Stories by GhostOfBambi

For never was a story of more woe than this of James Potter, and his sad, pathetic attempts to win the heart of a girl who thinks he's a prize idiot.
Whenever James Potter had a crush that felt as if it was spiralling wildly out of control, he wrote the girl a letter. Trouble was, he never intended for any of those letters to be read. Loosely based on To All the Boys I've Loved Before.
It's too far out of her way and she's wasting so much money, but Lily can't help but return to the bookstore every weekend, where her passion for good literature has, perhaps, been unexpectedly reignited by the messy-haired, pun-making, rather handsome bloke who works there.
As a child, Princess Lily of Ravenclaw was kidnapped and locked in an enchanted tower at the behest of her jealous older sister. In Gryffindor, Prince James's family was usurped by Severus Snape of Slytherin, who tasks him with a dangerous quest in return for his mother's life - rescue the long-entrapped princess from her tower, and present her to Snape as his new bride.
The heartwarming Christmas tale of Lily Evans and James Potter - two plucky kids who hated one other, until the day they really, really didn't. AU.
With a best-laid plan, a naked rear end, one jalapeño and a pair of light-up antlers, Lily Evans's carefully crafted life is hurtled into chaos.
Oneshot. Answer to the prompt: Head Boy James is trying to keep his cool because some Slytherins are causing trouble and he doesn't want to hex them but Lily sails in to the rescue.
There are those who claim that Lily Evans couldn't possibly love James Potter as much as he loves her - including, on occasion, James Potter himself - but they couldn't be more wrong if they claimed that the moon was made of cheese.
Euphemia Potter is the unequivocal boss of everyone, including and most especially her son, and if the sweet, bright-eyed redhead who frequents her coffee shop doesn't know that yet, she's about to find out.
Alternate Universe. Answer to the prompt, "I left my phone number on the bathroom stall wall and you text me about your day and your frustrations for a month & it's really nice and cute but I still don't know who you are," with some twists and differences.
Modern Era AU. When Lily Evans seeks assistance from James Potter to avoid the attentions of a suitor who just won't take no for an answer, she accidentally lands them both on the front page of every gossip magazine in Britain. She should have thought about that before pretending to be the girlfriend of a famous athlete.
James Potter can find anything he needs in his local supermarket - bread, milk, the woman of his dreams - they've got it all.
After six years of bouncing from foster home to foster home, Lily Evans thinks she'll never find a real family until Fleamont and Euphemia Potter show up out of the blue. Just as unexpected is falling for their only son, who doesn't seem to know how to act around her. Modern era AU.
Modern Era AU: James Potter is a talented young detective who's used to doing whatever he wants. When his new boss, DCI McGonagall, tires of his troublemaker ways, she hires her brilliant protégée, Lily Evans, to keep him under control. Now, if only Lily could control herself...
Modern Era AU. When Remus Lupin moves out and Lily Evans moves in, James Potter finds himself instantly drawn to his beautiful new neighbour. Little does he know that a mysterious force of nature is secretly pulling the strings.
A collection of (hopefully) humourous drabbles featuring Lily and James - as requested by friends and followers.
Petyr Baelish has a really bad day. Pure fanservice, purely for Katie. Contains one solitary swear word.
Their love story would eventually shape the future of their kind, but these kinds of things tend to take their time.
James and Sirius decide that they're qualified to give advice to their fellow students concerning matters of the heart. Set in the Haggis from Algernon universe. A present for cgner.
In which James Potter and his merry band of cohorts are master jewel thieves, mostly for their own amusement
In which Lily Evans makes the best of insomnia, with the help of her womanly wiles. Edited July 2021.
AU. Edwardian. Lily Evans is a spirited young woman whose arranged marriage and domineering family has left her despairing. James Potter has never met her, but he's about to change her life.
Their house wasn't home whenever he wasn't in it.
The simple tale of an idiot at Christmas.
James tries out some romantic nicknames for Lily.
In which James Potter is up to his old tricks.
It was beautiful, just beautiful, but the best part would always, always be right after.
Written as part of a word war writing challenge - a little snapshot into the lives of two ordinary teenage Gryffindors, in which nothing much happens and people get hugged.
Rewritten, and digitally remastered: Lily Evans is a tortured soul, who hides behind a mask of angst. James Potter is the Hogwarts school player. Sirius Black is hyper, Peter isn't there, and Remus likes to read! Find out more in this thrilling tale!
A very quick comedy fic about one man and his struggles with self-image.
Lily Evans had a glowing reputation as a pillar of good sense and a poster child for scruples. It merely took one evening for that to fall spectacularly to pieces, and this is the story of how she did it.
In this extremely AU story, set in the Muggle world, we see the Marauders as a group of crime-fighting, spotlight-hogging, fabulously-styled superheroes. No, seriously.
Contrary to popular belief, it's not always the man who does all the chasing.
Philosopher, Secret Romantic, Idealist, Rodent. A a parody fic based on the fictional diary of Peter Pettigrew.
Because Lily Evans is most definitely not boring, and James Potter is most definitely a complete idiot.
Abandoned by her best friend and suffering the torment of her hideous older sister - and her sister's hideous boyfriend, Lily Evans thought she was in for a boring summer. James Potter had other ideas.
Just a little bit of Lily/James fluff to start your week.
He thought she just wanted to dress in a pretty costume and force him to play at one of her favourite childhood games. Boys were stupid like that.
Transfiguration Professor. Head of Gryffindor House. Deputy Headmistress. Love Guru. Minerva McGonagall is a woman of many talents.
As if Slughorn wasn't bad enough already, now you'll never be able to see him again without spontaneously combusting from shame.
This is just the kind of thing that happens when life decides to punish you.
Because really, he wasn't fooling anyone.
Because really, denial is pretty hungry work.

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Parody fic: Lily is a tortured soul, hiding behind a mask of ANGST! James is the Hogwarts school player. Sirius is giddy, Peter's not there, and Remus likes to read! Find out more in this thrilling tale! Again, it's a PARODY! Rated for language.
A lot of dialogue, a lot of nonsense, and some semblance of a plot, as our hero James Potter sets out on a rough road of painful humiliation. Reeks slightly of Pushing Daisies.
For anyone who ever wishes that they'd done something differently. For everyone who wishes that they'd said it when they had the chance. For the person who took a giant risk. For the people who were too afraid to.