#tenacities

WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO HURT THE OTHER?Marlene, but the relationship was so casual that even though she cheated on him with Sirius, James forgot they were even dating. WHO IS EMOTIONALLY STRONGER?James has himself more together than Marlene does, without a doubt. WHO IS PHYSICALLY STRONGER?James, but Marlene likes to remind him about how easily she was able pin him down when they were kids. WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO BREAK A BONE? Both of them - they have a running contest. WHO KNOWS BEST WHAT TO SAY TO UPSET THE OTHER? They both know how to upset the other, but they would never take advantage of it. #GoalzWHO IS MOST LIKELY TO APOLOGIZE FIRST AFTER AN ARGUMENT? James is one of the only people Marlene isn’t stubborn with. If she does something stupid, she’ll immediately apologize, and vise versa. WHO TREATS WHO’S WOUNDS MORE OFTEN? Neither. Once Marlene tried to heal a cut, but ended up turning his arm a sickly green. Since then, he won’t let her try again. WHO IS IN CONSTANT NEED OF COMFORT? Neither of them need comfort often, but they’re there for each other when they do. Friend cuddles for days. WHO GETS MORE JEALOUS? Neither. When they were dating, they usually forgot that they were. WHO’S MOST LIKELY TO WALK OUT ON THE OTHER? Marlene kind of did already? Not that it phased him, but yeah. WHO WILL PROPOSE? Listen, James would propose using a hot air balloon and no less than 100 carefully choreographed fireworks.WHO HAS THE MOST DIFFICULT PARENTS?Neither of them. WHO INITIATES HAND-HOLDING WHEN THEY’RE OUT IN PUBLIC? James probably does more often nowadays, but it’s still pretty equal.WHO COMES UP FOR THE OTHER ALL THE TIME? Both are very ride or die. WHO HOGS THE BLANKETS? James, so she secretly casts a cooling charm on them so he can never truly be warm. WHO GETS MORE SAD? Probably Marlene, but not often. WHO IS BETTER AT CHEERING THE OTHER UP? Okay, they’re both very good at cheering each other up, but I think James would go ALL OUT to get Marlene to laugh.  WHO’S THE ONE THAT PLAYFULLY SLAPS THE OTHER ALL THE TIME AFTER THEY MAKE SILLY JOKES?They both make bad jokes to each other and have an entire conversation based on puns alone until someone else slaps them. WHO IS MORE STREETWISE?James. WHO IS MORE WISE?Marlene.WHO’S THE SHYEST? Neither. WHO BOASTS ABOUT THE OTHER MORE?Marlene is SO PROUD of James getting Captain and he’s probably proud of her in general because they’re basically family. WHO SITS ON WHO’S LAP?Marlene sits on his lap, but more often she uses him as a means of transportation and is on his back.

The Marauders’ dorm room, while a veritable storm of chaos, is one of the few places Remus feels completely at home. On any normal day, there are clothes strewn around the room – a clear violation of Rule #2, not that anyone but Remus even remembers that the first five rules of the Marauder Code even exist – a half-eaten bar of chocolate on the dresser, a few rolls of notes with doodles all over them on the floor, a suspicious package of prank materials in the corner and at least two of them hanging around on their beds. The Code itself is stashed somewhere hidden in the room alongside the Map, although all four members know where to find them. There’s an old record player in the corner that they use to play various kinds of music – muggle and magical alike – and even though it keeps breaking down Remus is far too attached to it at this point to scrap it and buy a new one. There’s one wall in their dorm that’s completely covered in notes of various sorts, from Sirius’s poetry and prank blueprints to goofy photos and a moon chart. This is their wall. Perhaps it’s less of a scrapbook and more of a scrapwall, but either way they haven’t cleaned it off since first year and probably won’t until they graduate.

It fully depends on who Lily’s around at the point of getting knackered. Quite often, she’s the type to just giggle and spend the evening laughing and possibly telling the lot of her friends just how much they meant to her with slightly teary eyes (something she’s often embarrassed by come morning). However, when Marlene McKinnon is involved, things change drastically. On many an occasion, Lily has gotten herself into jams she otherwise might not’ve thanks to the lioness and a bottle of Ogden’s Best. She’s made quite a few memories thanks to the combination, some of which she can’t actually remember -- which might be a good thing.

Lopsided smiles ~ crooked glasses ~ mischief ~ strong friendships ~ honeydukes ~ magical creatures ~ teamwork ~ rivalries ~ talent ~ broom oil ~ adventure ~ wanderlust ~ vicious words for longtime enemies ~ pure, but not sacred ~ jean jackets ~ sleeping late ~ surprisingly tidy handwriting ~ speaking loudly ~ argyle socks ~ being an only child with many brothers ~ outgoing spirits ~ accepting parents ~ cloudless skies ~ off-key singing ~ fun

a firestorm. messy hair and scraped knees. something inside unnamable, bitter and dark. smudged notes. broken bottles. fragments of memories. nostalgia. the feeling of being alone in a never ending field. minor chords. unfinished letters. crumpled letters. choices taken too soon. shades of gold. the hum of bees. reckless and careless. 

I would kill you. ✧ I would physically hurt you. ✧ I would attack you unprovoked. ✧ I would manipulate you. ✧ I dislike you. ✧ You annoy me. ✧ You scare me. ✧ You intimidate me. ✧ I hope I intimidate you. ✧ I pity you. ✧ You disgust me. ✧ I hate you. ✧ I’m indifferent toward you. ✧ I’d like to get to know you better. ✧   I’d like to spend more time with you. ✧ I’d like to be friends with you. ✧  I’m unsure what to think of you. ✧ I’m unsure how I feel about you. ✧ You are my friend. ✧ You are my best friend. ✧ You are my mentor. ✧ I look up to you.✧ I respect you. ✧ You are my hero. ✧ You inspire me. ✧ You are my enemy. ✧ You make me happy. ✧ I want to protect you. ✧ I would fight by your side. ✧ I consider you an equal. ✧ I think you are beneath me. ✧ I think you are above me. ✧ I would lie for you. ✧ I would lie to you. ✧ I would sleep with you. ✧ I would sleep by your side. ✧ I would hug you. ✧ I would kiss you. ✧ You are family to me. ✧ I would die for you. ✧ I would kill for you. ✧ I would trust you with my life. ✧ I would trust you with my most precious belonging. ✧ I would trust you with a secret. ✧ I would trust you with my biggest / darkest secret. ✧ I love you (platonically). ✧ I love you (romantically).