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Post-OOTP: Thoughts drifting through James, Sirius and Lily's minds. Told as if they could speak to Harry.

Find out the story behind Nearly Headless Nick's death, and how love reunited two lovers who were seperated by death.

Romance blossoms between two friends. Is it the start of something good? Or will it all end in tears? A Remus/Lily fic. Originally written for the Moon Petals Challenge.

Sleepless nights: host to revelations, confessions and many other vile and odious undertakings.

Sirius Black's interest in wizarding comics leads to some startling discoveries.

AU: Written Pre-HBP. Eighteen-year-old Severus Snape is having a very bad day. After getting into a argument with his "future wife" (until he finds a way out or they kill each other), Potter and Black steal his chocolate eggs his mother sent him. After a very unexpected kind act by someone equally as unlikely, Severus does something he regrets.

Without the journey, endings and beginnings are meaningless. It doesn't matter where you start, it matters what you do after you start. We all know how Harry Potter started, how his legend began...with his parents. However, we don't know much about them, we only know their end - death. We have immortalized them in our minds, and forgotten them. We have reduced them to the mere parents of the boy-who-lived. So, now come back with me, and watch their journey. Watch them grow in another time. Learn about the generation history is so eager to pass over. Join me, and observe their journey unfold into the destiny of the wizarding world.

James and Lily's first kiss is long overdue. He wants to wait for that perfect moment, but when will that ever come along? Lily shows him the

When Harry Potter dies, the Wizarding World is shocked. But death is yet another adventure, and as Harry finds out, a big one.

MWPP era. When James and Lily are invited to visit their former Headmaster, the information he must relay is not at all pleasant: that Lord Voldemort is plotting against their seven-month-old baby. An adventure of defiance, betrayal and love. Rated R for possible violence and language.

Interruptions is the story of the real notes between the Marauders when they were in school. But that's not this story. This story is basically the same, but with an actual plot. However, it does take place after James and Lily's wedding. Watch as the story unfolds in the next installment of 'Interruptions'.

It only takes four years to see how the results of one wish will change the lives of everyone. Four years of memories leading to a road of destruction and darkness. For some the change will be triumphant, for others the change will bring upon death and despair. But will the man who influenced these changes be happy with his wish? Can he accept the changes or will he follow the pathway of regret?

This is the first chapter in the story that is basically Snape's life. How he started out good and then went downhill. Lily/Snape for the beginning, but... you'll see.

When the Gryffindor Four started marauding, they were careful not to give themselves away.

The story behind Harry's absolutely very first broom... whose idea was it really?

This is the story of James and Lily's graduation as Head Boy and Girl. James proposes, what does Lily answer?

Ever wonder how Lily, James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter Pettigrew acted at school?

James and Sirius are Aurors... Voldemort is stronger than ever... Remus is being lured into something... Lily is sensing something dangerous will happen and has a mystery of her own to discover... Moody plays a key role in this story about death, mystery and action.

Twelve-year-old Barty Crouch meets a stag in a forest.

James is going to ask Lily to marry him, and has it all planned, but even the best-laid plans can go wrong!

In which Lily tells James she's pregnant.

Sequel to 1978. James, Sirius, and Remus, through a complete fluke, wind up in the future, right in time to visit Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Someone is ill, someone dies, someone's romance continued and all but one Marauder knows what will happen. (H/H, RL/PE)

Leona Blake takes you through the final year at Hogwarts for the Marauders and Co. Observe as they wreak havoc close in competition to Peeves!```` Action, adventure, romance, drama, and lovely angst come together as this original character takes a final chance at the love of her life and watches her two best friends fall in love! The madness, the chaos, the lovely denial, but most importantly, Snivelly's underpants! All that and a bag of dung bombs in this explosive tale!

It is a stormy Saturday morning in Harry's third year, and despite the rain the Gryffindor/Hufflepuff Quidditch match is going ahead. Perhaps Harry is the only one to notice Sirius watching from the stands - but Sirius notices everything, albeit through a haze of memory and misery. He sees the way Harry flies, and oh! how it reminds him of James!

