Lily no doubt was attracted to James' mind, she'd not have fallen for a brainless jerk just because he was good looking. He was a bright student and that, despite him also using his mind to pull pranks, was compelling.
So yes, maybe she insulted him but it laid with his attitude.
And no, Lily isn't the brains in the relationship, James is too. They both are. Two people with bright minds can get together.
“a fresh slice of a plastic galaxy on the ceiling of her four-poster, the renewed glow a nostalgic reminder of her earlier years in hogwarts. it should be cinnamon apple, not apple cinnamon, she remembers sometimes as well, laughing quietly in the dark, eyes already closed.
(also: because i like you, he said. not like that, he said. i think you're cool, he said.)” — bad day wall (ao3)
My Baby's Fit Like A Daydream - A Married Jily AU in the Call It What You Want Universe
A short and sweet (I hope) drabble written for @mppmaraudergirl's Alight With Happiness Jily Fest! Thank you for all you do, Lauren! 💛
She raised her eyebrows at the sight that greeted her as she opened the door to her office, folding her arms, hip jutted to the side, she spoke: “I thought we agreed to use your office only. That mine was off limits?”
“Potter,” he grumbled. The use of his last name in relation to her caused one of the corners of her lips to curl up, pleased as she was to share this name with him in a private setting. His eyes were closed and he looked crumpled in his dress shirt that she had ironed - he was useless in this department, used to ask Remus to do it but now the honour was all hers - only the night before. “The last thing I am capable of at this very moment is getting you off. I am just hoping to catch up on some sleep after I was kept up all night by our teething son.”
A Call It What You Want Married Jily Sequel
Read My Baby's Fit Like A Daydream HERE. If you'd like to start with Chapter One of Call It What You Want, read HERE!
to have and to hold and to fight like hell || 2.2K Words || Read on Ao3 || Rated T
Written for @mppmaraudergirl's Alight With Happiness Fest for day three: Thrice Defied.
It's James and Lily's wedding day, and emotions are…complicated. There's a target affixed to their backs — a muggleborn witch marrying the last Potter — and Alastor Moody plans to use that target to the Order's advantage.
Lily stood before the full-body mirror in the corner of their bedroom, admiring the care with which Dorcas had charmed her hair into a style pulled back from her face. Her hand skimmed the soft material of the white dress that clung to her stomach, the loose bell sleeves falling back at her wrist.
It all seemed so familiar, even though it was all wrong.
“I really don’t want to do this,” she breathed, sharp eyes darting up to catch James’ gaze in the mirror.
He stood not far behind her, wand held tightly in his hand as he tried in vain to organize the curls atop his head. The smile he gave her didn’t quite reach his eyes, his jaw set tight.
“Now, I feel like I should be hurt by that,” he joked lightly, through the tension that swelled around them.