A collection of short oneshots about James and Lily, featuring both AU and Canon compliant ficlets, ranging from meet-cutes to pre-dating Jily to established relationship Jily.

AU: The story of how James convinced Lily that he wasn't actually the arrogant bullying toe-rag she claimed with help from her new best friend, Sirius Black, who is working to help Lily through difficult times. Can be a standalone, but also works as a prequel to my Beginning Series.

A collection of shorts, drabbles and snippets for West Wing that can feature various characters and situations. Pairings usually include Josh/Donna and Sam/Ainsley.

As was previously 'Queen of the Crunk'. He asked her to Hogsmeade one hundred and thirty seven times. Then he stopped. And now Lily Evans has to battle her own fat mouth and mad head and the probability that number one hundred and thirty eight's going to have to be on her if she wants James Potter to ever smile her way again. Oh dear.

The relationship between James Potter and Lily Evans hasn't always been trustworthy, their arguments most often heated. What changes between them, to the point that James finally gets the girl of his dreams? And just how do the Marauders and the war factor in? Starts from the summer after fifth year, COMPLETE.

"Well, I'm not asking you to say anything, Evans," James retorted, apparently oblivious to their potential audience, "I just quickly wanted to talk about-" Lily held up a warning hand and hissed, "I'm not talking with you about *that*!" ***A classic tale of Jily***

He knew the feeling in the pit of his stomach, the one that made him feel like he was simultaneously flying and falling all at once. He was in love with his best friend. (L/J fluffy canonverse one shot)

Based on my jilychallenge prompt for March (2018): James is the dad that not so secretly frets over every potential disaster that could happen and accidently freaks out and yells quite a lot because "nO Harry get away from the toaster or so hELP me Godric"

Severus should've caught himself, should've stopped himself from saying the words that made her green eyes stop shining only for him. Maybe, if he had appreciated her, those same green eyes wouldn't be shining for someone else.

Oneshot. Answer to the prompt: Head Boy James is trying to keep his cool because some Slytherins are causing trouble and he doesn't want to hex them but Lily sails in to the rescue.

Euphemia Potter is the unequivocal boss of everyone, including and most especially her son, and if the sweet, bright-eyed redhead who frequents her coffee shop doesn't know that yet, she's about to find out.

Severus Snape isn't the only one that watches Lily Evans. When she exits the Great Hall suddenly two young men follow her out. Severus discovers that you should not go looking for things that you don't want to find (a lesson Lily learned long ago). Angsty Severus. James Potter X Lily Evans.

Alternate Universe. Answer to the prompt, "I left my phone number on the bathroom stall wall and you text me about your day and your frustrations for a month & it's really nice and cute but I still don't know who you are," with some twists and differences.

Severus is hoping for a Christmas Miracle. Lily Evans is the one to give it

Lily Evans has always loved Christmas. But when she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant in the middle of the war, will there be anything to celebrate? Oneshot. Complete.

Lily runs her father's grocery store and the guy she remembers from her childhood moves back into town. Thanks to petals for the brilliant prompt - "grocery store AU where Lily works the counter and he keeps buying things just to talk to her"

Lily Evans and Sirius Black grew up across the street from each other. Because of all of the mayhem they cause Lily's parents and Sirius' uncle sent them to different wizarding schools. James always looks forward to Sirius' "Letters from Evans"

After getting a phone call to bring Remus' forgotten camera to the photography studio, James meets model Lily and the pair hit it off.

In which James and Lily are spies, who keep finding each other during their missions. For Eclipses Riddle.

Sirius is 99.9% sure that his best friend is dying. Why else would James Potter ever willingly skip Quidditch? Definitely not for a girl, that's for sure. -jily one shot from Sirius' POV because I love him and his friendship with Lily-

"You mean to tell me that I'm married?" :: In which James is hit by a curse that makes him forget Lily, but not everything is lost.

In which Lily Evans buys a pair of fancy shoes, and everything changes [modern au]

They broke up at the end of Hogwarts and Lily now only thinks about James five times a day, maybe four if she's lucky, and everything is going fine until they are paired together in auror training class. NSFW. Written for the Tumblr August Jily Challenge. -Thanks Elle for the side hustle grammar check!-

An anonymous person requested that I write a story where Lily and James are childhood best friends that turn into teenage lovers so I took the liberty to rewrite The Prince's Tale, where James Potter replaces Serverus Snape.

