FuckYeahJily's FanFiction master post.
I finally got around to making a master post, and here it is. I hope this will introduce you to some new brilliant fics!
Note: this list will never be completed. I’ll update it quite frequently so you should definitely check in every now and then. If you have a fic you think should be here then please let me know so I can read it and then possibly add it. Thank you!
I’ve marked my personal favourites with a *.
This list was updated on the 3rd of January 2013, and all the new additions will be marked with a ~.
Fics that are considered “fandom famous”.
Commentarius by B.C Daily. *
Lily has always considered herself ordinary. But as she enters her 7th year, things start changing and Lily starts going a bit mad. Suddenly, she’s Head Girl, her mates are acting strangely, and there’s a new James Potter she can’t seem to get rid of.
The Life and Times by Jewels5.
She was dramatic. He was dynamic. She was precise. He was impulsive. He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart require time.
The Boyfriend trilogy (Boyfriend, Fiancée and Pregnant) by Molly Raesly.
Potter was going to say that he wasn’t my boyfriend. I couldn’t let him do that. For the love of Merlin, I could not let him do that. I had to stop him. He couldn’t tell her the truth. So I did the only conceivable thing I could think of. I kissed him.
Buried Treasure and Transmogrify by RiennaHawks. *
Lily Evans has spent years despising James Potter. He has spent just as long worshiping her. When seventh year pairs them Head Boy and Girl, each comes to realize that their judgment isn’t quite what they thought it was.
Letters by GhostOfBambi. *
Abandoned by her best friend and suffering the torment of her hideous older sister - and her sister’s hideous boyfriend, Lily Evans thought she was in for a boring summer. James Potter had other ideas
100 stories of Lily and James by Witblogi.
100 theme challenge. Each chapter is a new story revolving around James and Lily through their lives together.
A Month of Sundays by Marzipan. *
How exactly 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.
Prelude to Destiny by brainchild.
Lily’s goals were to get over her annoying crush on James Potter and avoid becoming Head Girl, but in 6th year after her ex boyfriend shows up, everything started spiralling out of control.
Obsessive Lily Disorder by Procrastinator-starting2morro.
James worships the ground Lily, er, throws him on? Includes stalking, Polyjuice potion and James attempting many acts of suicide such as drowning his head in toilet bowls because Apple Of His Eye Evans hates his guts. Or does she?
Multi-chapter fics.
A different view on Love by Merlinhelz. *
After a potions accident, James and Lily switch bodies. However, they need to keep it a secret:- Brewing the potion wasn’t exactly in the school rules. Watch how they cope living inside each others skin.
The Muggleborn Protection Act by e.demitria.
Voldemort is at large and new Ministry policy is enacted in light of increased Muggle killings: all Muggle-borns are assigned to a Pureblood family for protection. Can Lily learn how to be a Potter…without falling for her new brother?
If I fell by anAnomaLy.
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.
Kiss and Tell by SunshineDaisiesWindmills.
The rules were simple. Provoke each other. Scream at each other. Snog each other. Do this as frequently as possible, but don’t ever, ever kiss and tell.
You Don’t Say by UndercoverFabala.
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.
I’ll fight for you by Hazelmist.
“Then why won’t you go out with me?” James asks quietly, looking down at me with blazing eyes. There are many reasons why I won’t go out with him. 1 He’s a selfish git. 2 He’s not my type and 3…”You would hurt me.”
Unrivaled by TheKat1.
James has never lost. Ever. Lily will do anything to be the best. Obviously there’s some animosity. But when things get complicated, the rivalry is upgraded from taunting to pure hatred. Of course, there’s a thin line between love and hate.
The Art of Successfully Dating a Quidditch Player by DisorderlyandPunk.
Lily and James are happily married with a baby on the way. But a visit to Diagon Alley makes them fondly recall their courtship.
One of them by ScarlettSunshine.
It’s a challenge. One week. Lily’s hanging out with the Marauders. But trying to keep up with four seventeen year old boys isn’t that easy. “If I win you don’t ask me out. At all. Never again.” “And if I win, you’re my girlfriend.” This’ll be interesting.