Lily can't belive it. Lily's friends can't believe it. Heck, James's friends can't believe it. Has James really given up on Lily - forever?

As Lily watches her child sleep, innocently sucking his thumb, James arrives home with some alarming news. A one-shot, written to show the type of emotions James and Lily must have been experiencing during those tumultuous times with their newborn son.

The story of Lily and James' last year of Hogwarts. Full of ups and downs throughout the year, alternate partners and challenges.

(completed) The Dark Lord’s reign has begun, and his Death Eaters are spreading terror. Evan Rosier had a rough childhood, but he did have friends. He went to Hogwarts, did well, and began to plan his future; perhaps in the Ministry as an Auror. His father, however, had a very different future planned and Evan was forced down the path that forever changed who he was.

James asks Sirius for a very important favor for him, Lily and James. One-Shot.

The Fidelius Charm was cast to save the Potter’s, but it ultimately led to their demise. How did Dumbledore learn of the imminent danger to the Potters? Why didn’t Sirius trust Lupin? What happened between Sirius and Peter? This fic gives you a very believable and interesting view of what happened in the days before Voldemort made Harry Potter a household name.

James and Sirius, despite everything, celebrate a typical 70s' English Christmas.

Once, Sirius Black decided to play a very nasty prank on Severus Snape. He told the Slytherin to go down to the Whomping Willow, poke a particular knot, and follow the tunnel where he would undoubtedly find a big surprise. When James Potter heard, he knew exactly how wrong this could go, so he raced down to the Shrieking Shack and saved Snape just before he would have come face-to-face with a feral, merciless, blood-thirsty werewolf. What would have happened if James hadn't made it in time?

Death is always a hard thing to deal with, no matter what form it comes in. But it is always easier when there is somebody to ease the pain.

James loves Lily, he wants her to love him back desperately. But Lily is involved with someone else. Is there anyone who loves James from afar?

Monologue from the perspective of Draco and/or James reflecting on the loves of their lives. Don't forget a bit of sadness and bitterness from rivalry and hatred. But love does conquer all, however hopeless the future may seem...

When in a romantic rut, and being devoured by detestably sappy Christmas carols, one can find out the strangest things about themselves with some good, old-fashioned, bartender therapy… a one-shot Lily and James fic

The night Remus Lupin met Harry Potter was trying one for the new Professor. To ease his pain, he writes letters to Lily and James, knowing that the words will never be read.

James' emotions get the better of him and Lily is no longer sure how she feels. What happens is an amazing story of love and how sometimes, you just can't wait.

In the years before Harry was born, four Marauders, four friends, shared a special bond of friendship. Now one is a traitor, one hero died for his family, one innocent misunderstood man died protecting all he had left, and one still lives, a monster reborn every full moon. This is their story. Join the Marauders through the years of their lives; through laughs and losses, love and tears.

James and Lily on the night of their deaths. Love never dies.

Friends first.

James is breaking the rules again and Lily goes and``confront him about it. And did Remus have this plan all along?

Ever wondered who Harry's namesake is? James is trying desperately to get Lily to go out with him and Peter isn't a death eater yet.

Not all problems are solved by magic! Sirius Black and the Potters face The Boy Who Wouldn't Stop Crying.

Lily and James Potter get a glimpse of the world as it is now. AU.

MWPP-era. Meet Princess Lily with her fiery red hair and a temper to match. Meet James, prince of the elves - also the boy who plays a prank on Lily and gets to see her temper flare. How does James survive and does Lily snap at anyone else?

“It figures that you two would run off into a girls store to buy make-up and make out. You silly poufs..." A short, fun fic about Moony and Padfoot shopping for make-up, making out, and catching Prongs in the act.

What would happen if James Joyce wrote Harry Potter? A silly little satire, clever, pithy and a little weird. A parody of the classic Finnigan's Wake.

What's happening to Remus? What about James? And- wait, is it just a dream? Or is it a vision... a vision of what will be...