This is the story of Lily Evans and the story of James Potter and how it came to be the story of James and Lily Potter, the couple who saved the world. Magic AU, Jily.

Lily Evans, lifelong New Yorker, is headed to the University of North Carolina for a job interview and she can't find the right god damn building. Lucky for her, southern belle James Potter is there to save the day. American AU, Modern AU, Muggle AU, University Professor AU

Lily Evans is escorting a very drunk James Potter to the Emergency Room after a dare involving Harry's trampoline gives James a concussion.

"Marry me, Evans." - "Try again, Potter." - "Go out with me, Lily?" - "... I'd love to, James." {a series of significant, fluffy moments in the lives and deaths of James Potter, Lily Evans and the Marauders} (T for language)

Dr Lily Evans had an absolute shit day at work. Luckily, there's a bakery nearby that offers a course that she hopes will take her mind off of things.

Modern Era AU. When Lily Evans seeks assistance from James Potter to avoid the attentions of a suitor who just won't take no for an answer, she accidentally lands them both on the front page of every gossip magazine in Britain. She should have thought about that before pretending to be the girlfriend of a famous athlete.

James Potter can find anything he needs in his local supermarket - bread, milk, the woman of his dreams - they've got it all.

Lily and Marlene have ventured to sunny Venice Beach, CA to escape their British "summer" - their Airbnb host is pretty fit (and his mates aren't half bad either).

Title says it all, really. Little fic for my favourite (ugh, fine, second favourite) dad. Happy Father's Day, James Potter xxxx Title from professor-riddikulus because I'm shit at them.

Towards the end of their Seventh Year, Snape wants to make amends with Lily, but ends up witnessing what is meant to be a private moment between her and James Potter instead.

Lily has to get home from college. But when her only option for a ride home is James Potter, things are bound to get interesting. And with Petunia's wedding approaching quickly, could James be the only one who can save her from her sister's wrath?

Euphemia Potter thinks her doctor needs to go on a date with her son. This story is so named because I saw it somewhere, could not stop laughing, and my best friend professor-riddikulus hates it so much that I just had to. This story has nothing, literally nothing, to do with porridge. (I really should give my stories better names) - Muggle AU

Requested on tumblr: Lily starts falling for an insecure, yet charming crippled James, and naturally when his injury heals, girls throw themselves at him. (Auror!James/Healer!Lily AU)

Modern Era AU. When Remus Lupin moves out and Lily Evans moves in, James Potter finds himself instantly drawn to his beautiful new neighbour. Little does he know that a mysterious force of nature is secretly pulling the strings.

How does Lily discover her buried feelings for James Potter? Picks up from James's and Lily's 5th year, shortly after Lily ends her friendship with Snape.

It wasn't the first time Lily Evans wore James Potter's shirt and it certainly wouldn't be the last.

JILY Modern/Single Parent AU. James Potter opens a coffee shop next to a bakery owned by a red head and her son.

What is she thinking? Spilling all her secrets to a man who is practically a stranger? However, as Lily glances over at him, she can easily see him becoming a friend one day. He's kind, understanding, and funny. Plus, Marlene says that he's a great guy. If Marlene approves, then Lily knows she shouldn't question her.

The Mirror of Erised fulfills an eleven-year-old Harry Potter's desire in the strangest of ways. Suddenly thrust into the past, Harry copes with getting to know a newly dating James Potter and Lily Evans while Dumbledore figures out how to send him back to his own time. There's only one problem; time travel has many repercussions and Harry finds himself getting…younger.

Lily jumped up and turned around. And there he was. There were four reasons Lily had started avoiding parties, and the first was standing and staring right at her. Fuck, this this was the reason Lily hadn't been out in the last five months. Because James Potter always seemed to be there. - Lily and James aren't together. Not anymore. A non-magic, modern age AU

"She is the last person he expected at his door at that exact moment, despite feeling unsure about the fact that she managed to track down his address, he agrees to go out to coffee with her. A lot could be said about James Potter, but nobody could claim that he had good self-preservation skills." (they meet in a bar and mistakes happen)

A thousand miles seems pretty far / But they've got planes and trains and cars / I'd walk to you if I had no other way. Muggle, highschool AU written for jilytober.

