they are thrown together and both their worlds are turned upside down forever.

Molly's mother wants grandchildren. She's not afraid to say so either. Which makes things quite awkward when Greg Lestrade walks into the morgue. Mestrade. Post Series Two. Oneshot.

HIATUS. L/J. "The first duty of love is to listen." In arguing, neither gave up. But when James finally walks away and Lily is left standing in his wake, the echo of his silence ringing in her ears, something changes in her heart.

Andromeda Black is brilliant, a jewel in the pureblood society's crown. How did she end up marrying Ted Tonks, the muggleborn, the boy with the laidback smile, the Hufflepuff who wears someone else's shoes on the wrong feet for a dare?

L/J. The Aha Moment: a point in time when something finally clicks. Everyone realizes that there's something more between James and Lily, though it takes some people longer than others. James has always been a slow learner.

Potter was going to say that he wasn't my boyfriend. I couldn't let him do that. For the love of Merlin, I could not let him do that. I had to stop him. He couldn't tell her the truth. So I did the only conceivable thing I could think of. I kissed him.

Lily and James: their epic as the fanfiction authors love to tell it. In a nutshell.