A medley of unconnected drabbles focusing on James and Lily.

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.

"The way she babbled on about the place made it seem like some sort of promise land, but James knew full well that is was nothing of the sort. Sowsworth was a wasteland that comprised of seven shops, a pub, and the incredibly bored shadows of lonely people. It was not bloody Shangri-la." AU.

You mean to say that Potter's family is coincidentally staying across the street from our beach house for the summer, Mum and Mrs. Potter are now randomly best friends, and they expect me to hang out with that git for two months? You've got to be joking. (Even worse? There's a sequel.)

A collection of drabbles about James/Lily. Written for a Tumblr Challenge/Jily October/etc. Some have already been posted separately, but I wanted to post them all together as well. Rated M for language, and Chapter 10.

Lily and James's story, told entirely through scribbled notes and letters.

Even before they were a couple, they always seemed to spend Halloween together. Series of oneshots.

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.

Lily has always considered herself ordinary. But as she enters her 7th year, things start changing and Lily starts going a bit mad. Suddenly, she's Head Girl, her mates are acting strangely, and there's a new James Potter she can't seem to get rid of. PRE-HBP

All Right, Evans?, Part II [7th year]: "As in all wars, life goes on." -HP/HBP

"You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love." - Henry Drummond. Drabble/one-shot collection written for the OTP Boot Camp Challenge. Pairing: L/J

A series of drabbles centering on Lily and James Potter.

AU. A version of how Lily Evans and James Potter would have met if they were only two university students in a world where magic and Hogwarts didn't exist.

"'She looks like a Puffskein,' repeated Harry, one of his front teeth missing as he beamed at his Dad. 'I like Puffskeins.'" In which Harry has a secret and James listens. AU drabble.

In which Lily Evans makes the best of insomnia, with the help of her womanly wiles. Edited July 2021.

James was vaguely aware that the sky outside his window produced a bright crimson. He could have thought of blood. He could have thought of the fate right before him. His last thought, at the end, was of Lily's smile.

In which James asks Lily out... only once.

Their house wasn't home whenever he wasn't in it.

Lily's sour Hogsmeade weekend takes an unexpected turn.

A brief glimpse into James and Lily's first Christmas post-Hogwarts. L/J one-shot

A series of instances in which Lily Evans said yes to James Potter. L/J. One-shot.

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.

A collection of drabbles from Wilhelmina Willoughby and Zayz, written to commemorate Lily and James.

James poses as an advice charm in Lily's diary. He's really got to start thinking through his shenanigans.

It was beautiful, just beautiful, but the best part would always, always be right after.

Lily's hair was red. That was the first thing James noticed about her.

"Lily propped herself on her elbow and rested her chin in her palm, looking at her boyfriend. 'I suppose what I'm trying to say,' she said slowly, 'is that I reckon you're a keeper.'" L/J drabble

As I can't really justify posting every single drabble I write separately, this is where I will be posting all of my drabbles. Please review!

The sound of an alarm goes off, but rather than serving its purpose and getting Lily out of bed, it only causes her to burrow deeper under the covers. Unsurprisingly, James doesn't even stir beside her; alarms have never been very good at rousing him... Lily tries to get James out of bed, whilst he tries to get her to stay in!

AU. Oneshot. After her best friend spots him in a London pub with another woman, Lily is hasty to confront her boyfriend.

Sequel to Wind and Waves.A love was lost before James ever loved Lily.Now almost 7 years later it must be saved, before time runs out on the ex-pirates.Because while the English aren't after them anymore, the Pirates certainly are.Read and Review!

There's no time to laugh or touch or know or even say goodbye.

Under normal circumstances a dinner party at the Potter manor in Godric's Hollow has the potential to be thoroughly enjoyable. But with prejudiced guests, tragic news on the warfront, and a well-meaning fiancé ignorant of his privilege, this is one evening Lily Evans will never forget.

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

You don't read Lily/James because you crave a love story. You read Lily/James because you crave attention. JPLE One-Shot.

"There's something you have to realise about a boy who buys you sweets that taste like torture, fights a branch duel for your honour, or lets you dribble on his jumper: a boy like that should never be ignored."

After leaving Hogwarts, Lily has a job as a research assistant under a prominent Muggle-born scholar who is very politically active. When the scholar is suddenly missing, Lily is thrown into a whirlwind of emotion, paranoia, and fear. 2011 LilyJamesFest

In this extremely AU story, set in the Muggle world, we see the Marauders as a group of crime-fighting, spotlight-hogging, fabulously-styled superheroes. No, seriously.

Contrary to popular belief, it's not always the man who does all the chasing.

And that was why he was now sitting on the lawn overlooking the lake drinking stolen wine and thinking about the girl who tormented him every moment. He was a mess.

James and Lily's first day in Godric's Hollow. LJoneshot

Perhaps the only kindness death did them was taking them together. L/J one-shot

ONE-SHOT. A brief telling of the morning of October 31st, 1981.

James discovers that spending Friday night in the library can have its upsides. Pure and shameless fluff. Oneshot!

He kissed her, quickly and quietly, as another firework went off – the exact opposite of what she had dreamed of as a child – but she was in love, and the quiet confession of a lip on a lip was all she needed as proof. JPLE One-shot.

