"𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞." "𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐱?" "𝐎𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐱, 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲." -James Potter finds himself in a compromising situation as he wakes up beside Octavia Mikaelson - a charming Slytherin whose sharp wits and intimidating beauty quite deter him from his Gryffindor loyalty. What started as a playful prank-filled rivalry between them quickly escalated into a secret affair at one Ravenclaw party. Will James figure out his true feelings for Lily Evans as he starts harboring attraction to Octavia?

━━━ 𝐈𝐕𝐘 | ❝ 𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗍 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗁𝗂𝗆? ❞ ▬▬▬▬ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･･ﾟ 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵: 𝗂𝗏𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇'𝗍 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗃𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗎𝗌. ( 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘂 ) ( 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗿 ) ( 𝗼𝗰 × 𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝘀. 𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 ) ( 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 "𝗶𝘃𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝘁.𝘀. ) ( 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 ) © 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗂𝗈𝗒𝗎𝖾 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤

━━━ 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅 | ❝𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝗆𝗒 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍, 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅?❞ ▬▬▬▬ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･･ﾟ 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵: 𝗃𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗂𝖾𝖿 𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗌. 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗎𝖽𝖾𝗋'𝗌 𝖾𝗋𝖺 𝗃𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 × 𝗈𝖼 ©𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗂𝗈𝗒𝗎𝖾 𝟤𝟢𝟤1

"𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪." ~ james potter x oc marauders era rankings! #2 in marlene mckinnon - 3.7.2025 #2 in remus lupin - 2.26.2025

Two years after the war that shattered his world, James Potter is stuck in place. Grief lingers in the quiet moments, in the weight of his son's laughter, in the ghosts of what could have been. He tells himself the life he has built for himself is enough- just him, Harry and the friends who refuse to let him slip too far. Then comes Olive Beaufort. A potions apprentice with warmth in her voice and kindness in her hands, she drifts into their lives with no agenda, no expectations. She isn't trying to fix anything- or anyone, but she is something new. Harry adores her instantly. And James, despite himself, isn't immune to her presence either. As October fades and Halloween looms- the day that too almost everything from him- James finds himself caught between the past and an uncertain future. But maybe, just maybe, healing doesn't come all at once. Maybe it starts in small moments, in unexpected places and friendships, in Rainy Days and Mondays that don't feel so heavy anymore. (1983-onwards) (James Potter x OC) (Multiple POV's)

the first time they met, she was attempting to jump off a train. -𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀© (James Potter x femOC) (marauders era)

Adelina Nott, heiress to the noble House of Nott, is known for her gentle nature, dreaminess and charming dimples. As a Slytherin, she believed in the goodness of people, which may explain why her closest friends-Regulus, Evan, and Barty-were so protective of her. Without strong family ties, the group formed their own tight-knit bond, finding comfort in their chosen family. James Potter, heir to the noble House of Potter, is loud, bold, and carries a confident smirk. A Gryffindor at heart, he has always been drawn to romance, which explains his crush on Lily Evans. Surrounded by his best friends-Sirius, Remus, and Peter-James enjoyed both his strong friendships and loving family. But what happens when James realizes his feelings for Lily were shallow and someone else catches his eye? And when a tipsy Adelina reunites with an old friend at a ball, could this meeting open the door to a brighter future?

{Marauders Era - Post War} {James Potter x OC} {Second Chance Romance} "I'm a potter," Fawn announces, her head inclining in the direction of the floorboards suddenly creaking very loudly. James is rearing back, his eyes growing round like bludgers and his hand coming up to clasp his throat, his voice box, hoping he sounds less embarrassingly taken aback than he feels. "I beg your pardon?" A clear, bright strand of orange emerges, betraying Fawn's slight amusement when she clarifies, "I'm a potter. I make pottery." ***************** 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 James Potter reluctantly returns to Hogwarts three years after war end and happens to stumble across the brightness, the colour he lost all sight of. Maybe he wasn't the only one. ***************** (This story may include mature content and emotional triggers that could cause distress towards the reader)

"ᴷⁱˢˢ ᵐᵉ, ᵘⁿᵈᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐⁱˡᵏʸ ᵗʷⁱˡⁱᵍʰᵗ, ˢᵗʳⁱᵏᵉ ᵘᵖ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵃⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱʳᵉ ᶠˡⁱᵉˢ ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉ ˢⁱˡᵛᵉʳ ᵐᵒᵒⁿ'ˢ ˢᵖᵃʳᵏˡⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵒ ᵏⁱˢˢ ᵐᵉ ᵂᵉ'ˡˡ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʳᵃⁱˡ ᵐᵃʳᵏᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠᵃᵗʰᵉʳˢ ᵐᵃᵖ" James the sun boy who has had everything in his life come to him, has a helpless crush on his coworker Doe, who seemingly is vexed with any slight movement of his. James spends his weekends away from boarding school working at the cafe, alongside the stubborn girl, having every one of his charms and advances that would work on anyone else, shot down, like childish jokes. Until they found James' dad's old map with locations in their paltry town leading to a treasure... The two embark on a journey with a new station each weekend, and bonus James gets to show her, he 's not just some spoiled himbo rugby captain. Jane (Doe), the grumpy girl's only want is to leave this run down town for a better life. With dead beat parents, no money, and hard chance of reaching higher education, James Potter, the boy she's forced to work with every weekend serves as a reminder for every hindrance in her life, money, doting parents, and what says higher education that the most astute all boys school in Europe. Until she finds a map that gives her primitive adolescent hope for a secure future, and along the way she falls in the love. grumpy v. sunshine twenty chapter story don't need to be a marauders fan to read UPDATES ONCE A WEEK (starting January) Started: December 12th, 2023 Ended: Ongoing