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Lily Evans hates her job, hates the bigoted customers she has to serve as a bartender at the richest club in the city. But the one person who makes bearing all of it worth it has someone else in his arms tonight.
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26 Jan 2026
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It's 1975, and Lily Evans lives a double life.
At home, she's the Irish Catholic daughter of a union organizer in a dying industrial town. She smokes, drinks, and sneaks out her window to go to punk shows. At Hogwarts, Lily never puts a toe out of line. As a Muggle-born, she'd never give her pure-blood classmates any reason to doubt her.
James Potter has never had to be anyone but himself.
Why would he? Wealthy, good-looking, and intelligent, he knows he's lucky. But the war with Voldemort is bringing what's important into sharp relief. His aging parents have joined the Order of the Phoenix, and James longs to fight alongside them.
When Voldemort's followers murder seven Muggle-borns in broad daylight just before the start of their fifth year, tensions at Hogwarts reach an all-time high. Voldemort is recruiting from the student body, and the time has come to act.
But Hogwarts is not split between good people and Death Eaters, and old prejudices die hard. In dark times, alliances shift and secrets are revealed.
And maybe, through it all, Lily and James will fall in love with the person they least expect: each other.
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- Part 1 of The Things We Carried
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16 Jan 2026
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“You’re…” A lick of lips; something sharper than hope on my tongue; another attempt. “You fancy me?”
[Jilytoberfest 2021: Masquerade Challenge]
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14 Jan 2026
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With a soft, dreamy sort of look, Lily slides a hand over into Potter’s lap, resting it lightly against his thigh.
Severus’ eyes start to blink rapidly, hoping the act alone will make the image in front of him disappear. It doesn’t. It’s as clear as day and as real as the cold stone under his feet. Lily is touching— touching on her own accord! — James Potter.
In potions no less.
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29 Dec 2025
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“Has something I said bothered you?”
James sets his own book down without even bothering to dog-ear the page. Lily thinks that’s a very apt metaphor for the two of them—he’ll shut a book without care if he loses his place, and she’s got a set of leather bookmarks sitting in a drawer in her room. He’d stolen one from her, a few years ago, but she’s not once seen him use it.
“You said I’m allowed to not like your hair.”
There are some moments that sneak up on you. The profession of James's feelings certainly does so for Lily.
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06 Nov 2025