"Maybe he was possessed by jinns." "Maybe he IS a jinn." "Maybe he's been threatened by Russian Mafia men. Your dad has connections with them, doesn't he James?" The Marauders try to figure out why Dumbledore made James Head Boy.

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.

When Lily asks James to teach her how to play Quidditch, James comes up with an interesting analogy.

COMPLETE! Lily walked up to the North Tower on her first day in 6th year expecting to learn a little about the Inner Eye & a lot about baseless superstition. Instead she finds herself learning more than she wanted to know about one James Potter & herself.

AU. It's been a year since Lily's seen James Potter, but what will happen when he saunters back into her life with that same arrogant smirk and his annoying way of knowing just how to push her to the edge? L/J, Lily's POV

"And I think since I'm an attractive toerag, you're a very pretty cow. The loveliest cow I've ever seen. Except you don't have black spots." Fun oneshot. R&R?

James and Lily slip away from school for a weekend and get away with it—or do they?

James realises - not for the first time - that he cannot possibly be Head Boy when it takes three attempts plus Remus's interceding just to get Lily to agree to have lunch with him. 2011 LJfest

ONE-SHOT. Smut. Lily seeks James out after a Quidditch match.

Drabble. James Potter moments after his death.

James Potter pulls a childish prank on Lily Evans, and of course, name calling ensues. Only, this time Lily is sounding a bit less convincing.

Drabble. Yet another scene of James Potter amusing his young son.

"It makes her feel more steady even though the ground beneath her turns. She worries, though. She's always been a worrier." L/J.

"I want to marry you," James interrupted, completely matter-of-fact. I sat up so quickly I almost fell off the bed. James reached out a hand to steady me, his eyes never leaving mine. "Wh-what?" I stammered, heart pounding. L/J, Lily's POV

"All right, fine. Tell me what it would take for you to go out with me." "A miracle." L/J one-shot

James comes up with a nickname.

ONE-SHOT. James Potter had never been one to second guess himself or hesitate when it came to girls. If it was any other bird, then he would have asked her to dance... but she was Lily Evans and she really messed him up.

The Three Broomsticks is the setting for five significant scenes in Lily and James's relationship.

What if James tried to break up with Lily? oneshot.

James Potter is a mischievous prat, but that's why Lily loves him. Oneshot!

"I think you're an arrogant, selfish pig, and I think you'd be doing both of us a favor if you just left me alone!" Potter stared at me for a moment, an unreadable expression in his hazel eyes, before uttering a single word: "Okay." J/L, Lily's POV.

and silly things like mismatched socks and love. A Lily and James love story in one part.

The rules were simple. Provoke each other. Scream at each other. Snog each other. Do this as frequently as possible, but don't ever, ever kiss and tell.

James and Lily discuss Valentine's Day. LJoneshot

James and Lily Potter have had to learn everything about their son through people who have died and come Above. But after 100 long years on Earth, Harry's finally at the Gate. Now James and Lily will get to meet their son, for the very first time.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. Epic in a One-Shot. Rated T for language and mild adult themes.

Lily has a very serious problem. It won't be long before her problem notices. Lily/James, 7th year.

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.

In which Lily and James celebrate their first Christmas as a married couple and there is lots of Christmas fluff. Oneshot!

First War, 1979. Remus has been living with James and Lily for a year and a half, and looks forward to spending Christmas with them. But unexpected news might mean Christmas is off this year for them all. Or is it?

Abandoned by her best friend and suffering the torment of her hideous older sister - and her sister's hideous boyfriend, Lily Evans thought she was in for a boring summer. James Potter had other ideas.

For six summers, Lily's parents hear all about that Potter boy. Then comes the seventh.

It wasn't about being reckless, or looking for a fight. It was about fighting for something that was important, no matter the risk. L/J Order years.

ONE SHOT. A short rendition of how Lily Evans finally told James Potter that she loved him.

ONE SHOT. Fluff. Lily and James' first date.

Just a little bit of Lily/James fluff to start your week.

James knows when he's made a mess of things. Written for lilyjames fest 2010.

James Potter is fighting so many battles, and he is tired of it. It seems that fighting so quickly turns to losing.

Lily Evans needs a minute to figure something out - and it's a little hard to think straight around James Potter. L/J one-shot.

UPDATED. Through a series of vignettes describing experiences that are all tied to the dormitories, this JP/LE outlines the little events that brought James and Lily together.

The final chapter of Molly Raesly's "Boyfriend" series.

It started out as a simple quest - he wanted to see her smile again. That alarmingly beautiful, incandescent smile. But over time, it turned into something more. An L/J one-shot.

Lily isn't sure if James still fancies her, so her friends concoct a plan help her find out how he feels. But like all good plans, this one goes a bit awry. OneShot!

Transfiguration Professor. Head of Gryffindor House. Deputy Headmistress. Love Guru. Minerva McGonagall is a woman of many talents.

James and Lily spend their summers together producing plays, though neither are happy about the presence of the other. With James, as the set designer, and Lily, as the actress, tensions run high.