Based on the Tumblr prompt: Your soulmates name appearing somewhere on your body, and vice versa {JILY}

Lily and James reconnect after Lily meets James' dog, Padfoot, at the dog park, and their relationship blossoms from there. The only problem: this isn't an AU, and James is going to have a whole lot of explaining to do.

Person A owns a flower shop and Person B comes storming in one day, slaps 20 bucks on the counter and says, "How do I passive-aggressively tell someone off in flowers?" James/Lily Flowershop AU.

Coffee shop AU. A story in which James and Lily are blind - both in entirely different ways.

A modern day James and Lily soulmate AU

Flowershop!AU. Lily works in a flower shop, and every Friday James comes in to buy flowers. For this prompt: "you keep buying a bunch of flowers so i think i have no chance but it turns out theyre for ur mum" Written (early) for Jily Trope Fest! Nothing but fluff.

Sports star James Potter tries to pick Lily up on tinder. Lily Evans, a dedicated not sports fan is offended by the idea that someone thinks she wouldn't recognize James Potter's face. She laughs about it with her friends at a bar, until James Potter, who also frequents that bar, comes over to clarify that nope, he's on tinder, and he's definitely hitting on her.

There were three times in Lily's life when she felt the need to seriously call people out on their behaviour. There was only one time when the other person listened, and understood. Oneshot.

Lily Evans is going to take a shot, and James Potter is about to realize just how hard she hits. And no one else needs to know. [L/J AU: Modern Muggle edition]

Lily and James are fighting against a man, who is determined to leave people without their souls. Superhero AU. One-shot.

A Modern AU in which James is really nervous about meeting Lily's parents for Christmas dinner.

An 'if they lived' AU written for tumblr's jilytober. Cover image by anxiouspineapples on tumblr.

One question has many answers, to the point where neither Lily nor James seem to completely know for sure: "Are you two dating?"

Lily takes on a suicide mission without telling James and she ends up dealing with more than a pissed off dragon because her boyfriend is not happy with her when she returns from her mission. She considers for a moment that perhaps the dragon was easier than an angry James Potter. -headcannon request submitted to me on my tumblr-

After watching his godfather die and learning that he either has to kill or be killed, Harry is devastated. But he won't just sit around feeling sorry for himself and expect someone else to solve all his problems. He takes matters into his own hands. He, Harry, is taking control of his own destiny. And he will be the one to triumph.

James knows better than to hope for impossible things, but he can't stop himself from wanting Lily anyway.

In the end, it was all thanks to quidditch. Quidditch had brought them together; the captain and the commentator. (canon-jily)

Jily Muggle AU: After being set up on a blind date neither agreed to, Lily and James decide that fake dating and staging a horrendous breakup would be the perfect pay-back for their friends' scheme. But after a while, who can say what's real and what's fake?

Lily and James decided to stay just friends at Hogwarts, and now Neville Longbottom is an orphan, Voldemort's missing, and Sirius is in Azkaban for killing Peter Pettigrew. James and Lily are the only ones left who can prove his innocence. If They Lived AU. Rated for smut and language. Cover art by Zeina.

[AU-Coffee House, L/J] Lily is a barista and one night encounters a very strange man who has never heard of the term 'barista' or 'mochas'.

[AU Jily] Muggleborns in the wizarding world are mandated to go through an organ donation process.

In which Academy Award winner Lily Evans discovers the periphery of internet fandom and the existence of Prince James's gold star system.

Lily Evans is planning on seeing the New Year in alone, then just getting through the rest of the year with as few problems as possible. Unfortunately for Lily Evans, very little in her life is that simple. Still, what difference can a year make? 1977 through the eyes of L & J. Cover art by Viria. All Harry Potter characters, places etc are the property of JK Rowling.

Lily Evans, a waitress in a high-end hotel, doesn't expect a wealthy guest to give her the number of his unsuspecting, good-looking son. James/Lily. Modern-day muggle!AU. Oneshot.

