Characters
Regulus Black, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans Potter, Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter), Marlene McKinnon, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Dorcas Meadowes, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes, Alice Longbottom, Albus Dumbledore, Filius Flitwick, Horace Slughorn, Emmeline Vance, Sirius Black & Remus Lupin & Peter Pettigrew & James Potter, Poppy Pomfrey, Fabian Prewett, Gideon Prewett (Harry Potter), Hestia Jones, Alice Longbottom & Mary Macdonald & Marlene McKinnon & Lily Evans Potter & Emmeline Vance, Gwenog Jones, Past/Referenced Sirius Black/Marlene McKinnon, Pairings Will Be Updated - Feel Free to Request
Tags
Fluff
Angst
Slow Burn
Not Canon Compliant
Fluff and Angst
Implied/Referenced Character Death
Minor Character Death
Marauders Era (Harry Potter)
Marauders
Marauders Friendship (Harry Potter)
First Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Not Actually Unrequited Love
Period Typical Attitudes
Wizarding Politics (Harry Potter)
we shall see
Non-Canonical Character Death
I mean it
it's so slow
like just get together already
There may be smut later
Summary
A Marauders era fic spanning at least five years, in which Marlene McKinnon slowly falls in love with Slytherin ice queen Dorcas Meadowes, and comes to realize that, no matter how much it should be, love is never easy.
Chapter 1
April 20, 2025 at 08:00 AM
August 12, 1974