Disowned by his family, Sirius finds unexpected solace in familiar places.

Sirius Black is a collection of contradictions, accumulated over time from experiences and a certain knowledge. His experiences supposedly determine his actions, dictate how he acts, who he befriends, and who he hates. But so also do his friends influence his decisions, in what they do to and for him. An extended character sketch with the storyline woven through, and snapshots that tell the story.

Severus Snape looks back and reflects on why exactly he hates James Potter.

James is getting married. [James/Lily]

Sirius fell through the veil...but where did he go? Who awaits him? Will his heart be heavier than the feather?

MWPP. Peter talks about school, couples, magick and life in general. sbxrl, jpxle, ppxoc

It is always a bad idea to forget your best friend's birthday. It is also a bad idea to remember it. James/Lily.

A look into the life of the Order, and the lives involved in the first war. Their love, their losses, and the trials of their youthful union, parenting and friendships. Not Chronological.

Imagine a Hogwarts taken over by some musical lover. Is that all it takes for two people destined for each other to find their love? Friends try to convince the lovers to make their move through songs and choreographed choruses. Hogwarts is a mad house. How fun can this be?

Sirius finds himself trapped behind the veil. What will happen to him now?

James and Lily enjoy a night of fun before the birth of their first child and the Dark times ahead.

James Potter's announcement in his basement kitchen one night causes Sirius Black to reflect on his role in the Order of the Phoenix.

"I think karma has come to visit me. And instead of giving me riches and perhaps a pony, it has decided to beat me to a bloody pulp." What goes around comes around. Especially for Lily Evans in her relationship (or lack thereof) with James Potter. Karma isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Why was the Pensieve scene really Snape's worst memory? Was it really just what James did, or was it what the events led to?

During the night before James and Lily's wedding, Sirius is afraid of losing his friend.

"Apologies. I don't do rhetorical questions. You'll have to check with Pettigrew on that one. Every question's a rhetorical one with him, if you take the strict definition of the word, because he can't answer any of them." James Potter and Sirius Black get up to some fun. Which means anything but for poor beleagued prefect Lily Evans. And who exactly is responsible for those knights on the fourth floor, who don't usually sport pink tutus and peg legs? One-shot.

The first years are taking off, but a troublesome broomstick initiates a disturbing flashback for Sev. He wakens, however, to equally disorienting but astonishing revelations about Lily...

Lily’s impressions of James throughout her years at Hogwarts. (Lily/James)

It started as a mutual attraction that lead to an obsession. Lily Evans and Sirius Black were the perfect couple. James Potter and Sirius Black were closer than brothers. When a forbidden liaison begins between Lily and James they must hide their affair else it destroy the bonds of love and friendship that have taken a lifetime to forge. AU

James, Sirius, Peter, Remus, And Lily are in their third year at Hogwarts, and they love it. Pulling pranks, and having a good time all around. But trouble begins when they find an ancient stone. What is it and why has it come to them?

"...Sirius thought it would be- er- amusing, to tell Snape all he had to do was prod the knot on the tree trunk with a long stick, and he's be able to get in after me. Well, of course, Snape tried it- if he'd got as far as this house, he'd have met a fully grown werewolf- but your father, who'd heard what Sirius had done, went after Snape and pulled him back, at great risk to his life..." This is just my interpretation at how things might have played out that night.

One morning Severus Snape receives an unexpected invitation in the mail with an all-too-personal letter. A backstory to Snape's worst memory in fifth year (from OotP) as well as a kind of subtext to Lily and James' later romance. SS/LE.

Regulus has got a secret. And the one person who'd kill to find out - is the one person he'd die to keep it from.

When Lily Potter announces to her sister, Petunia Dursley, that she is pregnant, Petunia reacts in a way that could destroy the wizarding world forever...

What made Severus Snape turn from the Dark side to the Light? Was it something James Potter said? If so, why hasn't he gotten over it after all these years? What is his middle name?``Oh-- and did you know you can hack into a person's Pensieve?

