"You should tell him, you know," a familiar voice softly said from behind her. "I know you love him." "Remus," she began turning around to face her friend, "You know I can't do that. He's my best friend, and h-he's in love with his perfect Lily-flower," Elsie sighed as tears began forming in her eyes. "But, Elsie... you don't see the way he looks at you, he-," his sentence was cut off by the girl with tears running down her face. "I don't see how he looks at me, but I see how he looks at her! And, t-that's enough to know that I will n-never be good enough to be with h-him," she snapped through stifled words. "But why don't you just tell him? Why don't you let yourself have a chance at happiness for once?" he asked stepping forwards, wiping her cheeks with his thumbs. "Because...loving him is a losing game. Either way, I'm the one getting hurt," Elsie whispered, falling into the arms of the boy in front of her. SLOW BURN {extended summary inside} (All characters, plots, and aspects of this story belonging to the Harry Potter Universe are credited to JK Rowling.)

❣︎ᴍᴀʀᴀᴜᴅᴇʀs ᴇʀᴀ❣︎ ✦sɪʀɪᴜs ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ✦ ᴀᴍʙɪᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ- the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴʏ ᴛᴏ ғᴜғɪʟ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ, ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʟɪɴᴇ. #1 in Grindelwald 22/07/22 #1 in the Marauders 02/08/22 #2 in Mallory 08/06/22 #3 in Remus Lupin 27/07/22 #3 in James Potter 28/07/22 #4 in Hogwarts 22/07/22 #4 in Peter Pettigrew 27/07/22 #5 in Marauders Fan Fiction 25/06/22 (This story may include mature content and emotional triggers that could cause distress towards the reader)

{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)

-ᴍᴀʀᴀᴜᴅᴇʀs ᴇʀᴀ ❁ -ʀᴇᴍᴜs ʟᴜᴘɪɴ ❁ 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘓𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮. #1 in Remus 09/08/22 #1 in Sprout 27/06/22 #1 in Sirius Black14/10/22 #1 in Badger 26/06/22 #1 in Hufflepuff 08/08/22 #1 in Padfoot 01/10/22 #2 in Hogwarts 29/07/22 #3 in Remus Lupin 17/08/22 #3 in James Potter 27/09/22 #3 in Marauder's fanfiction 29/07/22 #3 in Mcgonagall 06/07/22 #4 in Harry Potter 08/08/22 (This story may include mature content and emotional triggers that could cause distress towards the reader)

"𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳!" {𝘖𝘊 𝘹 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳} Anya Malfoy, the younger sister of Lucius Malfoy, was raised in a world of wealth, privilege, and an unshakable belief in blood purity. Sorted into Slytherin just like her brother, she expected her time at Hogwarts to be just as grand as her upbringing. But life within the castle takes a darker turn when she crosses paths with James Potter - a talented yet insufferably arrogant Gryffindor Quidditch star who loves tormenting Slytherins like her. Their rivalry begins with sharp words, duelling hexes, and an undeniable clash of ideals. Yet, as their worlds collide, the fire of mutual hatred ignites something neither can resist, drawing them closer than they could have ever imagined. As Anya navigates the murky waters of her family's expectations and her own growing feelings, she'll find herself questioning everything she once believed... 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘪𝘯 #𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘰𝘺 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 5 𝘪𝘯 #𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝚆𝙰𝚁𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙶: 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍!

In the shadows of war, beneath stolen glances and whispered promises, James Potter and Aurora Black love fiercely- only to be torn apart by fate. ~~~ Or in which Sirius Black has a sister and James Potter finds his one true love. "They were... well, star-crossed doesn't even begin to cover it," Sirius said, swirling his coffee absentmindedly. "She was a Slytherin, and he was Gryffindor's golden boy. But it wasn't just that. It was the war, the world-it was everything stacked against them." "If there's a world where we meet again, James, I'll wait for you there." James Potter x OC