Lily Potter

[itsxrita]

location: burke manor post letters sent out status: open to all!

something was wrong. rita had seen nearly five people so far rip open letters and glance around the room with a newfound fear in their eyes. some people left and others stayed looking like they had walked through a ghost. this wasn't good since the evening was meant to applaud many points of celebration and they had made sure security was prestine enough to not let any threats in. rita didn't know was hurt more: people around her opened letter after letter or the fact she didn't recieve anything. she didn't like to be left out of things. "what?" she asked when she got to the bar. "if you want any pity, maybe you can find it at the bottom of your drink but you won't find it from me. just remember."

[heartofgoldandfire]

Lily frowned as someone snapped at her, twisting to face Rita with a confused look. "I just want to slip past you to grab a straw..." she explained, reaching forward to grab a cocktail straw from the container on the counter. "Everything alright?" she asked, using the straw to stir her drink, lifting the sweet syrup from the bottom of the glass. Lily had found a letter tucked under her plate but she had discarded with an eyeroll and a sip of her drink.

[magiamelis]

The very moment the witch had stumbled out through the fireplace, the floo network spilling her out onto the carpet the familiar redhead was next to her. As much as she wished to be able to blame this on an emergency rather than her own hurried actions, she simply could not. "No, no. I'm good." Her voice held softness, even despite the stress. When it came to the Order she held a special place in her heart for all of them, despite the strict attitude the witch could put on display just as much.

Her eyes moved landed on Lily, thanking her with a nod for the help. "I was trying to hurry over and tripped on my cloak." A cloak that now had a very twisted footprint on it. "There was a meeting at the auror department. I hate running late." The Order mattered, perhaps almost a little more so than the auror department, simply because they actually tried to fight the monsters lurking in the dark. "Promise me you won't let anyone know I just fell out of the floo network?" Quite literally. Only then did the corners of her mouth twitch, that little smile working its way through the frustration over her less than exceptional landing. "Say, you're good with potions, right?" - @heartofgoldandfire

[heartofgoldandfire]

Despite generally being known for being kind, Lily laughed when Hestia admitted she had just tripped. Honestly, it was mostly out of relief rather than laughing at her. "Oh good," she smiled, a quick cleaning spell ridding Hestia's clock of the footprint and her clothes of the soot from the fireplace. "How did the meeting go?" she asked, walking away from the hearth now that she knew Hestia was alright. She laughed again, giving a small nod. "I'll keep it to myself."

She raised her eyebrow curiously at her question. "Pretty good," she agreed. She had a talent for potions and absolutely loved making them. "Why do you ask?"

[syrcinus]

Gryffindor Party Aftermath?

[ladydiamond456]

snowy day at station

jily

[incorrect-maraudersaandco-quotes]

Mary: I love you, Lily. Lily: I love you, Mary. [silence] Mary: We both love you as well, Marlene. Marlene: Thanks. I was feeling left out.

[ladydiamond456]

school days jily

art by diamond

[its-remuslupin]

"and it's your turn. or something like that." remus only smirked in repsonse, knowing that he would get the next few rounds and they would stay late at the bar. it's what always happened and remus wasn't worried about them balancing the score throughout the night. remus reached for the drink like it was his own exilir and tipped his glass against lily's. "cheers."

"everything is definitely more interesting, but maybe not better. for someone who's last name is black, he surely adds a lot of color to our lives." remus leaned back and listened to lily in earnest, taking the occasional sip from his whiskey cocktail. "well," remus said, raising his brows. "you deserve better than that bookstore, but i hate to say anything since you are my direct access to books right now. what did moody do now? you didn't hex him or something did you? what are you and marlene fighting about? i don't have anything kind to say about your sister but hopefully she accepts more maturity as she gets older. perhaps a different hairstyle as well unless she's trying to ward off her highest potential on purpose." he rolled his eyes when the question came back to him and blew out a serrated sigh. "well, i got into a fight with my dad. again. marlene broke into my house. again. and i may have come across something in the woods in the other night, but it feels like a dream so could be pointless."

[heartofgoldandfire]

"That he does," Lily laughed with a nod, taking a sip of her drink with a small hum. Sirius had been someone that on first meeting, Lily swore she would never be friends with, hating him within minutes. But now? Now he was one of her favourite people in the world. She gave a small laugh, nodding her head sagely. "I do like having a discount on new books," she admitted, sighing softly. "But I just-- It feels so pointless." She took another sip before she got into her Moody issue. "Well that's just it; nothing. And it goes with the bookstore problem. I'm only there, working an easy job so I can dedicate all my time to you know what," she started, avoiding naming The Order in public. "I gave up a career as a healer or potioneer to do that and all Moody gives me are recon missions or spell breaks." And while it sounded very conceited to say it out loud, Lily knew that she was a very talented witch. "And Marlene and I fought because she thinks me being married is why I don't get more missions. Which is ridiculous and patriarchal if it's true." She rolled her eyes with a short laugh as Remus made fun of Petunia's hair. "I'm sure Vernon likes her that way," she replied, saying his name with clear disgust. "Why? Why? And what?" Lily asked three questions in response, leaning her elbow on the bar as she gave him his chance to offload.

