- Rating:
- PG-13
- House:
- Schnoogle
- Ships:
- James Potter/Lily Evans Original Female Witch/Remus Lupin Original Female Witch/Sirius Black
- Characters:
- James Potter Lily Evans Lucius Malfoy Original Female Witch Peter Pettigrew Sirius Black
- Genres:
- Romance Drama
- Era:
- 1970-1981 (Including Marauders at Hogwarts)
- Spoilers:
- Philosopher's Stone Chamber of Secrets Prizoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire Order of the Phoenix
- Stats:
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Published: 03/16/2004Updated: 05/05/2005Words: 219,914Chapters: 40Hits: 40,219
If Love is a Game...
Lanni Weasley
- Story Summary:
- It's the Marauders' final year at Hogwarts and they have everything - and that includes a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss.
Chapter 01
03/16/2004It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. Now AU
Chapter 02
05/06/2004It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH2: A memory of a save, an embarrassing thank you, announcement of the Head Positions, much laughter, and a bit of plotting show up.
Chapter 03
05/17/2004It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Add in N.E.W.T.s and Quidditch, and you've got deep trouble is on the horizon. CH3: Sirius and Krystyna have their first real conversation about not-so-happy things, which are then analyzed by the Marauders.
Chapter 04
08/13/2004It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH4: In Transfiguration, Sirius hooks Krystyna in to join the Marauders on a prank, which is the beginning of a reluctant revelation.
Chapter 05
08/26/2004It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH5: The setting up of the prank begins; Sirius and Krystyna are forced to confront their feelings while having difficulties with a closet.
Chapter 06
09/06/2004It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH6: James and Remus go to rescue Sirius and Krystyna from the closet, but get stuck in a few too many jams after that. We see just how much room a closet can have.
Chapter 07
09/12/2004It’s Sirius and James’s seventh and final year at Hogwarts. They have it all: talent, brains, bronze, friends, and girls. James has become more mature and has finally won over Lily. Although almost every girl swoons over Sirius, the girl he wants is yet to be impressed. Chapter Seven-It's Double Potions period and "The Prank" is done. Will the Slytherins "wig" out? Will someone get detention? And will the insanity stop or will James merely increase it?!
Chapter 08
09/24/2004It’s Sirius and James’s seventh and final year at Hogwarts. They have it all: talent, brains, brawns, friends, and girls. James has become more mature and has finally won over Lily. Although almost every girl swoons over Sirius, the girl he wants is yet to be impressed.
Chapter 09
10/01/2004It’s Sirius and James’s seventh and final year at Hogwarts. They have it all: talent, brains, brawns, friends, and girls. James has become more mature and has finally won over Lily. Although almost every girl swoons over Sirius, the girl he wants is yet to be impressed.
Chapter 10
10/02/2004It’s Sirius and James’s seventh and final year at Hogwarts. They have it all: talent, brains, brawns, friends, and girls. James has become more mature and has finally won over Lily. Although almost every girl swoons over Sirius, the girl he wants is yet to be impressed.
Chapter 11
10/12/2004It's James' and Sirius' Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Eleven: Marlena, Krystyna's sister, comes over with her husband and after dinner, the two girls have a chat. Krystyna is getting fed up with everyone around her calling Lily a Mudblood and she and Andrew are in for a horrible surprise. And a question is answered: Does James really snore?
Chapter 12
10/18/2004It's James' and Sirius' Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Twelve: Sirius and Petunia argue and then we hear about his strange nightmare. Krystyna and her family go to Diagon Alley to shop and Lorena is having some problems with Lucius's friend.
Chapter 13
10/30/2004It's James' and Sirius' Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Thirteen: Krystyna goes to the Robes Store. Lorena is trying to change, but is interrupted by one Brandon Hemmingway. Remus talks to Charlie and decides to write letters.
Chapter 14
11/15/2004It's James' and Sirius' Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Fourteen: Lorena and Krystyna get Remus's letters, but while Lorena must now deal with Lucius's hatred of Remus and Brandon's curiousness, Krystyna finds Lorena's present and some privacy.
Chapter 15
12/11/2004It's James' and Sirius' Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Fifteen: Sirius accidentally hits Petunia; James is very confused; Peeves and Bellatrix Black target Peter; and our dear Remus has a Hufflepuff stalker on his hands while he tries to think about Lorena.
Chapter 16
12/27/2004It's James' and Sirius' Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter 16: Lorena has problems with Brandon again while Krystyna has problems with Lucius. Sirius and James are having problems with Petunia.
Chapter 17
12/29/2004It's James' and Sirius' Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Seventeen: Remus must deal with the full moon alone and Krystyna has a very interesting and enlightening conversation with Catherine, Samuel's wife, about her love of Sirius and her life.
Chapter 18
01/05/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily, the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Eighteen: Remus is human; Peter chokes (how unfortunate); Sirius nearly has a breakdown; Krystyna is forced to take two showers to look perfect for Malfoy; and Lorena explains why inner beauty is better than outer beauty.
Chapter 19
01/08/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Nineteen: The Melanies (Krystyna included) have dinner at the Malfoy Manor finally and hilarity (which means problems) ensue when Lorena doesn't realize that in order to please her "family", she has to act like them.
Chapter 20
01/15/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Twenty: Lorena makes a confession about a certain werewolf and then unfogs her and Krystyna's future with the help of tea dregs. Krystyna finally snaps and tells all about her relationship with Sirius.
Chapter 21
01/22/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Twenty-One: It's Christmas Morning! What will happen?
