Book 1: Nepenthe Book 2: Halcyon For those that survived the war and carried on, happiness was waiting for them just around the corner, they simply had to find it. For James Potter, it took a wrong turn to end him in the right place where he met Renata Abate, a witch who was searching for her purpose in life. It was Harry who initially brought their paths to cross, but there was something else that kept the paths intertwined. Renata didn't only help to heal James, but he helped to heal her as well as some of the brightest smiles in the world hold the darkest pasts. Soon it became two imperfect people refusing to give up on each other and from that blossomed the start of a beautiful family and the wonderful memories that they would share in, for years to come.

It has been over a year since the murder of his wife, Lily, and James Potter wishes every day that it is simply a nightmare that he will wake up from. Unfortunately, it isn't and in the wake of her death, James finds himself as a single parent to their son, Harry. The Boy-Who-Lived is known all around the wizarding world as the one to defeat Lord Voldemort on the same night that Lily was killed as the proclaimed "Dark Lord" attempted to rid of the child as well, yet failed. However, James is just trying to do his best in raising Harry in the most normal fashion as he can possibly muster but it's not easy. With one of his former best friends in Azkaban for the betrayal to the Order and his two remaining best friends not on speaking terms, James finds himself drowning in stress. Yet, relief comes in the form of a young woman, named Renata, and their first encounter is nothing short of a chaotic mess. But at the same time, it's the first thing that's made James laugh in months.

❝𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙢𝙧. 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧?❞ ❝𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨, 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧❞ 𝐌𝐑. 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑. Harry Potter - the saviour, the Chosen One, the father who never quite measured up. To the public, he was untouchable, a hero beyond fault. But to his children? Every misstep, every shortcoming, was laid bare. He thought he could manage. Thought he could handle life after divorce with some semblance of grace. I; Harry j. Potter x she!oc All rights surrounding the characters and franchise unfortunately belong to JK R*WLING, but characters that are unheard of from the original series, as well as the plot, are MINE.