"We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy." [HARRY POTTER] [MARAUDERS' ERA] [BOOK ONE IN THE LYRA BLACK SERIES] [COMPLETED]

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.

❝𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙄'𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙎𝙡𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣.❞ ❝𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.❞ ❝𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜?❞ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs ᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʀɪᴘs ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴀʀᴀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs ᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ ғᴀʟʟs ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴ. james potter x oc marauders era-golden era

[The Marauders Series] ❝Some people are like stars. They fall to make other's wishes come true.❞ _Anonymous. Not all students find Astronomy interesting. And in that list of students, the topmost is James Fleamont Potter. Arrogant, cocky and popular, James Potter is quite the golden boy of Hogwarts. Favorite of almost every Professor, envied by most students, shining star of Quidditch, part of an entrusted group of friends known as the Marauders... Potter seems to have everything in his school life. Everything except Lily Evans. And, well, shining grades for that matter. He manages to scope a few Os and Es here and there but still a few subjects such as Astronomy and Arithmancy only bestow him Ps or even below. To most, he may seem as the boy with a dream life and yet to the other half, he comes around as a prejudiced Gryffindor, a hothead and not to forget an arrogant bully. Felicity Latvia is one of those who regards him as such and is not at all pleased when she is paired with him during Astronomy. *** This is not a James Potter x OC love story, James is the main character and the fanfic focuses on him more than the rest of the Marauders so his name is included in the title. I had been working on four fanfics for the Marauders Series, one for each of them, but that doesn't necessarily mean that said Marauder would be the love interest. *** ✴️ Highest Ranking: #1 in wizardingwar #1 in adversity #1 in maraudersfanfiction #2 in orderofthephoenix #3 in siriusblack #6 in jamespotter

NOT EDITED, AT ALL. lots of grammatical errors and plot holes, read with caution. ❛ you're hardly the boy id fall for. ❜ kim © 2016 [ james potter (slowburn) | marauders era/slight after war ]