Inability to Act by GhostOfBambi. *
For anyone who ever wishes that they’d done something differently. For everyone who wishes that they’d said it when they had the chance. For the person who took a giant risk. For the people who were too afraid to.
Scribblings of a Red Head and a Quidditch Captain by CasablancaInTheTardis.
Lily James: Harry finds his parents’ old diaries and notes from school. He reads them and discovers how the Head Girl and Boy finally got together. Includes Remus/OC and Sirius/OC. Halloween balls, nightmares, secrets, Voldemort and true love, of course!
And Thats When a Bludger Came Through My Window by Jen Riddle.
This summer was supposed to be peaceful. A few weeks away at my Aunt Rose’s, in her quiet cottage in the country. Just minutes away from the beach. I could catch up on my reading, and my school work… and thats when a bludger came through my window.
Haggis from Algernon by Rude Gus.
The fic about nothing.
Joined at the hip by Livelier.
After six years of James chasing Lily and failing, Sirius decides to take matters into his own hands…Oh, Merlin. Things could get crazy.
Summer Magic by movinggirl.
You mean to say that Potter’s family is coincidentally staying across the street from our beach house for the summer, Mum and Mrs. Potter are now randomly best friends, and they expect me to hang out with that git for two months? You’ve got to be joking.
The Devil Wears Quidditch Gear by HeyLookTheSnitch.
Darn those bloody Quidditch robes. For all Lily Evans cared, Quidditch could be chucked into the next century. In fact, the stupid sport should just be outlawed all together. Come to think of it, so should the game of Truth or Dare. LJ 7th year.
Penmanship smitten by HeyLookTheSnitch.
There were four things that I was incredibly certain of— 1. Prongs was a troublemaker. 2. He very well could be lying and really was a female. 3. I had no clue who he was. 4. I one hundred percent fancied the pants off the bloke.
Secrets in the Room of Requirement by HeyLookTheSnitch.
After a tedious fight, Lily and James find themselves twenty years into the future. A new side of James is revealed, James swears he’s been cloned, and Harry’s own life is put into jeopardy.
73 days of Summer by HeyLookTheSnitch.
I gaped at him in awe and terror. In one simple act of pure stupidity, James Potter had somehow weaseled his unwelcome buttocks into my life…as my summer date. Blast it all. Summer of love? Ha. Too bad. It’s no longer 1967, Potter.
Light by AmeliaBedelia.
Lily and James hate each other. A lot. But when a prank is taken too far and Lily makes a stupid mistake and shows off to her sister about a boyfriend she doesn’t have, everything tumbles downhill from there or did it?
Pursuing Lily Evans by ohsnapitspotter.
The Marauders chose to video tape their days at Hogwarts, their pranks, and James’ desperate attempts at winning Lily’s heart. What happens when Harry stumbles upon these old videos? COMPLETE
What it’s Like by ohsnapitspotter.
Due to a potions incident, Sirius and Lily switch bodies. Not good. Lily is freaking out, and Sirius decides to play cupid. Not good at all. LJ. COMPLETE
Crossroads by emmyjean.
In her seventh and final year at Hogwarts, Lily Evans finds herself facing a tragedy that leaves her life in pieces. She ultimately finds great strength both within herself and those she never would have expected.
Every Other Midnight by Kathryn’sNomDePlume.
Professor Potter and Head Girl Lily Evans… The Dark Decline.
The Age of Intertia by SevenPerseids.
“You’re a pretty, innocent-looking young witch. You could get away with anything.” As an obituary writer and spy for the Order of the Phoenix, Lily looks to her past to keep the part about innocence at least partly true. LE/JP, set in 1979.
Tears On The Balcony by ByeByeBirdie.
Lily & James have hated each other ever since their initial meeting took a wrong turn. After a shocking goodbye at the end of their 6th year, are things going to be any different in the following year when they are forced to work together?
Of Rainbows, Flowers and Wishing Wells by PottedLillies.
Lily and James. This is the story of how the famous couple came to be, and how they and their friends found hope, camaraderie, and love as the first shots of war rang in their ears and tore their world apart.
Dorm Room by Rabiscar.
Through a series of vignettes describing experiences that are all tied to the dormitories, this JP/LE outlines the little events that brought James and Lily together.
