Jily Intro Fics: Hogwarts Years
Fics about James and Lily like to tell the whole saga of their Hogwarts years, usually starting from fifth or sixth year when things in their relationship start to change all the way up until their last day at Hogwarts or until they finally get together. Most of the following are multichapters (because writers love telling the whole story from start to finish) but there are a couple of one shots. They all involve Hogsmeade visits, Head Boy and Girl duties, Quidditch and other common tropes.
Buried Treasure and Transmogrify, M, 20 chapters, complete - 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.
The Devil Wears Quidditch Gear, K+, 22 chapters, complete - 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.
Realising, T, one shot - 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.
A Month of Sundays, T, 25 chapters, complete - 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.
A Puddifoots Valentines Date, K, one shot - Tossing aside his manly pride, James decides to take Lily on her perfect Valentine’s Day date at Madam Puddifoot’s tea shop.
Hot and Cold, M, one shot - No one would believe it, but it actually hadn’t been his idea.
Headlong Collisions, T, one shot - Due to a Quidditch incident, James forgets a few important things… like the fact that he is dating Lily Evans.
Commentarius, T, 32 chapters, WIP - 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.
Flower and Prongs, T, 31 chapters, complete - Lily Evans has become the new Hogwarts Head Girl, but her partner in action, the Head Boy, is her long hated enemy, James Potter.
One of Them, T, 28 chapters, complete - 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.
The Girl or the Game?, T, 13 chapters, complete - 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.
Prelude to Destiny, T, 26 chapters, complete - 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.
All Right, Evans?, M, 30 chapters, complete - The thing about being Lily Evans and James Potter was that you couldn’t do anything without everybody else saying something about it.
Untitled, M, one shot - Lily trying to seduce James when he has an essay to finish.
Kiss and Tell, M, 17 chapters, complete - 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.
Tears on the Balcony, M, 51 chapters, complete - 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 as Head Boy and Head Girl?
A Proposal of Sorts, T, one shot - In which Lily is distracted by James, and finally decides to do something about it.
The Life and Times, M, 36 chapters, WIP - 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.
Love and Other Tragedies, M, 21 chapters, complete - “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”
Optimism, T, one shot - Lily gave him a patronizing look. “The world’s not going to change now that you’re dating a Mudblood.“
