1950s, Liverpool - Celia Pooley has always disliked her classmate, John Lennon. He's arrogant. Obnoxious. A loudmouth. A prankster beyond belief- and for five years, she's had to put up with every irritating part of him. When sixteen-year-old Celia and John find themselves forced into each other's company, they slowly become drawn to each other in a way that seems to confuse them both and slowly but surely, their affection for each other flourishes and their lives begin to change in a way neither of them expected. 'Growing Up Beside You' follows Celia and John's life through their rebellious and adventurous rock n roll teenage years, to the hardships of young adulthood where the decision to follow their head or heart takes its toll on love. What does fate have in store for John and Celia and will the two of them always have each other, or will something or someone stand in the way? A coming-of-age, romance story, following the journey of new friendships, sorrows, first loves and all the joys and complications that come with it. ** FYI: •This is a SLOW BURN story. •The other Beatle lads will eventually appear but it will be much later on in the timeline! ** Beatle focus: John Year: 1957 onwards Genre: Romance, Bildungsroman Warnings: Bad Language, violence, explicit adult situations, angst. There are a few conscious changes to real life events and places in the timeline of this story which have been changed for narrative purposes. *I DO NOT take credit for the artwork. Image is not my own.* *This is a work of fiction. As such, it should not be read as a factual account of events or biography. While many characters bear the names of actual people- they and their actions and works have been imagined by me, the author, and posted here for entertainment purposes only.* I hope you enjoy it! Feedback, votes and comments are much appreciated! Peace and Love xo

❝ 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓵𝓮𝓽 𝓶𝓮 𝓰𝓸. ❞ Grace always felt as if her heart was missing something, like a puzzle piece that got lost. No matter how hard she tried to fill the space with her uncle, or her aunt's family, she knew that nothing could replace that puzzle piece. That puzzle piece: was her father. Growing up she only knew that he left her and her mother one night when she was a year old, and never returned. When The Daily Prophet headlines that Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban the summer before her third year at Hogwarts, Grace started questioning everything. Being a thirteen-year-old girl was already hard enough, but to add looming questions, reliving traumatic memories, and realizing she might have feelings for one of her best friends, all while a murderer was on the loose, was becoming too overwhelming. However, once she learns and accepts the truth about her family, she holds onto it, never letting go. Starts in PoA, and ends post DH. THIS IS PART 2 AND CANNOT BE READ ON IT'S OWN. PLEASE READ VOL. 1 FIRST!!! Started: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. PoA: ꜰɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ GoF: ꜰɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ OotP: ꜰɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ HBP: ꜰɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ DH: ꜰɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ Post DH: ꜰɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ Finished: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

❝ 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓵𝓮𝓽 𝓶𝓮 𝓰𝓸. ❞ Grace thought that once Voldemort was gone life would go back to how it was, or at least close to how it was. She thought that they'd be able to live happily, that she, Harry and her dad will be this happy family. She thought that life will start to become easier again, that she and Harry will have all the things figured out and be able to start living those dreams they had talked about when they were in sixth year. She was wrong. Plagued with nightmares of months on the run, the Battle of Hogwarts, and seeing Harry dead, Grace doesn't know if her and Harry will ever experience those dreams they had. They might have fought and won a war, but neither of them are quite ready for the world of adulthood. Struggling with recovering not only physically, but mentally, from the war, they realize that love alone won't keep them afloat. Every day that passes, Harry and Grace find themselves beginning to sink further and further into darkness, and finding it harder and harder to hold onto each other. Dealing with grief, PTSD, and trying to navigate their new lives, they realize they have more to think about and figure out than they had thought. They've been through more than the average couple, but will the fall out of the war be what finally pulls them apart? Or will they finally get their Happily Ever After? POST DEATHLY HALLOWS!! THIS IS PART 3!! THIS CANNOT BE READ AS A STAND ALONE FIC! YOU MUST READ VOLUMES 1 AND 2 FIRST!!