Resolution by WeasleyWannabee.
“I think you’re an arrogant, selfish pig, and I think you’d be doing both of us a favor if you just left me alone!” Potter stared at me for a moment, an unreadable expression in his hazel eyes, before uttering a single word: “Okay.”
Priori Incantatem by Fellytone.
Can James Potter, Marauder and troublemaker extraordinaire, ever convince Lily Evans, Prefect and good girl, that they were meant to be?
The Fourth Crimson Sky by HoneyLake.
James was vaguely aware that the sky outside his window produced a bright crimson. He could have thought of blood. He could have thought of the fate right before him. His last thought, at the end, was of Lily’s smile.
Love and Other Tragedies by Fancyeyes. ~
“We don’t deserve her.” The Head Boy answered thoughtfully. “None of us do. Not even me. Not because she’s perfect. She’s not. Sometimes I think she’s even more disastrously flawed than the rest of us combined. And not because she’s beautiful, even though she is. Certainly not for being lovely because she never was.We don’t deserve her because she’s so much more than we’ll ever be”
All Over Again by LiliEvansdotcom. ~
Since the fateful night in sixth year, Lily and James had made no secret of their mutual loathing. But when their new positions as Heads forces them into unwilling cooperation, old wounds reopen and new truths are brought to light.
Meeting the Marauders by PoppyPotter. ~
Or how Mr Evans was forced to spend Christmas with four raving lunatics, had his life turned upside down and was forced to make his precious daughter go on a date.
All right, Evans? by CokeBottleK. ~
Part One of in-progress trilogy: The thing about being Lily Evans and James Potter was that you couldn’t do anything without everybody else saying something about it.
I’ll take it shaken, not stirred by Jewels5. ~
Mix: 1 portion each of mystery, mayhem, and murder. Add: James, Lily, spies, school, and sarcasm. Stir in: 1 tablespoon each of chaos and enmity. Blend using: sense of humor and ability to read. Serve: shaken, not stirred…
Resolution by WeasleyWannabee. ~
“I think you’re an arrogant, selfish pig, and I think you’d be doing both of us a favor if you just left me alone!” Potter stared at me for a moment, an unreadable expression in his hazel eyes, before uttering a single word: “Okay.” J/L, Lily’s POV.
Summer Magic by movinggirl. ~
You mean to say that Potter’s family is coincidentally staying across the street from our beach house for the summer, Mum and Mrs. Potter are now randomly best friends, and they expect me to hang out with that git for two months? You’ve got to be joking.
The Girl or the Game? by Procrastinator-starting2moro. ~
Lily won’t date James because of his Quidditch obsession, so he quits it for a bet. In 7 days, he struggles to cope with withdrawal symptoms, while she attempts to not fall in love with him and prevent embarrassing situations like sniffing his boxers.
To Catch a Snitch by FueledByGlitter. ~
Before Voldemort and The Chosen One and that fateful night in Godric’s Hollow, there was just a boy and the girl he loved. Her name was Lily and his was James. This is their story.
Golden Days by Wilhelmina Willoughby. ~ *
L/J. A series of short vignettes. James and Lily like to appreciate the little things in life.
One-shots.
Yours, Ivan by Procrastinator-Starting2moro.
Opening letters that don’t belong to you is wrong James knows this. That’s why he reads one that is clearly addressed to him as ‘Lily Evans’. Funny how a letter from a Bulgarian boy can reveal a redhead’s true feelings…
Scenes from a Hogsmead Pub by B.C Daily. *
The Three Broomsticks is the setting for five significant scenes in Lily and James’s relationship.
In Illuminated Symbollic Glory by charmingly-holly.
James, I’m throwing the lamp away. Oh, what furor these words can cause. What horror! What amazement! What chaos! What snogging! Who ever said destiny couldn’t be fulfilled by a lamp?
Realising by B.C Daily.
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.
Recipies of Disaster by robb-starks.
Lily and James, because even when there’s a war going on you can still be in love.
Hijacking by B.C Daily.
James and Lily start hijacking one another’s rounds in order to sneak off to entirely inappropriate Hogwarts locales. LJSmut. Lemon.
The Incident in the Library by greenconverses.
