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All Buttered Up

A Jily GBBO Celebrity Oneshot

Just a tiny something to get the holiday spirit going.

James Potter, one of the youngest and most charismatic MPs in Parliament, never expected his viral baking blunder on the Great Christmas Celebrity Bake Off to land him back in the tent. But when the show’s host, Gilderoy Lockhart, falls victim to ironic food poisoning, James is asked to step in at the last minute — opposite BBC presenter Lily Evans, the sharp, no-nonsense woman he’s had a painfully obvious crush on for the past year. As filming heats up, James must face his trauma, while navigating burnt pastries, soggy bottoms, and sparks that might just turn into something real.

Word Count: 6654 Read it HERE!

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7th year finds Sirius and Lily sitting together during a Quidditch match for the first time, and they can tell that they are going to be friends.

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-I love you, Lily Evans. Was just thinking about how James kept calling her to dates for so long, throwing all those silly compliments her way so effortlessly, and after them actually dating for a while finally managing to seriously confess without any jokes and being very nervous:”)

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ac: @lilyerida

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Redraw of an old fanart cuz my marauders phase is back :)

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Amen to the knowledge of the great jily priestess

Just saw a post that said wolfstar birthed the marauders fandom and now I need to throw down some facts as a 33 year old grandma who’s been in this fandom long enough that she could write a book about everything that’s happened.

2003 - The second the “I’d rather go out with the giant squid” sentence was read by people in June of 2003 the world shifted. I personally watched marauders fanfic take over fanfic.net with a 50% increase in reviews and saves. The primary ship? Jily.

2004-2010 THE GOLDEN JILY YEARS

2007 - Commentarius is reposted to FFNET

2009 - The Life and Times posted to FFNET

2010 - tumblr marauders fandom really starts to take off—specifically the jily fandom on tumblr. We are taking the internet by storm The ship really takes off as MP3 files are made, headcanons are formed, and fanfics were being pumped out daily. It was a beautiful time to be alive.

To put it in perspective, within that time frame of hundreds of jily fics being posted plus new fans entering the marauders fandom and tumblr becoming a thing…only one person was historically really consistently writing and posting wolfstar. @MinervaEvenstar on fanfic.net…and their first fic wasn’t even until like 2005!!!

Wolfstar didn’t become super popular overnight either. It wasn’t until about 2012 that wolfstar became a more popular headcanon among marauders era readers. 2012 was a major shift in the jily fandom dynamics, which I think attributed to the shift in what were “popular” or “unpopular” ships, as the fandom had fractioned off into little cliques.

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jily is the type of couple to do those awkward JCPenny photoshoots for fun

+ bonus sirius

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written for @jilychallenge December Bing

Prompt: Coming home for the holidays

Harry's Home

James lingered near the door, turning to Lily, who stood watching with a fond smile. He slipped an arm around her waist and pulled her close.

“Is it just me, or did Harry get taller since September?” he asked, his voice tinged with disbelief.

Lily sighed, leaning into him. “He did. And it’s completely unfair how fast he’s growing up. Just yesterday, he was the same size as the twins.” She shook her head in disbelief but James could sense her pride underneath.

“Well,” James said, tugging her closer with a playful grin, “Lucky for us, we’re still extremely young.”

“Oh, are we?” Lily teased, arching an eyebrow.

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When will we have the conversation that Lily Evans was James Potter, but in different font. Their souls matched. There wasn’t a part of them that didn’t reflect the other. Good, bad, even their neutrals. Constantly in mirror image of each other. Could not escape their fate if they tried kinda love.

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Appearance 🫶

Standing at 5'4", Lily is a fairly pretty girl, with thick, auburn hair that falls to her shoulders, and almond-shaped, bright green eyes.

Her uniform is usually worn with everything in the right place, except during exam seasons when she is lucky to remember to wear shoes. At the weekends she can often be seen in the comfy sweaters that her mum bought her for Christmas, or the Liverpool scarf that her dad bought for her birthday.

She will usually wear her hair down, unless she is doing a kind of activity where it would be a nuisance if it wasn’t tied up. In her spare time, she will usually have a camera around her neck, or a pencil tucked behind her ear if she has her journal with her.

