Marauder & Harry Potter X Reader

💚I Can't Love You: James X Reader

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House: Slytherin

Blood status: Pureblood

Happens: During and after Hogwarts/No Voldy Moldy AU

Warnings: Sadness, Angst, Main Parent James

Posted on: 05/28/2022

'James Potter is the most sought-after guy in Hogwarts next to his best friend Sirius Black. He only has eyes for one person though, Lily Evens, and me being both their close friends I obviously must help get them together so Lily will stop playing hard to get for no reason. There is just one problem, I'm in love with James. Madly, wholeheartedly, crazy in love. Of course, no one knows I'd never tell a soul so I'm telling you, my journal that never leaves my side and never will, ever, especially now,' I sigh as I close the book and put it safely in my bag. That was the most dangerous entry to put in but I had to get that off my chest at some point so I wrote it down. I space out thinking about random stuff when someone snaps me out of it by slinging their arm around my shoulder. I look to the left to see James with his arm around me and I smile. A small blush appears, Then I see the other Marauders and I hide my face a bit. 

"What's up, boys?" I ask and they all smile at me. 

"We need the other Slytherin class schedules please Y/n," James says and I sigh. 

"Yeah, yeah, here you go," I say handing them the paper with all the schedules written down in my neat handwriting. "They are written in priority order," I say and they all nod. 

"Thank you Y/n!" They say and run off James hugging me real fast before leaving. This causes me to turn red so I look away and calm myself down before going to class.

It goes the same way every year, I get the Marauders the Schedules, they run off to prank someone, and I try to convince Lily to go on a date with James so I can finally stop my feelings for him from existing, and then the events repeat. Every year, until one day in our last year, I finally convinced her. 

"He's a great guy, Lil, I don't see why you won't give him a chance," I say and she looks at me. 

"Because with the way you talk about him I can swear you are in love with him yourself," She says and I shake my head lying. 

"I don't he's like my brother, one date that's all he's asking," I say and she sighs. 

"Fine as long as I'm not taking him from you in any way," She says and I smile. 

"You aren't now go get your man!" I say excitedly and she smiles and walks off to James in the courtyard. 

"Thank god I'm a good liar," I say to myself quietly. 

"Not as good as you think" I hear someone say I jump slightly and look over to see Remus standing next to me. 

"Good god Moony you scared the crap out of me!" I say smacking his arm softly. 

"Sorry, Vix but you aren't that great of a liar, to be honest. I've known since the first year" Moony says and I look at him confused.

"Known what?" I ask and he sighs and looks at me expectantly and then back at our friends. 

"Your love for James," He says and I freeze. 

"I don't know what you are talking about," I say a little too fast. 

"Your answer says otherwise not to mention the blush when he hugs you, the flustered speaking when he asks you a question, and the instant agreeance when asked to join a prank, shall I go on?" He asks and I shake my head.