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.

"And who might you be?" "Lately? The Third Wheel." In which Mara will follow her staff-wielding best friend, a shady guy she met a day ago, and Dameron's cute droid across the stars to save the galaxy, all while making witty remarks to attempt to out-pace Han Solo and trying not to dig up her past in the process. [the force awakens] [winner of 'overall best star wars fan fiction' category for @tvandmoviesociety] [winner of 'best character introduction' and 'best overall star wars fan fiction' categories for @starwarscommunity] [highest ranking: #163 in fanfiction] [slowburn romance] cover by @VRPond