She knew him in Hogwarts; wildly popular, overly confident and a massive flirt. Honestly, she'd never expect to see him again when he left school but now he's back and, oh goodness... he's going to be working side by side with her now, isn't he? L/J. Slightly AU-ish.

Lily can't stop thinking about the boy on her cousin's soccer team. AU.

Modern AU Jily/Marauders: In which there is no war, Lily is a Muggle, and the Marauders set up a bakery. Cover art by viria.

AU. The war was over before anyone realized it, but it was over just the same - and perhaps nobody was happier than James Potter. Finally, the wizarding world could be rebuilt, and the Potter family and their friends could not have gotten a better ending. They had, after all, escaped the fire.

Lily intended to spend one night on James's pirate ship and leave with her purse a bit heavier. Now she's stuck on board, which might be less annoying if she could figure out where they were bloody going, if half the crew didn't suspect her of sabotage, and if she weren't falling for the captain. And why on earth is his cat wearing an eye patch?

Blood!bent Jily where Lily is Sirius' sister. James can't deny his fascination with Lily Evans, but she's off-limits. Lily finds James Potter interesting but he's her (estranged) brother's best friend. What to do...

James and Lily brew Amortentia together—and nothing happens. Lily thinks she's officially gone forever numb, James thinks the dungeons smell like a swamp, and everyone concludes they're both idiots. Everybody's daft in love.

Observations of the Liz/Don relationship & interpretations as seen through various characters' eyes, including their own. Hopefully, the show will continue to cooperate with what I appear to be seeing. NOTE: In the wake of "Anslo Garrick, Pt. 1" I felt the need to tweak CH1 (Red's.).

Sam Seaborn's life is about to change when he meets an unusual visitor at the White House. The first part of the Cerulean AU.

James gets into an altercation with some Slytherins and finds himself in McGonagall's office.

James and Lily, and a whole lot of firsts. Smut.

Story takes place right after the ending of 4x24 'Descent'. This story focuses mostly on Deeks and his thoughts as he's in that room with Sidorov after watching what they did to Sam. Later chapters will deal with the aftermath of Sam and Deeks' torture. Discontinued.

"I see you've got the Potter charm all ready. And you're only five months old. Not bad, not bad at all. You'll be breaking hearts before you can walk, won't you?"

Lily visits the coffee shop because Sev works there, even though he's got a completely obnoxious coworker with admittedly fantastic hair.

The memory of the Stewmaker still haunts her, and comfort comes from an unexpected source. Keen/Ressler. Oneshot!

Ten points from Gryffindor for breaking a Slytherin prefect's heart. L/J oneshot, from Snape's perspective.

James and Lily had always had completely Irregular Orbits. Sometimes, they crashed violently together. Oneshot

Lily Evans' and James Potter's relationship has always been a complicated story; it's just about to get a lot more complicated. And so is everything else. They might not know each other well, but they're about to know each other a lot better. Cover art by anxiouspineapples.

AU. Lily Evans isn't a witch.

Charlie and Briggs talk about Mike, Graceland, life in general, and what brought them to where they are. Set at the end of Pizza Box. Please read.

"Let's not fight" had become their motto. Over seven years, the friendship between Severus Snape and Lily Evans crumbled beneath its facade, leaving him bitter and she happy.

Mike Warren wakes up alone and on the couch. He's greeted by an energetic Johnny Tuturro, his first friend at Graceland. Mike and Johnny discuss their pasts through the guilt Mike feels for Eddie's suicide.

Who'd have thought that the man who tore them apart was the one who brought them together? Head Girl Lily Evans is determined to keep her distance from the Marauders but that's easier said than done when James is Head Boy and in love with her. It also doesn't help that she becomes rather attached to Sirius during an eventful Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson...

Oneshot. "The process repeats for a few weeks, a couple nights each week, because none of them are ready to move on with their lives. None of them are ready to let their team go. They don't think they'll ever be." Starts Tony/Ziva/McGee centric, and then becomes strictly Tony/Ziva centric.

