Pride and Prejudice: a Jily story

Jily Pride and Prejudice AUAs news reach of a young wizard, Black, settling into the neighbouring estate of Netherthorne, the witches of Sylvanbourn strive to make his acquaintance.Nobody knows a series of convenient, though unexpected, and controversial, nuptials would spring from such an occasion.Lest of all, the independent Lily and the resolutely cold Mr. Potter. (The text is Austen’s original novel, with name-character-place adjustments).

About the story...- As an avid reader of Jily literature, I have always thought that their dynamic perfectly resembled that of the protagonists of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: two people who are attracted to each other, without even realizing it, but who can’t at first ignore what they deem to be impossible defects of character.Deciding to pick up Austen’s novel, I thought it would be the easiest thing in the world to replace some names, add some extra definitions here and there, and transform it into James and Lily Potter’s story.- When reading this story, you will be reading Pride and Prejudice. I thought of rewriting the whole thing anew, but then it would have felt as a sort of insult to the author: the study of character and the careful construction of their dynamic cannot so easily be replicated.- Lily Evans and Elizabeth Bennet are spectacularly similar, and in fact they may share the same character. What bothers me, is that James’ and Darcy’s characters are nothing alike. You will feel it while reading, but I found no solution to it, for any correction would have destroyed the basis of the story. Their pureness of heart and impossible devotion to their loved one, however, remain unaltered.- The characters in this story will be magical. I thought to add some details here and there just to prove my point, but the essence itself remains that of a period, social work; not a fantasy. Humans divide themselves by means of titles and jobs, and the best I could do was add blood-status to the mix—an apparently unsurmountable barrier. The meanings of nobleship against workingmen, I have left unaltered, but I think they fit in just well with the blood discourse.- Some characters are taken directly from the Marauders fandom; others, I have decided to invent myself—namely Lily’s sisters (outside from Petunia) and James’ own sister.- If you’ve never read Pride and Prejudice and had been meaning to do so, reading this will be just as good as reading the novel instead.Credits to the two Js: Jane Austen and J.K.R.