[mk-marlene]

"I am not immature," she corrected her friend, her features turning serious for a split second. "But we need not blame a thing, I just don't think cooking is a necessary skill as of now in my life," the blonde explained with a dismissive shrug of her shoulders, her life currently revolved around a war and sometimes drinking, cooking didn't seem to fit between her priorities. Marlene shook her head, chuckling at Lily's words. "Oh come now, you should stay in bed on the weekends, let him come to you or linger in it with you," she told her with a smile. "Enjoy the fact you're married and he's absolutely in love with you." She paused, taking in the redhead's next words, agreeing with them but choosing not to make further comments about it, the less they could talk about it, the better.

[heartofgoldandfire]

"You're literally the most immature girl I know," Lily disagreed playfully. She could hardly say she was the most immature person, not with the boys they hung out with. "How are you still alive and healthy," she sighed concernedly. Despite her teasing, Lily wasn't exactly a huge fan of cooking either. She found it time consuming and boring despite the fact that she loved baking. "I had work!" she defended, gesturing to the bookstore around them. "Books wait for no one, McKinnon, you should know that by now." She laughed again, smiling softly. "I promise, I will never get out of bed early again, and you can explain to James why I now expect my breakfast in bed every morning."

[unseriouslysirius]

"Nah, I have a medical condition" he quipped playfully. "I have no secrets with him, I can keep secrets from others" he pointed out knowingly. However, all the playfuness vanished at the mention of his brother. Sirius rolled his shoulders uncomfortably and exhaled tiredly.

"I'd say a solid twelve" he shook his head slowly, guilt already leaving a bitter taste on his mouth. "He's a fucking nightmare, so entilted and I enabled that... it makes me sick"

[heartofgoldandfire]

"A medical condition?" Lily laughed questioningly, a quick shake of her head. "Yes well, if you can't keep secrets you don't get to know what I'm getting him," she replied. "Plus, one thing I really don't think you'll want to know about."

"Ugh," she groaned softly, giving him an understanding grimace. "Hey, stop that," she disagreed, shaking her head. "He's an adult, Sirius. The way he acts now is not your fault. Nor was it ever." Though she understood the desire to blame yourself for the way your family fell apart.

[heartofgoldandfire]

Where: James and Lily's flat Who: @prongs-rp

"What? I'm busy," Lily snapped, shutting her book with a snap. James had been talking and talking and talking, and he didn't seem to notice that she had a book in her head. She was attempting to read 'Emma', one of her absolute favourite books. It was an old copy her parents had got her from a second hand shop; all tattered edges and bent corners with sun damaged pages. It was a book that she read every time she was having a particularly horrible day, and today was one of those days. She put the book down with a sigh, pulling the covers of the bed up around her. "It's freezing in here. Where's my wand?"

[iamacheezburger]

james and lily

[heartofgoldandfire]

Where: Bookstore Who: @lvdobagmans

"Okay," Lily started, coming back out to the shop floor. "I have a book on the 50 Dangerest Quidditch Matches, or Quirkiest Quidditch Catastrophes," she suggested, glancing down at the covers as she read out the titles. Ludo had come in looking for a fun quidditch book, and truth be told Lily wasn't sure such a book even existed. "Although I suppose catastrophes probably isn't too fun," she trailed off with a small frown. "Unless you want a fiction book? There's definitely more fun there."

[heartofgoldandfire]

Where: Order Headquarters Who: @magiamelis

Lily had been at the Order Headquarters for a strategy meeting. She had a brain for plans and details, a head that stayed calm in a crisis abd enjoyed solving seemingly impossible tasks. She was glad that it proved helpful in the Order, glad for every little thing she could do to help, when nothing seemed to be making every difference. They had just finalised the plans for a scouting mission, planning a miriad of different exits in case things went ary. Dumbledore left promptly (he always seemed to do that), but the others stayed to discuss the upcoming mission. Everyone moved to the kitchen but she was eager to see if James was home and was just packing up her stuff to leave when the Floo blossomed with colour and Hestia fell out.

Lily hurried over, her wand already in her head. "Hestia!" she cried, putting her arm around the other woman. "What happened? Where are you hurt?" she asked, her eyes scanning for any injuries she could see.

[firelace]

Harry & padfoot <3

[persephoneism]

Zeus and Hera

[deerly-departed]

Playing Footsie

first date jily!!!!! (nervous, over talkative James, Lily coming on to him stronger than he expected, general cuteness!)

Prompt from @yallthemwitches

[nosimpincurly]

If you start reading books again, you’ll feel at least a little better. I promise.