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1. | Marriage With You: Why we stay when its hard | Harry Potter | by SaurianDoe

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi, Other
   • Work in Progress

   12 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • James Potter/Original Female Character(s)
   • Original Female Character (s)/Original Male Character(s)
   • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
   • Lily Evans Potter/Severus Snape
   • James Potter
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Fleamont Potter
   • Euphemia Potter
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • Severus Snape
   • Marauders (Harry Potter)
   • Its basically if James was arranged to someone else
   • Lily x Severus - Freeform
   • everyone has problems
   • i am bad at tagging
   • No disownment
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
   • No wizarding war with Voldemort (Harry Potter)
   • Tom Riddle is just a kid who peaked in this story
   • James Potter-centric
   • Good Severus Snape
   • this is the ultimate let me cook
   • trust me please
   • Author Is Sleep Deprived
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Unreliable Narrator James Potter

   Summary

   When James learned of his arranged marriage, he was stunned. His parents had always rejected pureblood traditions—they’d married for love. Yet now, they presented him with a betrothal contract like it was nothing.

   At least she’s a redhead, his mother offered weakly. Sirius laughed; Remus and Peter exchanged uneasy glances.

   That summer, James found himself engaged to Lucille Mélàs, a soft-spoken Hufflepuff with a habit of handing out sweets. Sirius called her boring. Remus and Peter liked her.

   James just studied her—comparing her, always comparing her, to her.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Alternate Universes

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   English

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