Oh, they were probably going to go down in flames, but at the very least, they would go down fighting, and they would go down together. [Post-ep for 10x24 - "Damned If You Do"]

"I love you, Andy. However far away you are from me, I will always love you." Andromeda Black reflects on how her little fairy tale had gotten this far, and builds up her resolve to tell her family about him. Ted. Her library friend turned the love of her life.

Did this for a Lily/James Valentine's exchange and it ended up a lot longer than I intended! The story of how Lily's patronus ended up as that particular form...

Convincing Josh has always been a hard thing. Sam/Ainsley postseries oneshot.

That smile was for Potter now, and she was beautiful for him – just for him. Snape knew it. He could tell. She was lit up from the inside and it was Potter who did that to her. L/J [Snape POV]. One-shot.

He falls in love with her when he is thirteen. She's only just come to terms with the fact that she might -feel- things for him. With the two of them guarding their hearts and trying not to risk their new-found friendship, is it really possible for either James or Lily to figure out that they belong together? (Complete)

It all starts with some teasing banter beneath spindly branches and green leaves, all bundled up in a red velvet ribbon. L/J. One-shot, festive smut edition.

Part I of in-progress trilogy [6th year]: The thing about being Lily Evans and James Potter was that you couldn't do anything without everybody else saying something about it.

In one moment, everything changed for Shannon Gibbs. She was never one to accept defeat. But, maybe, it wasn't defeat - but an opportunity to watch out for the man she loved. Gibbs and his team, from Shannon and Kelly's perspectives - the good times and the bad. Gibbs-as-father-figure to his team, Shannon/Gibbs love. No other official ships, except in Kelly's head.

"Ah, we have a winner, then!" James declared, his eyes dancing. Lily half-heartedly returned his smile. "I'm not so sure." "Oh, come on, Lily. No time to be modest." "I'm not, I swear it. I just reckon this bloke isn't very interested." "Is he blind, deaf and mute?" James inquired seriously. Lily shoved his shoulder. "Sometimes I think rather so."

A little Maggie one-shot following Jim's help with her panic attack.

A lonely figure walks down the street, auburn hair trailing behind her in the wind. She is young, but her face is lined with sadness, as if searching for something she has lost. A young man stops and stares at the woman, hardly daring to believe it might be her. He blinks, just to see if she will disappear from his life once more, like she did over a year ago. She doesn't.

A compilation of one-shots that examine a series of Lily Evan's and James Potter's interactions from their First Year at Hogwarts until beyond their Seventh Year. Each chapter is centered around a different "first" in their lives, such as their first kiss, first meeting, and first date.

"Mum!" James snapped, apparently on the verge of hysteria. Running his fingers through his hair he looked down at his smug mother with wide eyes. "Y-You...What did I tell you about talking to Hogwarts students? And, oh God, you had to talk to Lily!"

It's Big Block of Cheese Day again! Let the adventures begin! Touch of Josh/Donna and Sam/Ainsley.

COMPLETED - Looking for an in-character, realistic, original, canon, post-OotP LilyJames fic from 6-7th year with attention to character development and interaction? With no mary sues, set in 1970's Britain, with correct spelling and grammar? Well this is it!

In which a young boy decides to lend a helping hand to a child in need. Deeks/Kensi One-shot. A shared childhood moment.

In their final year at Hogwarts, the Marauders are slowly, and reluctantly, growing up. James Potter is as reluctant as the rest, but with some new responsibilities he's got a fair bit on his plate. James/Lily with a faintly surprising side pairing.

Contrary to popular belief, it's not always the man who does all the chasing.

The day that Sam Seaborn realized he was dating Ainsley Hayes began like any other. Set during the Santos Administration. Part one of The Times They Are A-changin' series.

AU. It's been a year since Lily's seen James Potter, but what will happen when he saunters back into her life with that same arrogant smirk and his annoying way of knowing just how to push her to the edge? L/J, Lily's POV

Seventh year wasn't quite turning out as planned. Lily Evans had always hoped she'd be Head Girl someday, but she never thought she'd be working with James Potter, and she certainly never thought she'd find herself falling for the mischievous young man.

James realises - not for the first time - that he cannot possibly be Head Boy when it takes three attempts plus Remus's interceding just to get Lily to agree to have lunch with him. 2011 LJfest

Lily genuinely liked James Potter. He was handsome enough to make any girl swoon, but he was also funny, clever, and secretly kind. Unfortunately, he could also be rude, thoughtless, spoiled, and cruel. Finding the balance was the tricky part. Author note: James is a jerk. Please don't be surprised.

