Dear Jo Rowling

“I don’t care if you fall off your broom as long as you catch the Snitch first.”

Harry’s life at the Dursleys’

Holy cricket! You’re Harry Potter! I’m Hermione Granger. And you are…?

                                                                                       Ron Weasley.                                                                    Pleasure…

‘What do I care how he looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!”

hello! i’m most definitely missing a lot of great jily fics but these are just some of my absolute favourites i could remember off the top of my head! i’m also linking some resources to find other really awesome fics that may not be listed in this post

@jilyfest

@jilyarchive

@fyeahjamesandlily

my ao3 bookmarks

my ffn profile (check the favourites tab!)

my jily fic tag

NOTE: It goes without saying but any other fic by the authors listed below is equally as amazing and you should definitely check them out!  enjoy (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Canonverse 

complete fics

Out Of Print by gpoy (under 5k, hogwarts fic)

Snaps by @itreallyatemyhand (under 5k, hogwarts fic)

Since We’ve No Place To Go by @padfootdidit (under 5k, christmas fic)

Pepper Up, Peppermint by @snapslikethis (under 10k, christmas fic)

Cricket Bats and Fireflies by @snapslikethis (under 50k, wizarding war fic)

Kiss and Tell by SunshineDaisiesWindmills (under 100k, hogwarts fic)

Boyfriend by @mollyraesly (over 100k, fake dating fic)

Love and Other Tragedies by Fancyeyes (over 100k, hogwarts fic)

Buried Treasure and Transmogrify by Rienna Hawkes (over 100k, hogwarts fic)

works in progress

Commentarius by @bcdaily (over 100k, hogwarts fic)

Alternate Universe

complete fics

Mother Deer by @ghostofbambifanfiction (under 5k, coffee shop au, euphemia potter is amazing)

maybe i saw it sideways, maybe you did (under 5k, told from the pov of james’ baby sister)

Pretty Kind Of Dirty Face by @alrightevans (under 5k, there’s crime and it’s amazing)

Texbooks, Time Scarves and Tea by @fetchalgernon (under 10k, snape is a dick, james is a barista)

Lessons in Lesson Planning by @fetchalgernon (under 10k, fake dating)

Bookmarked by @sunaprincess7 (under 10k, library au, the cutest)

This Is Not The End by @prongsno (under 10k, tesco meet-cute)

Sing a Reckless Serenade by @hiddenpolkadots (under 10k, fake dating!)

You and Me Both, Kid by @hiddenpolkadots (under 10k, single parent!james, teacher!lily)

Key Limes by @fetchalgernon (under 50k, celebrity AU, royalty AU)

Provisionally Yours by @snapslikethis (under 50k, royalty AU)

Elevator Love Song by @bcdaily (under 50k, jily get suck in an elevator)

Sunshine In My Eyes by @argyledpenguin (under 100k, set at hogwarts but lily is mcgonagall’s niece)

Playing The Hero, Being The Fool by @fetchalgernon (over 100k, miraculous ladybug AU)

works in progress

Love, Potter by @yulbos (under 5k, love rosie AU)

Summer of ‘81 by @snapslikethis (under 5k, magical tattoo shop au)

19 by @apalapucian (? words, the most beautiful thing in the world)

So Let the Love Tear Us Apart by @steeveharrington (under 10k, pretty much the best au ever)

Say When by jamespotterthefirst (under 50k, uni au, it’s wonderful)

The Bakes of Wrath by @duchessofbooks (under 50k, great british bake-off au, social media)

Her Oddest Customer by @sunaprincess7 (under 50k, royalty au)

Covet Thy Neighbour by @bcdaily and @ghostofbambifanfiction (under 50k, neighbours au)

I’m going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don’t think I don’t know how this might end. I’ve known it for years. — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28.