Chapter 22
01/25/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Twenty-Two: Now in Hogsmeade for Christmas, Krystyna and Sirius enjoy their time together. The only problem is that Sirius has tons of Muggle Christmas songs stuck in his head. Fluff abound!
Chapter 23
02/02/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM (no slash), J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Twenty-Three: Sirius drops Krystyna off back at her place. And then, the sticky situation comes in. Her parents have had enough; Mr. Melanie and Samuel tell Krystyna their plan to make her behave; and she finds out that it's either do what they say - or her friends and Sirius will die.
Chapter 24
02/07/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM (no slash), J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Twenty-Four: Lorena evesdrops on a conversation about the Evil Plan to break up Krystyna and Sirius. Everyone gets on the Hogwarts Express to go back to Hogwarts where Lorena cries and tells everything out...to Krystyna privately.
Chapter 25
02/10/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC; Chapter Twenty-Five: Everyone's back at Hogwarts now. Remus notices Lorena's change and questions her about it. Lily points out that there's going to be Boy/Girl and Slytherin/Gryffindor partnering in Potions. Everyone frets about that.
Chapter 26
02/17/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of him and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM (No Slash), J/L, RL/OC; Chapter 26: Lorena is sick. Everyone finds out that there's going to be a Dance on Valentine's Day. In Potions, Lorena falls asleep in Rodolphus Lestrange's lap and Remus explodes, almost killing Lestrange, all while Krystyna is stuck between stuttering Snape and moronic Malfoy. Sounds peachy.
Chapter 27
02/25/2005It's James and Sirius's seventh year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily, the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of Sirius and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC (No Slash). Chapter 27: In DADA Class, everyone reviews over a third year subject - Boggarts. We see a Dementor, a giant cobra, a Yeti, a full moon, a mummy, Sirius's mum, death up close, and more. But the most thought-provoking one will be Lorena's Boggart.
Chapter 28
03/05/2005It's James and Sirius's seventh year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily, the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of Sirius and her friends intensely? SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC (No Slash). Chapter 28: Night before Hogsmeade trip - Krystyna keeps waking up from nightmares about her past; while Lorena sleeps soundly, dreaming about a time when her and Lucius were friends.
Chapter 29
03/11/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything: brains, talent, skill, brawns, friends, and even the ladies. While James finally matures and wins over Lily; the girl Sirius has his eyes on is finally starting to realize that she has come to like him too. But what happens when Lucius Malfoy likes her, too, and her parents disapprove of Sirius and her friends intensely? Deep trouble is on the horizon. SB/OC/LM, J/L, RL/OC (No Slash). Chapter 29: Lorena has a lot of problems; James is cold, but sneaky; Krystyna thinks a lot; Lily snogs James because of a new candy; Sara is sick; Sirius is all grins; Peter is, um, Peter; and Remus can't decide to hold Lorena or not. Oh, and Lucius and Rodolphus are prats.
Chapter 30
03/16/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. Chapter 30: The first part of the Masquerade. Tongues change colors; James falls onto Remus after seeing Lily; Peter has someone to dance with; Remus flames and dances with Lorena; James turns out to be a dancer; and Krystyna and Sirius share a moment.
Chapter 31
03/23/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. Chapter 31: Second Part of the Masquerade - James loses his menu; Lorena dances with Severus Snape; and Lucius and Remus fight over Lorena after drinking too much punch. Sounds like a lovely dance.
Chapter 32
03/28/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. Chapter 32: Last Part of the Masquerade - Sirius ponders about the side effects of being drunk; both James and Lorena see an unsightly sight; and finally, Remus tells Lorena that he's a werewolf (when he's sober).
Chapter 33
04/10/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. Chapter 33: It's finally February Sixteenth. Something unexpected happens at breakfast, but at night, hearts will be broken.
Chapter 34
04/14/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. Chapter 34: A happy memory - then, Krystyna wakes up, and Lorena talks with her about fate; Sirius, James, and Lorena get into a small argument/disagreement over last night's events.
Chapter 35
04/17/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. Chapter 35: Dumbledore comes along. James is the new Malfoy of Gryffindor; and Lorena is P.O.d. Sirius wants answers, but gets none. Potions and Quidditch practice are disasterous; and Lorena has a breakdown.
Chapter 36
04/21/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH35: (One Month Later) Krystyna compares her family to Dementors; Lily wonders about Krystyna; Lucius gets news from Regulus Black; Lorena basically says, "Get a clue!!!"
Chapter 37
04/25/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH36: Lorena gives a very big hint at breakfast. Sirius has doubts and hears more than he can chew while playing with Padfoot Junior. The cat is out of the bag, people.
Chapter 38
04/30/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH37: Krystyna explains; James becomes an excessive apologizer; Peter trips and faints; a plan is conceived; and Lorena initiates the plan too perfectly, which causes a fight with Lucius.
Chapter 39
05/03/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH39: Catherine, Krystyna's aunt, overhears Samuel, her husband, and Marcus Malfoy planning to murder Sirius and Co. Descisions are made - and something bad happens to Lorena.
Chapter 40
05/05/2005It's James's and Sirius's Seventh Year at Hogwarts and they have everything - although a few big problems. James matures and finally wins over Lily; Remus falls head over heels for Lucius Malfoy's cousin; and Sirius finally gets the girls of his dreams. But that girl is supposed to marry Malfoy and her parents hate Sirius and her friends. Soon, she must choose between being the next Mrs. Lucius Malfoy or the early deaths of Sirius and her friends. Deep trouble is on the horizon of bliss. CH40: The Last Chapter!!