A Bitter-Sweet Memory, A Tragedy, An Eternal Friendship, An Enduring Love
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Founder: Matelia-legwll - Stories: 378 - Followers: 4 - id: 76458
A collection of Marauder Era gems. Emphasis will be on the James/Lily pairing, completed stories, and no slash. This community will try to include as many well-written classic and new stories as possible. These are the tales that bring a tear to your eye, make you laugh out loud, and appreciate all the mischief that was managed in order to be up to no good. |
Paper Dreams by ohprongs reviews
"For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." - Kahlil Gibran. Five one-hundred word drabbles about the little things that James appreciates about his relationship with Lily.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 656 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 33 - Follows: 8 - Updated: 7/13/2012 - Published: 7/8/2012 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Beg by ohprongs reviews
"I don't have anywhere else to go. James has - we've had an argument and I don't know what's going to happen with us and people are dying and my friends are gone and Mum and Dad aren't here and you're the only one left and I need you, Tuney. Please. Please can you help me?" Lily turns to her sister at a time of need.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,661 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 13 - Follows: 2 - Published: 6/11/2012 - Lily Evans P., Petunia D. - Complete
say my name by ohprongs reviews
Lily glared at his retreating back as he passed out the portrait hole. She'd turned down three other Hogsmeade invitations and he still hadn't asked her - "Oh, Evans?" He stepped back into the room. "D'ya wanna go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?" - assorted L/J shorts
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,928 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 93 - Follows: 14 - Published: 5/27/2012 - Lily Evans P., James P. - Complete
Birds by ohprongs reviews
"To him, it seemed, in all honesty, quite appropriate that they should have met on April Fool's Day. Because - in the end - that's all he was: a fool who fell for lost love." Vignettes of Lily and Sev's friendship over the years. Pairing: L/J
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,050 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 1 - Published: 9/7/2012 - Lily Evans P., Severus S. - Complete
Filthy Little Mudblood by Hekko reviews
Sometimes the right decision isn't exactly pleasant.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 527 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 9/8/2012 - Lily Evans P., Severus S. - Complete
Fear Of A Name by realtrashwriting reviews
/Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself/ James and Lily talk about names. Especially one that James hopes will belong to a very special person. Kind of fluffy.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,364 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 2 - Published: 9/8/2012 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Stupid Snitch by Matelia-legwll reviews
"I can't believe I just did that." Find out the origin of James's and Lily's Snitch disagreement in the OWLs and how this all relates to their courtship. Enjoy!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,560 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 8/16/2012 - Published: 8/10/2012 - James P., Lily Evans P.
The Gryffindor Traitor by Matelia-legwll reviews
"Please, let me redeem myself. It's not what it looks like. Trust me." Told in Wormtail's POV, Peter Pettigrew finally explains the reasoning behind his actions in the 1980s.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,535 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 1 - Published: 7/18/2012 - Peter P., Harry P. - Complete
Of Love and Loss by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. Six separate vignettes as Remus, Lily, James, Sirius, Regulus and Peter contemplate different turning points in their lives. A little romance, regret, redemption and resignation. RR Please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,319 - Reviews: 37 - Favs: 39 - Follows: 4 - Published: 7/11/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Two Small Words by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. It's strange, the power that two small words can have. LilyJames romance. RR please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,056 - Reviews: 59 - Favs: 55 - Follows: 5 - Published: 7/12/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Memento Mori by Lexie-H reviews
Separate vignettes. Join the Marauders, Lily, Tonks and a host of our dearly departed favourites as they stumble through a little thing called Death, which is not all it appears to be. DH Spoilers in later chapters. RR please!
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Spiritual - Chapters: 15 - Words: 24,766 - Reviews: 549 - Favs: 305 - Follows: 62 - Updated: 10/19/2007 - Published: 4/30/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Meditation on a Smile by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. Hers' is a smile to brighten the darkest of hearts. LJ romance. RR please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 774 - Reviews: 46 - Favs: 45 - Follows: 5 - Published: 4/19/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
I Can Sing A Rainbow by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT: James Potter has always had a certain fascination with rainbows, a fact that Lily just can't get her head around. RR please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,306 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 35 - Follows: 1 - Published: 7/25/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Inevitabilities by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. For James Potter, some things in life are inevitable. Companion piece to Distractions. RR Please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 359 - Reviews: 50 - Favs: 66 - Follows: 12 - Published: 9/7/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Here With Me by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT: James is missing, the Marauders are worried, and strangely enough, the Head Girl seems to know where he is... RR please xx
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,167 - Reviews: 55 - Favs: 104 - Follows: 17 - Published: 3/27/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Distractions by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. Dimples, Lily now knows, can be a very dangerous thing. Especially when worn on the face of James Potter. RR Please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 560 - Reviews: 87 - Favs: 130 - Follows: 15 - Published: 8/28/2007 - Lily Evans P., James P. - Complete
Bittersweet Memories by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. Peter Pettigrew grapples with his conscience. Written for the May Quote Challenge in the Reviews Lounge Forum. RR please!
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,074 - Reviews: 28 - Favs: 10 - Published: 5/29/2007 - Peter P. - Complete
All's Fair in Love and War by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. James Potter finds himself the victim of a rather unusual abduction. RR Please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,312 - Reviews: 77 - Favs: 133 - Follows: 19 - Published: 8/26/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Beautiful Hypocrisy by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT: What will happen when James finds Lily attacking Snape? RR please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,406 - Reviews: 83 - Favs: 153 - Follows: 18 - Published: 2/11/2007 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Endgame by Lexie-H reviews
ONESHOT. As Valentines Day approaches, James and Lily seem trapped in an endless cycle of wrong impressions and misunderstandings, but James has had enough. His patience is wearing thin. Can he break them free of this poisonous game? RR Please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,859 - Reviews: 48 - Favs: 59 - Follows: 12 - Published: 2/4/2008 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
A Moment by Zayz reviews
LJ. "It was fleeting. Somewhere during the transition between seconds. It was the shortest amount of time in the universe – too short to be named – but she knew it had been there and made enough difference enough to transform her little world entirely."
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 361 - Reviews: 25 - Favs: 27 - Follows: 3 - Published: 4/7/2008 - Lily Evans P., James P. - Complete
and you were there by someonestolemyname reviews
“You’re here. Of course you’re here. No matter what I do, no matter what I say, you are there. Always.” Because no matter what, some people are always, always there. James x Lily
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,109 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 2 - Published: 2/6/2008 - Lily Evans P., James P. - Complete
10 Things I Hate About You by Zayz reviews
LJ. Lily compiles a list of the ten things she hates most about James Potter. R&R?
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 624 - Reviews: 46 - Favs: 56 - Follows: 5 - Published: 6/3/2008 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
What Used to Be by Realmer06 reviews
I wish I could hate you. I wish I could hate your son. I wish that whatever inside of me keeps stubbornly loving you would go away. Because it hurts. And I don’t know how to make it stop.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,732 - Reviews: 29 - Favs: 55 - Follows: 4 - Published: 1/13/2006 - Petunia D. - Complete
Remembering the Seeker by Realmer06 reviews
I know this doesn't begin to make up for anything I've done, and I am so desperately sorry for everything I've put you all through. I don't ask for your forgiveness, or any forgiveness at all. I ask only that you try to understand why.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 40,745 - Reviews: 78 - Favs: 75 - Follows: 13 - Updated: 11/6/2006 - Published: 9/21/2004 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete