I Drew Lily Evans Again (if It Looks Blurry That’s Intentional)

What are y'all opinions on desi James Potter or Harry Potter? And why?

The scar on James cheek (love the lil details)

the eyes, they never lie

Padfoot and Prongs (art by me - A.O.C 2/17/25)

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Lily and James are so important and ppl that don't like them don't understand them. Like without them Harry wouldn't exist. There literally wouldn't be a story. James and Lily being together went against everything the DE pure bloods believed in. Having a kid together was an act of defiance. James and Lily marrying each other despite a whole war going on is like the bravest thing they could've done. The point is Lily and James are the base, the standard, the originals.

Smooch.

Why are people so delusional when it comes to the hp or marauders era fandom? Every single time I look up jily or jily supremcy in tiktok it's always some jegulily/ jegulus BS like some of y'all are deep in the delusion and headcannons. Why are people trying to replace Lily? Why are ppl making Sirius this super feminine man when he's not that? Why are ppl making Remus super aggressive? And making James the literal devil towards snape and then a people pleaser towards everyone else. And peter non existent? What are y'all doing!?

These are not the same characters any more. Once again the whole theme of hp/ marauders is love. James and Lily loving each other despite the danger that comes with it. They love Harry and Harry loves them. The marauders being best friends in school. The golden trio. The grief that came for Sirus, Remus, and Harry regarding James and Lily . The betrayal of Peter. This story isn't about DE and their "sad, horrendous" back stories. It's about Lily, James and Harry.

i love when people make james a person of colour (personal fav being arab james) cause it just makes his relationship with lily so much more interesting.

you have lily evans, the muggleborn witch systemically oppressed by magical society and so as a result constantly feeling the need to prove herself as a capable witch.

then on the other hand you have james potter, a brown man raised in 1970s britain where racism was very common place in society and often times encouraged.

the different ways people could go about exploring this dynamic and the way their lived experiences mirror each other and how it results in them becoming each other’s safe space where they otherwise couldn’t with other people. add onto that their desperate need for validation as a result of oppression and you’re all set.

The doe and the stag

Shipping James or Lily with any DE character requires you to ignore their morals and ideologies against the pure blood DE characters to make it work. You would have to change everything about them.

Lily and James died for their son. They most likely knew the risk of having a baby, getting married, staying together but they did it anyway. James, a pure blood wizard put a target on his own back just because he was in love with a muggle born woman. Lily already had a target on her back when she came to Hogwarts.

These DE characters can be down right sadistic and evil and some ppl will still ship these characters. In reality these characters would kill each other on sight. And some will say "it's all fake anyway, let people ship" but that's the problem

Fiction relates to reality. Stories, poems, movies are all related to real situations, people, places and ideas, that's why some people can see themselves in certain stories. And by making these problematic ships, some ppl think it's cool and okay to let these situations happen irl.

It's not just shipping, it's an idea that could turn into action.