Lily Evans has been distracted lately…and it’s all because of James Potter and his stupid, unbuttoned shirt. Hardly any fluff, but plenty of shirtless James for everybody. Seventh year fic.
Couples Therapy by GhostOfBambi.
Transfiguration Professor, Head of House, Deputy Headmistress, Love Guru. Minerva McGonagall is a woman of many talents.
Our Last Days as Children by herbeautifullie.
It’s never easy to let go of impossible childhood dreams. Letting go of childhood dreams that are quickly becoming a reality is even harder.
Have you hugged your James Potter today? by Procrastinator-starting2morro.
A hug a day keeps James Potter at bay.
Boiling the Tarts by B.C Daily. *
Christmas tart making gets a bit out of hand when, much to Lily’s dismay, James decides to boil his batch of dough in the fireplace.
He wasn’t all bad by Amelia Bedelia.
When trying to decide who might be worse - the Weasley twins or James and Sirius - the Fat Lady retells a story about overhearing James’ confession to Lily.
Fait Accompli by SarRansom.
Their final year, their final chance at finding each other, his final plan to call Lily Evans his. To grow up. Full detailed summary inside. Canon pairings/characters. JP/LE alongside the ever wonderful Marauders.
I love you this much by by MagEd.
This is the story of a boy and a girl. And a boy. This is the story of love returned and unreturned, of friendship gone dry, and of the things people will do for love. This is the story of James Potter and Lily Evans and Severus Snape. *two-shot*
Potter and the Pillow by tweedledeela.
“I’ve had enough Potter. Give me the pillow. I can’t stand the way it mocks me!” Peter looked confused. “Mocks you? Evans, isn’t it just a pillow?” L/J
Caving in by Froody.
When a passage caves in on Potter, Lily’s the only one around to save him - and this Head Girl’s in danger of caving in herself. L/J
James Potter’s Birthday by ohsnapitspotter.
It’s James Potter’s birthday, and he decides to throw it in the common room, which further angers the already angry mob that attempts to get past Sirius and Peter, who are in fact, bouncers. Meanwhile, Lily attempts to find him the ugliest gift. ONESHOT
Daughter by Pantz.
“You know he was someone special because she never brought one of her boyfriends home before.”
The Platform by gpoy.
Sad, dark blue fluff, the silkier kind. ‘You must have loved her very much, not many people remember enough to wait.’
1978 by K. East.
For a moment they only breathed, looking at each other. There was resent in his eyes and in hers. And then he said angrily, “I was in love with you and you know it.”
The Hogwarts Soft Core Erotica Business by BadGirlwithsomeRetroSneakers.
Straightening his glasses to make sure he was seeing things correctly, James was surprised to see that the shirtless picture of himself with very low trousers and eighteen abs was still staring back at him.
Perfect Match by Franklet.
“Are you coming?” James demanded. Lily raked her eyes over him with marked disinterest and rolled her eyes. “No.”’ 7 years at Hogwarts, 7 years of Quidditch, 7 questions asked and only 6 refusals?
The History of a Shower Stall by QueenNightingale.
James bit the figurative apple. So Lily, being God, threw him out of the figurative Eden.
Love and Quidditch by Kerichi.
I’m no Ravenclaw, but I finally learnt to take no for an answer…. When James stops asking Lily out, she tells him that’s not Quidditch!
19½ First Dates by Xylodemon.
In which James finally lands a date with Evans, Sirius’ brilliant plan isn’t so brilliant after all, Peter doesn’t really remember what he did, and Remus thinks the lot of them are daft.
That Potter Boy by BadgerInMySoup. ~
For six summers, Lily’s parents hear all about that Potter boy. Then comes the seventh.
In a nutshell by Jewels5. ~
Lily and James: their epic as the fanfiction authors love to tell it. In a nutshell.
Leaning by PenciledIn. ~
Because dangerous things happen when we touch. And when he leans. JamesLily
Twice as Bright by thirty2flowers. ~
Vernon loved normalcy almost as much as you did and these people were not normal. He hated them, but then again, you hated them more. [One-shot.]
Meet the Mother by PenonPaperFingersonKeys. ~
“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!”
