#awtew

“Ooh, is that to Dorcas?” Alice asked, peering over her shoulder. “Say hi from me.”

Lily added the greeting in post-script, then shoved the quill in her rucksack and the letter in her robe pocket.

“I’ve got to run to the Owlery,” she said to the general vicinity before snatching the slice of toast off of her plate and hastening from the hall.

She hurried up the steps two at a time so that she wouldn't be late for Study of Ancient Runes when she physically collided with someone.

“Whoops! Sorry, Evans,” James Potter steadied her by her shoulders.

“No, I’m sorry. I wasn’t looking where I was going.” Lily blushed.

“No dramas.”

“Could I just—” She pointed over his shoulder.

“Hm? Oh yeah, of course.”

“Thank you.”

They shuffled awkwardly past each other on the too-narrow staircase, so close that Lily caught a hint of sandalwood.

“Well, see you around I guess,” she said, waving goodbye before hurrying up the rest of the stairs towards the owlery.

“See you, Evans,” James called after her.

hc request: awtew for richie supporting Eddie at his matches!!! like when they have to go cross country for a tournament or smth, and Richie is the BIGGEST supporter, and then afterwards fills up the hotel tub w bath salts or w/e and gives him a back rub and kisses him and tells him how proud he is

OMFG YASSSSSSSSSS, also im combining this with the anon ask above 

When they arrived at the entrance to the common room, however, they found it blocked by the backs of four snickering boys and two head-shaking ghosts, Nearly Headless Nick and the Fat Friar, transparent bodies flickering in the torchlight, through which they could see a very cross-looking Vicky, whose stubby fingers were fisted in her hair, knuckles turning yellowish.

“Now you listen here,” pomped Nearly Headless Nick, wagging a finger over the heads of everyone else, the motion sending his head into a dangerous wobble. “These students have an important examination tomorrow morning. You simply must open up!”

Lily, Emmeline and Marlene made it up the last of the steps, hurrying the short way down the corridor, squeezing into the clutter of people (Lily taking care to choose a gap a safe distance away from James, though not failing to chance a glance at him) and coming face-to-face with a heavily intoxicated Fat Lady. Pink silk sleep creased, small eyes bleary, expression terribly indignant. She had her arms folded tight across her dense breast and was turned resolutely, if a little wobbly, so she faced out the side of her frame, rather than at the ring of people before her, especially avoiding the short girl steaming like a brazen bull.

“WILL YOU JUST LET US IN?” Vicky shouted, punctuating each word with a heavy smack to the oiled canvas.

“What’s going on?” Emmeline asked the group at large, eyes trained on the face of the Fat Lady, which was turning steadily puce as she tried to ignore the physical assault.

“She’s plastered,” Peter replied. “Dunno what Vicky did but she’s got her wand in a proper knot and now—”

SNAP. “Ouch!”

“—she won’t let us in.”

“But she can’t do that,” said a frowning Lily as Vicky wailed.

“LET GO, LET GO” Vicky shrieked at the Fat Lady who had popped open then snapped shut again as the girl tried to pry back the frame, successfully trapping her fingertips and the point of her wand behind the gilded wood.

“Chess,” she blurted out. James nodded and, spinning on his heel, started down the corridor. Lily stood for a moment, wondering how he might expect to go flying on a Tuesday evening when all broomsticks were securely locked away in the broomshed. She quickly stopped wondering and jogged to catch up with his retreating back. They snagged a couch by the fire. James dragged a coffee table towards them and Lily set about arranging the pieces. “Now, I must warn you,” James said, settling Lily with a serious stare for effect. “I have had a lot of practice at this.” “What, practice losing to Peter Pettigrew?” James gasped and Lily said, “Pawn to D4.”

Tagging: @merlinsbbeard @quotidian-oblivion @charmsandtealeaves @kay-elle-cee @ohmygodshesinsane @startanewdream @annabtg (sorry if you've already done this)

From that day on, Lily was never unaccompanied. Even to the bathroom, “In case he ambushes you in the loo!” as Mary put it. With the combined vigil of Mary, Alice, Emmeline and Marlene, five communication attempts were successfully—venomously—quashed in the span of three days.

Expectation's Encumbrance Chapter 2 | This one is long overdue. Will hopefully be publishing this month.

“According to Miss Harriet, an unexpected guest arrived from Town yesterday. A friend of your Mr Lupin. And Mrs Lupin thought it prudent to increase the size of the party, as apparently he is used to grander gatherings than we.”

Between the Desire and the Spasm Chapter 1 | May?

Sirius barked another laugh, and Remus yelled, “Enjoy the train ride, mate!” Then James was looking at his own face again. “Assholes,” James had grumbled to himself as he shoved the mirror in his jacket pocket and began the walk to the train station.

After All This Time Chapter 1 | This month.

"The Ministry has found another Death Eater." "Yeah?" George nodded, mouth full of baked beans, and poked the newspaper laying open on the table. "Thorfinn Rowle." George had devoted himself to knowing everything there was to know about the capture of the Death Eaters that escaped after the battle at Hogwarts. He was especially interested in news of Augustus Rookwood, who had proved adept at evading the Auror department.

Tagging: @merlinsbbeard @liiilyevans @quotidian-oblivion @kay-elle-cee @ohmygodshesinsane (sorry if you've already done this)

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Chapter 5. Rating: T. Co-creator: @merlinsbbeard.

“I can’t believe you're not more pissed off about this. Didn’t she call you a you-know-what in Potions last year?” Mary waved her fork around, flicking bits of egg on an unwitting fourth-year.

Thanks @charmsandtealeaves for the tag! This took a few days of stewing... and then I forgot about it.

I’m not sure what the original rules were, but I’m going with stuff from this year.

FANDOM

Started writing promoted microfics. Published 15 so far. Mostly Jily, one Wolfstar, and one about Angelina Johnson. It's so much fun; I love the microfic community.

Published chapters for All’s Well That Ends Well, I Can’t Love Him and Expectation’s Encumbrance. Will probably take me a couple months to publish the next ones, but hey, who's counting?

Published Three Is a Lucky Number, You Know, which was the labour of an in-proportionate amount of time. Probably one of my favourite things I've written.

This is not really fandom, but it is Tumblr: I can now leave Asks without switching to anon, which used to be difficult/anxiety-invoking. Yay for me!

NON FANDOM

Started bouldering again after a long break. Also picked up a few other hobbies again, which is fun.

Have a +30-day streak on Duolingo. Probably my proudest achievement. Edit: it’s now +70. Just saying.

Enrolled in a unit at uni. Pretty happy with myself about this one. I was considering deferring because my mental health was in the dumps last year (not helped by uni), but I'm actually looking forward to this semester.

That's all I can really think of.