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december jily bingo: fireworks & hugging just for warmth (does this count as two or am i cheating? 🤔) @jilychallenge

Potter manor was filled with their peers, strolling the grounds drunk and happy. Euphemia and Fleamont had long since gone to bed, setting up fireworks before giving Sirius free reign on setting them off.

The winter party dipped later and later into the night, the home still swarmed with guests. James Potter, however, focused only on one guest throughout the night.

Lily Evans arrived late, dressed in an emerald muggle party dress and with a fairly fancy box of chocolates as a house gift for James' parents. She then proceeded to dance with Mary for the next few hours, only taking short breaks to grab drinks. James was enamoured.

Now, hours later and Mary gone off, Lily settled down on the grass outside, waiting for the firework display Sirius had promised soon.

"Hey, Evans."

Lily turned and gave him a smile, "Lily now, remember?"

"Right, Lily", he waved a hand through his hair, "You having fun?"

"Yeah", she patted the grass next to her, prompting him to sit, "Can't believe I missed out on coming to these every year."

"Well I did invite you."

Lily snorted, "Did you really think I'd come any of those times?"

James shrugged, "Didn't think you'd actually come this time to be honest."

"Oi, I told you I would."

"Yeah, but you were like three hours late."

Lily blushed slightly and turned to glance at the various other people, claiming spots on the Potter's makeshift qudditch pitch.

"Something wrong?" James asked, noting the sudden shift.

Lily coughed slightly and turned back to him, "No, I just- I was late because I wasn't sure what to wear."

"Well you look great."

"Thanks", Lily snorted, "I just panicked a bit. I got all ready and then suddenly thought I should maybe try harder. Tried on all my best outfits and some of Mary's too."

James frowned, "That's nonsense. You'd still look the best dressed here even if you just wore your school uniform."

Lily smiled, "Are you saying I don't look good in my school uniform?"

"What-no!" James panicked.

Lily let out a laugh and touched his knee, "I'm messing with you, James."

A sudden boom sounded and the two glanced up to the night sky just in time to see a swirl if red sparkles fizzle in the air. A second came shortly later- gold waves cracking in the sky.

James felt Lily shiver beside him so he wrapped an arm around her. She shuffled closer to him.

They stayed wrapped in each other's arms as Sirius set off more and more fireworks, shifting from the muggle ones to the magical ones. And soon the fists of explosions shifted more to images against the blackness of the sky. From advertisements for Sleakeazy's products to snowflakes and ice skating.

The two kept shuffling closer, eyes kept on the firework display. As the night grew colder, they were practically sat in each other's laps.

As a large pink heart sparkled in the sky, Lily resolutely made herself turn away from the fireworks just as the sparkles dimmed away. Instead, she turned to James and wrapped her arms around him, face pressed against his neck.

"Uh, Lily?" James froze.

"Sorry", she murmured, "It's just so cold."

"Oh", James paused, "Did you want to go back inside?"

Lily lifted her head up to look him in the eye, "No, I’m very cozy here, as long as you don't mind?"

James grinned widely, "Oh, it's fine! I'm freezing cold too."

Lily placed her head back down, "We'll warm each other up then," she breathed against his neck.

Peter glanced to the two of them from only a few metres away before turning back to Remus, "Why don't they just do a warming charm like everyone else has?"

Remus smiled slightly, "I don't think they're just hugging for warmth."

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I love that! Naughty lily

Betting on It

For @jilychallenge May 2024 | Theme: Muggle AU (+ shirtless May) Prompt: A friend coaxed us into playing strip (game) and you take off your shirt in the first round and it’s distracting. I lose the next round and my entire dress is gone and oh, winning is easy now since we’re both distracted Partnered with the wonderful @joyseuphoria ❤️💕🩵 Banner Photo by Laine Cooper on Unsplash

Trigger warnings for: alcohol mention, partial nudity, swearing and gambling

Read on AO3.