Love is Blind by Procrastinator-starting2moro. ~
James Potter loses his glasses and seeks help from Head Girl, Lily Evans, to be his guide dog. No doubt, unintentional boob grabbing always occurs with temporary blindness. One shot.
A Bloodbath by lyssdom. ~
Lily tells James that she’s pregnant in the midst of a deadly war. He’s thrilled. She’s scared.
How To Be Dead by MagEd. ~
Summary: James and Lily Potter have died, but that doesn’t mean Harry is alone. They’re still watching over him, and they don’t intend on stopping any time soon. *one-shot*
That Elusive Aha Moment by WhilhelminaWilloughby. ~
The Aha Moment: a point in time when something finally clicks. Everyone realizes that there’s something more between James and Lily, though it takes some people longer than others. James has always been a slow learner.
Dung Detention by Anaelaloveswho. ~
Snape’s worst memory isn’t exactly treasured by James either, mostly because he was forced to shovel dragon dung fertiliser as punisment. Running into Lily Evans, covered in it from head to foot, didn’t exactly help either.Rated for language LJ ONESHOT
All those things by rushmore. ~ *
James Potter makes a wishlist of things he wishes that he hadn’t done, and things that Lily Evans hadn’t done, and things that shouldn’t be happening right now, because he is so, so tiny, and this house is supposed to be safe.
The First Hit by Whiihelmina Willoughby.~ *
L/J. It doesn’t surprise her at all that James Potter comes rushing into the Hospital Wing only an hour after she lands herself there. And for someone she doesn’t even like all that much, she’s still glad to see him.
Alternative universe.
Petal in the Rain by pratty-prongs-princesse.
Entrapped in a snobbish boarding school, Lily Evans mischievously escapes for one night, fatefully encountering London’s most eligible bachelor, Lord James Potter. Set in 1940 during the Battle of Britain. A story of love, war, magic and deception.
Wind and Waves by HeroOfTheCastleOfMarble.
James is the pirate Captain of The Marauder. Lily is the daughter of a Duke. The two strike up a contract and the next thing Lily knows, she’s on a Pirate ship, with one of the deadliest pirates after her.
As Told by Lily by avantika.
This diary, describing Lily’s last three years of school is not the usual James-loves-Lily-but-Lily-hates-James story. Didn’t anyone ever wonder what would have happened if Lily loved James…but James hated Lily?
The Bewitchment of James Potter by Luna_Elentari.
Year 7 was the best of James’ life - Head Boy, Quidditch Captain, and finally, the girlfriend of his dreams - until Lily leaves, turning down his marriage proposal. Three years later, opportunity knocks again.
Nothing on Earth by greenconverses.
By society’s standards, they could never be together - Lily was wealthy and already engaged. James was London street trash. When they meet on board the RMS Titanic, the connection is instant and soon, nothing can keep them apart…except maybe an iceberg.
Starstruck by Seven Scribbles.
Lily Evans is looking forward to summer - until she finds the Marauders, England’s top-selling band, hiding in her barn. Now, she has to deal with rockstar egos, an unwanted admirer, and the dark force that sent them into hiding in the first place.
The Curtain Call by AmeliaBedelia.
James and Lily spend their summers together producing plays, though neither are happy about the presence of the other. With James, as the set designer, and Lily, as the actress, tensions run high.
Playing with fire by BlueJeanMistress. ~
AU. What starts out as an innocent crush soon leads to a fiery affair between Lily and her new roommate James. As they try to hide their affair from Lily’s boyfriend, both of them find out what it means to get burned.
Gods Grace by TheRookWhore. ~
[AU] In which James Potter has a baby girl.
Bloody ShangriLa by jamesthestagwhore. ~
“The way she babbled on about the place made it seem like some sort of promise land, but James knew full well that is was nothing of the sort. Sowsworth was a wasteland that comprised of seven shops, a pub, and the incredibly bored shadows of lonely people. It was not bloody Shangri-la.” AU.
While You Tell Me Stories by DawnieS. ~
Slightly AU. As their final year at Hogwarts ends and they are forced out of school, James and Lily find that the real world presents challenges they hadn’t been expecting and problems they don’t know how to overcome.