October 31st 1981 was a horrible and great day in the wizarding world. Lily and James Potter are lost, but Voldemort, the most feared wizard for over a century, is gone. The story of that fateful night and the surrounding events.

Snape wants what he can't have.

Twelve years of solitary confinement is a long time…

The follow up to my story 'Sunrise,' which told of the first day James and Lily spent with Harry. This story tells of the last.

James made a mistake and now Lily is upset. Lily’s POV. Song Fic to Kelly Clarkson's Miss Independence. Sequel to “Make a Change”.

Hijinks in Care of Magical Creatures; MWPP humour, pure and simple.

The title sums it up perfectly, in fact :).

Birthday surprises ensue when Lily, Remus and Sirius celebrate their 17th birthday's together at the Black's country home.

Lily and James Potter. The perfect couple. You don't see how she puts on too much makeup when she leaves him at night, or how he drinks a bottle of firewhiskey after she's gone. A look into the anguished mind of James Potter, father and reluctant husband. Slash content.

Harry seeks comfort from the only man whose loss is as great as his own. A vignette about a hug. Harry, Sirius... and James.

How Harry Potter got his Invisibility Cloak, and who gave it to him.

His mother played piano, his father drew portraits, but Harry writes. Harry separates himself from his parents' legacies.

Sirius Black never knew that baby-sitting little Harry could be so dangerous, so deadly, so--mortifying. For him, at least. After all, his Animagus was supposed to be a frightening dog, not a cute, cuddly teddy bear.

Third Year promises to bring about many changes for Sirius Black and James Potter – some making more sense than others.

This story is about what's behind the veil. Is it all the souls of everyone who's died? Is it a completely different universe? Or is it something else? Something no one had even thought was possible? And what happened to Sirius after he fell through? Did he really die?

James visits Remus over the summer and discovers something about his friend, Lily learns to love, and Remus realises James was right. J/L R/T.

James takes to 'haunting' Severus.

What really happened the night "You-Know-Who" returned? A short fic from James point of view about his little boy and how he never got to see him grow up to become the "Boy-Who-Lived".

Partner-in-crime, brother-in-arms; two boys as close as the closed wings of the butterfly: when is the thin veil of air between lifted, and how is the turning away to be achieved? Mostly James/Sirius.

Add together one ladies' man, one Quidditch player, one extremely caring individual and one soon to be traitor. Mix them together with one imaginative idiot, one fiery red head, one scarily intelligent Ravenclaw and one blonde artist. Make sure to stir counterclockwise until trouble occurs and you are dealing with one of the best loved 'gangs' in Hogwarts' History. In Things Aren't Always Black and White we follow the story of four boys, the marauders, and four equally troublesome girls. We see them deal with their first encounters of love, sorrow, heartache and Death Eaters. How will these eight soon to be order members cope with the ordeals that life throws at them?

How did Lily and James become a couple? Well..with the help of their friends, of course. And during a Halloween masquerade ball, the pre-destined couple finds out what everyone else already seemed to know...they were meant for one another...

'Fate has us divided. There is good or evil.' When the Flower and the Stag return, hope rises in the hearts of the Light. But when a new evil is resurrected, will Harry be willing to sacrifice everything, including himself?

We all know of the Boy Who Lived, but there are two people who viewed him as a tad more special than that. He was their love. He was their love that lived. A one-shot detailing James Potter's sentimental ramblings from another realm.

She was trapped in her own doings. She had chosen to fall in love with the wrong person. And now she will be in Hell's grasp forever... In other words, she's deep inside the world of early Death Eaters, and can't get out. For Lily lovers, not really violent.

Lily Evans knows that rules exist for reason, and she attempts to follow school and society's regulations as best as she can. But a growing understanding with James Potter makes her question the rules of friendship and love she has established for herself.

The Potters are forced to visit Malfoy Manor during the summer before James's seventh year. Lucius teaches James a lesson. Not slash, one shot. In response to Lady Silver's Malfoy Manor Challenge.