If Lily hadn’t downed those last two tequila shots, she might’ve wondered how she ended up here: squinting at the cards she’d been dealt while sneaking appreciative glances at the very impressive set of abs. They were a piece of art, really. Worthy of being displayed at the Louvre. Though she was delighted they were on display here and now. Really, ah, appreciative.

It had, of course, all been Sirius’ fault. The parties he threw were a legend on the campus, and an opportunity to let loose was all Lily needed right now, after somehow surviving the previous gruelling two weeks. As it always was at the end of a term, she’d been peppered with deadlines for various papers with other miscellaneous course work needing to be turned in — all the while she was somehow expected to study for the exams for her remaining courses.

So when Sirius had slid into her DMs with the party invitation, Lily had accepted it right away. She’d showed up at his party, and had gone on her merry way drinking, laughing, chatting and dancing the night away.

But all parties, even the best ones, eventually had to wind down. And somehow, as everyone else had been leaving, Sirius had coaxed her to stay. There had been that bottle of tequila and things started to get fuzzier from there. There had been boasts. A dare. A deck of card being brandished. And now there were abs.

Such glorious, glorious abs.

“Lily?”

“Hmm?”

“Do you need to change any cards?”

“Sure.”

Lily tossed out two cards from her hand and picked two from the deck to replace them. Then, she squinted at her shitty hand in confusion. Fuck. Had she just thrown out her queen? She hadn’t meant to do that. She slanted a glare at the stupid, distracting abs.

“It’s the moment of truth, people! Cards on the table.”

Holding out onto hope that someone had even worse a hand than she did, Lily laid down her cards. As her gaze skittered from one set of cards to the next, that hope sputtered and died. She’d lost the bloody round.

“YES!” Sirius exclaimed, all giddy. “I win again!”

“Your loss, Lily,” Remus said, nudging her shoulder.

“Yeah, yeah…”

Now, under any other circumstances, being a lone girl playing with three guys, Lily would have chosen her next move differently. But one of those guys was Sirius and the other was Remus and the third… Well.

If it had been just the abs, she might have still played it safe. But it wasn’t.

It was the messy dark hair falling onto his forehead in a tousled curl. It was the line of his jaw that seemed made for biting. It was the breadth of his shoulders, the flex of his forearms. It was that cocky, crooked grin of his. It was the way he’d made her laugh in five seconds when they’d met, earlier. It was that light, buoyant feeling bubbling inside after their brief chat. It was the way her skin tingled under the weight of his stare.

And, sure, the abs didn’t hurt.

Lily straightened, and as her fingers gripped the hem, she locked her eyes with James Potter. And held the stare, pulling up her dress, watching the way the hazel eyes twinkled and the pupils widened. Her vision was briefly obscured by the dress as she pulled it over her head, but the little choked sound she heard was gratifying. Once she tossed the dress behind her, she was rewarded by the sight of flushed cheeks and the column of his throat soundlessly working.

Sirius was dying of laughter while Remus stared at her, one eyebrow raised.

Lily glanced at him and shrugged, though the muffled groan following her gesture had a slow smile spread to her lips.

Remus rolled his eyes and dealt them all a new hand.

Lily picked up her cards but didn’t look at them. She was, instead, staring at James, who didn’t seem to be able to take his eyes off her.

Good. Lily grinned at him.

She loved poker, but she was moving onto a new game. One that promised to have more satisfying rewards.

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Written for @jilychallenge December Bingo

Prompt: Only One Tree Left

A Pathetic Little Thing

“That’s our Christmas tree?” Evan asked incredulously, his arms crossed. “Mia and Lottie are taller than that tree!”

“It’s a bit petite,” Lily admitted, biting back a laugh.

Harry tilted his head, staring at the tree as if willing it to magically improve. “It’s not very festive, is it?”

“Sure it is!” James declared, clapping his hands together. “We’ll dress this little guy up nice. Bit of tinsel, some lights—it’ll be the best Christmas tree in the history of Christmas trees!”

Lily snorted. “Can we make it grow three more feet while we’re at it?”

“And add about a hundred more branches?” Harry added dryly.

James glanced around making sure the farmer wasn’t within earshot. Then he leaned in close, his voice low. “Are you a witch or not? We can make this tree color-changing and have it dance if we want.”

