#mckinnons

Lily Evans knew there was no escape. Sirius would come out lurking, sing a stupid song trying to convince Lily to give a chance to James at any given time. James would come up with a big prop every single day, surprisingly still unwavering despite the endless rejections. Lily had no choice but to get used to it. But she definitely did not expect /this/ many people to get involved. Here’s a series of how very unexpected people tried to matchmake Lily Evans and James Potter.

CHAPTER 1, PART 1

THE PREFECT, THE HEAD BOY:

MARCUS MCKINNON

1972, January

It was late and Lily Evans was lost. Well, it was just 10PM, but that was late for the 11 year old girl who was still getting used to Hogwarts. She still hadn’t fully grasped the confusing floor plan and the constantly moving staircases. That’s when she heard another footstep. She froze for a moment. Was she going to get in trouble for wandering around at 10 PM? What were the rules? Her mind went blank when she saw a figure approaching. A tall blond man.

She knew him. Well, not personally, but he had introduced himself to all of her housemates a few months ago. But even if he hadn’t, Lily still would’ve known him thanks to Potter. He always talked about Marcus and how he was amazing at Quidditch and how they played together.. James actually begged Mcgonagall to allow him to play as a 1st year because “this was his only opportunity to be in the same team as Marcus since he’s on his 7th year”. That boy never shut up, especially about Quidditch.

“Is everything alright?” Marcus asked concerned. “Oh, yeah, everything’s alright.” replied Lily shyly, suddenly pulled away from her thoughts. “Well, not exactly,” she paused before admitting “I’m lost.” She thought Marcus would make fun of her like Sirius would (and did), but he didn’t. His eyes only showed sympathy. “Well, you do not need to worry, I’ll help you.” he said assuringly. And Lily trusted him instantly.

“What house are you in?’ he asked. She looked very familiar, but he could not put his finger on why and how he knew her. “Gryffindor” replied Lily with a little pride in her voice. She knew Marcus was in Gryffindor like most of his family. Marlene had told her that. “Well, how perfect! I’m in Gryffindor too.” replied Marcus happily. “You know what? I used to get lost all the time. This castle is so confusing. The moving staircases, the hidden common rooms. It’s almost like they want us to get lost” Marcus said warmly. To be honest, he hadn’t got lost a lot. He had been visiting Hogwarts with his parents ever since he was born. But he wanted the girl to feel comfortable about it. Assure that it was okay— and it worked. Lily did feel much better after hearing his words. She smiled “I’m relieved, I thought I was the only one”. “Oh you definitely are not, I’ve lost count of how many children I’ve helped. Especially the first years. You are in your first year, right?’ he asked. The girl nodded.

“I forgot to ask your name. I haven’t even introduced myself. I’m Marcus and you?’. Marcus added quickly and very humbly. As if not every single Gryffindor (and everyone at school) knew his name. “Oh, it’s okay. I already knew who you were. Mcgonagall told us at the beginning of the year” Marcus laughed at that “Well did she mention how much she loved me?” “She kept that part short” replied Lily with a warm laugh before realizing she forgot to introduce herself. “I’m Lily by the way, Lily Evans.”

Marcus paused for a moment. Ooohhh, that’s how he recognized her. The famous Lily Evans. The girl James had talked his ears off from the moment he saw her. Marcus had went up to check on James on his first day and congratulate him on getting Gryffindor. That’s when James first told him about “ the love of his life” He was convinced that he was going to marry her. Marcus had laughed of course. No one married the first girl they had a crush on, but it was hilarious to see James like that. However, James turned out to be more determined than he had thought. Marlene told Marcus about how James kept asking out Lily even though she has rejected him a dozen times already. When Marcus confronted to James about it, he’d say it was a “minor bump” in the way of their legendary love story and she was eventually going to agree. Then he’d continue to tell him about the intricate plans he had made with Sirius. Each more ridiculous than the other.

Marcus thought James would get tired of it. He understood that was definitely not the case when they went back home for winter break. James was with them as usual, and /all/ he talked about was this girl. Marcus was shocked that James found something he cared about more than Quidditch. Marcus, and the rest of the Mckinnon and Potter family, spent the entirety of their Christmas break listening to James. They were all surprised that James talked about something more than he talked about Quidditch. They had not believe that such thing was possible until then. He literally did not stop even to take a bite of his food. They had an ongoing bet about how long it would last. They all underestimated, but Adrienna Mckinnon was the closest.

And now, that very girl was standing in front of him. Marcus did not know what to do. James was like a brother to him, he should do something shouldn’t he? He wouldn’t want to embarrass either one of them -well, at least not Lily,- but he couldn’t just not mention it. “Oh, you’re Marlene’s friend right?“ Marcus asked to make conversation. Actually, they weren’t even that close. Marlene did not like how Lily was friends with some of the Slytherins, and the way she acted towards James. She had heard her mention her only a few times- all of it having something to do with James, but still. Lily nodded, looking very happy that Marlene mentioned her. “Yeah, Marlene is great. She told me about you.” “Oh is that so?’ Marcus smiled. A little pride on his face. His baby sister was not as embarrassed of him as she pretended to be. He then cleared his throat and began “Well, there’s another guy in your year that I really like— he’s like a brother, really. Maybe you know him.” He looked at Lily’s face to figure out her reaction before continuing. It was puzzling, really. It almost seemed like she was trying to look annoyed and repress a smile at the same time. Marcus continued as if he hadn’t noticed and was completely oblivious to the whole thing between them. “His name is James. James Potter. He’s Marlene’s really close friend as well — and such a great guy. Have you two met? I think you’d get along.” God, how did he get pulled into this?

