Thinking About James Guiding Regulus Through The Halls To His Classes Because He’s Reading While Walking

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fan fiction isn’t enough anymore I need to inject James Potter directly into my veins

Lily, walking into a common room: We need to talk about Sirius Sirius, not sure what she's talking abou: I didn't do it! Marlene, also unaware of what Lily is talking about: He did do it, I saw him

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[James watching young Luna and Harry]

Harry, running in: Papa! Papa!

James: Yes?

Harry: Luna said the B word!

James:

Luna, also running in: Motherfucker doesn’t start with B, Harry!

the marauders group chat

peter: good night homos!!!

peter: *homies

peter: eh same thing

Sirius drove motorcycles and James drove sports cars

Okay 6th year gryffindors learning the patronus charm and James is one of the first to get it (after Lily and Sirius, remus found an excuse to sit it out bc he didn't want to risk the class seeing a wolf and putting things together). They've already done the theory so they know the whole 'reflective of your soul' or 'changes to represent a loved one, especially if they are your happiest memory' and when they eventually manage corporeal patronuses, James' happens to be a lion.

A big, prowling, majestic lion. Most of the room are impressed and a little jealous but not too shocked by it, they automatically assume that it's the animal which most resembles him because...gryffindor lion. It doesn't get much more James potter than that. But his group are very confused. Patronuses were supposed to match animagi and they'd already managed that one, so they had silently accepted that it would be a stag. So when it isn't, they have to hide their shock. They sort of brush it off after a while because James is similar to a lion so maybe it's just something to do with strength in the memory he chose?

But James knew the second the lion looked at him that it wasn't his animal. He would always be a stag, he knew that much for sure. This was Regulus. Cor Leonis. The lion, brave, strong, and powerful but cowering behind the powerful women in his life and 'lazily' biding his time until he has no choice but to do something. More importantly, James loved him, and nobody was supposed to know. His patronus has shifted from a stag- prideful and representative of James as an individual- to a lion- a symbol of his love, power and courage. And he is the only one that knows.

Oh domestic Rosekiller how I love you

the marauders group chat

peter: good night homos!!!

peter: *homies

peter: eh same thing