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december jily bingo: ugly sweater contest @jilychallenge

A man in an atrocious christmas jumper leaned against Lily's desk with a large grin. His jumper was lit up, large electronic lights twisted around a picture of a reindeer with one large red circular light that was also lit up.

"Hey", his dimples deepened, staring at her with charming wide brown eyes.

"Hello?" Lily blinked.

The man glanced down to her outfit, "No jumper? Isn't there a contest today?"

Lily frowned, "Yes, there is. I'm not participating."

"Why not?"

She huffed, "I've got work to do? And I don't own that kind of jumper so I'd have to go buy one just to potentially win a box of m&s chocolates? And then what? I just shove the jumper in the back of the wardrobe for a year?"

The man laughed, "What you don't wear obnoxious christmas themed clothing all year round?"

Lily suppressed a smile.

"I don't think I recognise you, do you work on a different floor?"

The man's grin swept away and he stood up, "Uh-what?"

"What floor do you work on?"

"Um", the man glanced around helplessly before replying, "Seventeen."

Lily quirked a brow, "There's only five floors... do you even work here?"

The man laughed unsteadily, "What? Yes! Of course I work here!"

"James Potter."

Lily turned to where her boss, Minerva Mcgonagall, had just stepped out her office and was now glaring at the man.

"Minnie!" James grinned, "Great to see you!"

Minerva pinched her nose in frustration becore taking a few quick glides closer to the two.

"How many times have I told you that you can not participate in work events at a place where you do not work?"

James pouted and took a step away from Lily's desk to properly show off his jumper.

"But I'd so win with this!" He clicked a button on the sleeve and the jumper began to sing out 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer', the lights flashing in time to the music.

"Perhaps", McGonagall had waited until the end of the song, "However, once again, you do not work here and are therefore ineligible to join the contest."

Mcgonagall swept away to the break room and James turned back to Lily.

"I know we just met but I have a huge favour to ask."

Lily frowned, "What?"

James sighed, his face completely serious, "Please wear my jumper and enter the contest for me."

Lily couldn't help a snort, "What?"

"Please?" He leaned against her desk again, "You work here so you can be in it plus we can share the prize 50-50."

Lily leaned back in her chair in thought, "Why do you want to win an ugly sweater contest for an office you don't even work at?"

James shrugged, "Why wouldn’t I?"

Lily tapped her fingers against her desk for a moment before leaning back forwards in her chair with a small smile.

"I'll do it."

James cheered, immediately taking his jumper off and handing it to her.

"Minnie's probably going to chase me out of here if I'm not gone soon but meet me in the downstairs foyer once it's over."

Lily nodded, "I'll see you then."

-

Almost an hour later, Lily exited the elevator and spotted James napping on one of the sofas in the foyer. The receptionist was eyeing him precariously.

Lily walked up to him and gave him a nudge.

He slowly opened his eyes to the sight of Lily smiling in his jumper.

She held out a box of chocolates in front of him.

James sat up, "We won?"

"We won", she nodded.

James clapped loudly, jumping to his feet.

Lily pressed the button on the sweater, letting 'Rudolph' play loudly.

James held his hand out, "May I have this dance?"

Lily laughed, but took it.

The two spun around in each other's arms, dancing to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

The receptionist stared at the two in utter bewilderment.

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@hprecfest Day 20: a fic with fanart

Art by @constancezin

For Spitting Image written by @charmsandtealeaves [Jily, M, Muggle AU: non-conventional family, IVF, nurse James. Multi chap. 2024].

Summary: James Potter always knew he wanted to build a family, he just hadn’t found the right person to build it with - yet. Freezing his sperm at Gringotts Sperm Bank was a no-brainer really. He’d have children when he found the right person, and now he had an insurance policy. Then Lily Evans walked into his place of work with her son - the spitting image of him.

What an opportunity to recommend not one, but two of my favorites. We got @charmsandtealeaves writing one of the most exciting stories of the year (as always!), which then inspired artwork by @constancezin. How is this fandom so lucky to have such talented people? Thank you for sharing these with us. 💗