It was wrong, the way that he wanted her and the way that his fingers were ghosting over her hips like raindrops in a sun shower and the way that her breathing was heavy and the way that she was pressed too close too close to him in the broom closet. JPLE

The most constant emotional sentiment in Lily's Hogwarts career was her complete and utter loathing of one William Mulciber. Lily centric w/ James/Lily and unrequited Lily/Snape

You blush when you see her hand slip into his pants. JPLE Main , One-Shot.

One-shot. "She’s pretending to pay attention to the professor, but in fact she’s staring at him." She is simply entranced by him, and she can't deny the fact that she finds him fascinating. Lily and James.

There were four things that I was incredibly certain of— 1. Prongs was a troublemaker. 2. He very well could be lying and really was a female. 3. I had no clue who he was. 4. I one hundred percent fancied the pants off the bloke.

“I don’t hate you, you know?” She says, and he almost doesn’t hear her, words lost in the wind. LilyJames. Oneshot.

When it comes to loving Lily Evans, all James Potter needs is a 'when'. A thoughtful four-shot reflecting the seasons with a changing relationship and the two people in it. Please read and review!

LJ: "Somehow, it went from being an aching nothing to an overwhelming amount of this, and she realises that when it comes to him, nothing can ever be a healthy medium, especially not the way she feels." Read and review?

L/J. James takes time to remember.

What she didn’t realize until after she agreed to go out with him was that these things were piling on his shoulders until he was hunched under the weight of the world and it was all he could do not to throw it off and watch it shatter.

As if Slughorn wasn't bad enough already, now you'll never be able to see him again without spontaneously combusting from shame.

L/J. 'James chuckles. "I should get on? What did I marry you for if you're not going to make breakfast in the morning?"'

Lily likes surprises, and this thing with James Potter has been positively filled with those.

Are you watching me sleep?" Amusedly. "No." Guiltily. LilyJames. Oneshot.

One shot. It's Valentine's Day and James sends Lily on a little trip down memory lane before she can receive her gift. Fluff.

Because really, he wasn't fooling anyone.

Because really, denial is pretty hungry work.

James and Sirius. "Why can't a heterosexual guy tell a heterosexual guy that he thinks his booty is fly?" An inside look at one of the closest friendships the world will know.

Mum bought this stupid thing for me. Something about 'writing down my school experiences'. She basically bought me a diary! Wait, no. This is a JOURNAL. The completely manly journal of James Potter. Set in Marauder's seventh year.

LJ. “Prolong every single movement; like you’ve learned to do with so much else, make every second count.” T, just to be safe. R&R?

Under the emerald stars, they went to war to bring them down... Lily & James, when it comes to picking sides and defying Dark Lords- since isn't that what they do everyday? Three times they chose to challenge You-Know-Who.

L/J. "We should leave." With the receiver pressed against her ear, Lily waited in the quiet of the night, twisting the telephone cord in a white-fisted hand. She should've known he wouldn't like the idea, but she was so tired of the nightmares...

When trying to decide who might be worse - the Weasley twins or James and Sirius - the Fat Lady retells a story about overhearing James' confession to Lily. One-shot.

She was staring again. She was staring so hard that it was a wonder that his head hadn’t burst into flames yet. “Great Merlin’s dirty underpants—Evans have you finally decided…decided I’m an acceptable human being?” L/J and a little shameless snogging

L/J. It's the most twisted love story: unrequited, unknown. Maybe she deserves it. She gave it up, after all. It was hers, always hers, but she pushed it away and now she can only watch it given to others. She broke him. And that's what haunts her.

L/J. A series of short vignettes. James and Lily like to appreciate the little things in life.

L/J. The darkness makes this easier to say, the cadence of his heartbeat lulling me into a relative safety, and it rolls off my tongue like the most powerful kind of magic. "I love you."

L/J. Kissing James Potter in the middle of the common room is wrong, so wrong, but Lily gives up. She hasn't slept in two days and her brain is obviously delirious, so she releases hold of it and it clicks off like a light switch. Nox.

LJ. Just a little bit of useless, kind of mature fluff - there's no really no description for it besides that. R&R?

- oneshot - Lily and James spend an entire day alone with each other, making love for the first time. In the after-sex conversation, their dreams and future are brought up. How will the couple overcome their next obstacle? - LJ - fluff -

James is the pirate Captain of The Marauder. Lily is the daughter of a Duke. The two strike up a contract and the next thing Lily knows, she's on a Pirate ship, with one of the deadliest pirates after her. AU LilyJames Please read and review! Complete

The fic about nothing. Complete.

When your boyfriend doesn't turn up for breakfast, forgets to walk you to Potions, practically ignores you in said Potions lesson and then makes up pathetic excuses to get out of spending time with you you know something's wrong. JL

It starts with an occasional glance from across the table during meals, a brush of his foot against yours under the table, the electric shock when his hand brushes yours during rounds. Next thing you know, you’re in his bed again. LilyJames.

Because dangerous things happen when we touch. And when he leans. JamesLily

LJ, one-shot. Sad, dark blue fluff, the silkier kind. 'You must have loved her very much, not many people remember enough to wait.'