Lily Evans was the first Muggleborn Head Girl in the history of Hogwarts. She always knew it would be a hard year, but with the help of one James Potter, Head Boy, can she make it through unscathed? Lily/James

The Three Broomsticks is the setting for five significant scenes in Lily and James's relationship.

"He definitely did not expect a single date to turn out like this. " - James/Lily

Lily has a very serious problem. It won't be long before her problem notices. Lily/James, 7th year.

Dumbledore concocts a cunning plan to travel back in time and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes. His untimely death prevents him from going so Harry must go in his place, and take the one person whose help he really needs with him.

Though they've "known" each other for years, it takes Lily Evans and James Potter several moments to truly connect. *Complete*

Ainsley has had a very bad day. Sam/Ainsley.

It started out as a simple quest - he wanted to see her smile again. That alarmingly beautiful, incandescent smile. But over time, it turned into something more. An L/J one-shot.

Lily and James's relationship through Sirius POV. Rated for language.

James and Lily are on good terms during their seventh year. Lily agrees to go with James to grab a butterbeer on a Hogsmeade day, only to realize after the fact that she might have just accidentally agreed to go on a date with him.

James has never believed in ever-lasting love, soul mates or the power of Amortentia. So when the opportunity to win Lily Evans for good comes around, he's going to have to convince her that there's something better than eternity to believe in. JP/LE

As James beamed at her, face red from running and uniform a mess, Lily was hit by a rather unpleasant realisation. She fancied James sodding Potter." L/J Oneshot

James Potter would never forget the first time he met Hermione Granger. Nor would he forget just how much he owed her for all she had done for him, his family, his world, and his future. HHr, through the evolving eyes of James Potter. HHr/JPLE

she started to like this James. This James was interesting. This James demanded more than a mutually superficial relationship. This James drew her attention." Lily falls for James - One shot.

Two years into the Santos administration, and times are good. Josh and Donna have just gotten married. The Democrats have taken control of congress. But someone from Donna's past threatens to cause trouble for both her and the administration. J/D, S/A

Lily Evans's seventh year. Head girl. And sure, Potter as head boy was a drawback, but she could get over that. She had everything going for her--until someone ripped it all away. JL Angst--WARNING: Rape. COMPLETE.

L/J, from Sirius' point of view. "One day I hope she'll realize how lucky she is."

None of it was supposed to happen. Her parents weren't supposed to die, her sister wasn't supposed to hate her, and she definitely wasn't supposed to fall for James Potter, but all is fair in love and war. Lily/James

A collection of songs and short fics chronicling some of the life of Andromeda Tonks. Taken from my fanmix of the same title.

LJ: he was supposed to hate her, but somehow she managed to get past his defenses regardless of that fact.

James Potter and Lily Evans are both seventh years at Hogwarts. They're about to have an interesting year, complete with detentions, pranks, confusion, and laughter, in which they get through school, make some trouble and maybe sort out their feelings.

Remus reflects on one Harry James Potter, and how he’s changed over the years from a baby he adored, to a man followed into battle. Also, he can enunciate now.

It's not over till the Pirate walks the plank... or the Fairy throws him off the boat. James decides its easier to leave Lily rather than tell her his greatest fear. LJ. One shot. Slightly AU

When Lily is looking for Remus, she overhears a loud argument between two friends that NEVER argue. JPLE

It doesn't feel like he's living. In a world ruled by the Dark Lord, he's miserable, but not because of the government. A chance meeting wakes him up, but there's something familiar about her that he can't quite put his finger on…

[Finished] Ah, the world of Hogwarts Quidditch, the game is exciting, the players are worshiped, the commentating is explicit and James wants Lily on his team. Things could get rioty. LJ 7th year.

[One Shot] "You know he was someone special because she never brought one of her boyfriends home before."

Character Death. Sam/Ainsley. A look at what the future might hold. Originally written in April of 2001.

An examination of the beginning of a relationship.

Francie isn’t blind, she has noticed.