Lily seemed to think about that “I have met him.” she finally replied, choosing her words carefully. Definitely trying very hard to keep a straight face. “And he must be a good friend.” she paused “Just, maybe, not for me.” Marcus couldn’t help but smile at that. He pulled himself together quickly. “Well, you never know. You might change your mind. You guys have 7 years ahead of you. Believe me, I’m speaking from personal experience.” Lily seemed to really think about his words. “Yeah, you’re right I suppose. I might.” she said genuinely. “You might” Jason repeated and they both smiled at that.

James was going to be over the moon when Marcus told him about this. A “good friend” and “I might” was better than James ever could’ve hoped for. Those few words would be enough to convince him that they were soulmates.

“Well, here we are” Marcus stopped in front of the potrait. “Thank you so much” Lily said warmly. “Of course,” replied Marcus “I’m glad that I could help.” He paused “With both of the issues.” He added with a smile. Lily smiled back “You really did.” And got in the room.

Oh, James Potter owed him big time. At the next family Quidditch game, /he/ was going to pick the teams

marlene has a brother that's four years older than her named lorcan, he was in his fifth year when she started hogwarts

lorcan was the quidditch captain fourth year onward, he got on the team his second year and was an amazing talent, and he was james' first captain

marlene adores lorcan, who spent a lot of time taking care of her when they were younger, as well as his summers supervising her until marlene was 13

their parents owned and ran a bar that served both Muggles and magical folk, takes pounds and galleons. it is technically not illegal but the MoM does not like it

lysander and morgan are their parent names

they've been grassroots activists their entire lives and advocate and organize for liberation from the magical/Muggle dichotomy. that's why their bar is open to all kinds

their bar is called Agnew's Public House. it was one of the main planning locations for the Squib Marches in 1969, which means Marlene got a front seat to the action

marlene is the most mature of her grade because her parents gave her independence and were very honest with her about the state of the world

marlene went to Muggle primary school after lorcan started hogwarts ('67, '68, '69, '70)

her family are great diviners and use smoke divination primarily

her parents, as well as marlene and lorcan, hate the MoM and avoid working with them during the war (which in canon starts in 1971)

they are heavily involved in the resistance against voldemort and join the order despite their misgivings about dumbledore

one of the reasons that they're targeted is their skill, as voldemort is also interested in divination and prophecy

name/nickname: anna

gender: female

star sign: Sagittarius 

height: barely 5′3 lol

birthday: 12/03

time: 7:37pm

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favorite solo artist(s): lights, taemin, harry styles, zayn, troye sivan, taylor swift, hyuna, sunmi

song stuck in my head: oohh either “don’t call me” by shinee or “tail” by sunmi

last movie: pride and prejudice 

last show: season 4 of chilling adventures of sabrina

when did i create this blog: around 2013/14ish?

what do i post: anything that catches my attention but mostly it’s fandom related stuff!

last thing googled: how to spell prejudice lol

other blogs: none

do i get asks: barely but once every blue moon it can happen!

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lucky number: i guess 3? but don’t really have one

instruments: does clapping count?

what am i wearing: some random shirt with plaid shorts 

dream job: video game designer but doubt it lol

dream trip: anywhere and everywhere haha but probably nyc, london, rome, japan and korea

favorite food: oohh uh pizza but anything chocolate if we’re talking sweets

nationality: salvic i guess? i’m polish soo

favorite song: OOHH WHY DID YOU AHVE TO ASK ME THIS LKDJSLAKDA  bUT “night dream” by leebada, “muscle memory” by lights, “cherry bomb” by nct 127, “i need somebody” by day6 and “un vilage” by baekhyun

last book read: does fanfic count lmao

Ok.. I’d bought this book “HARRY POTTER : A journey through A History of Magic” last month and was going through it now.

All hard core potter heads know about the Blackinnon ship. But.. all we knew about Marlene was that her name was Marlene McKinnon and that she was a member of The First order of Phoenix, and the death eaters killed her entire family. And also that she was pretty close to Lily Evans as she was referred in her letter to Sirius.

I always wondered about her family. They were mentioned as plural “McKinnons” by Moody.

And so here it goes… Turns out that J.K.Rowling had written the names of Angus and Elspeth McKinnon in the first few drafts of the philosopher’s stone but they never got published, but made it to “A journey through the history of magic”.

So I Atlast got a few more names about the original McKinnons and not those made up ones in the Blackinnon fanfictions.

So buddies… They are Angus and Elspeth McKinnon, most probably were the parents of Marlene McKinnon. Travers, the death eater helped in their killings.

After a while you get used to it. To be invisible. You even start to bless the day you’re just a shadow in their lives, instead that their favourite target. Keep on walking, no one will notice.  Their laughters. Their happiness, hitting you like knives in the back. Why are they so happy? What do they have to deserve friendship? What do you miss, to be like them? Keep on walking, they won’t notice. They never do.  Sometimes, when you dare to look up, you meet someone’s look, just like yours. You catch a glimpse of something, a connection that can’t be explained… but then, as quick as it came, it is gone. And you’re alone, again. In these hallways, the wildest jungle.