27 Dress Code Violations
@jilychallenge 04/2017 | @bantasticbeasts vs @anxiouspotter
Muggle AUs | “i get dress coded so you give me your jacket and we protest unfair regulations for girls together/you sass the teacher about how distracted you are by my shoulders”
Word Count: 2500
special shoutout to @jiilys. solidarity, sister
i.
She walks into English fifteen minutes late, wearing both a deeply unflattering smock and a scowl. Neither are an especially new look on her.
“Vector,” she says under her breath, as an answer to Mary McDonald’s unspoken question. It’s the answer to every question in the room. Ms Vector is notorious among them all for her very strict adherence to the school’s dress code.
“Yes, Miss Evans’ entrance was very exciting, but I’ll have your attention back to the lesson now, please,” says Ms McGonagall. James snaps back to attention. It’s for the best.
ii.
“Here,” James says, shrugging off his jacket and thrusting it toward Lily. She gives him this look like, fuck off, and James has to bite his tongue to stop from aggravating her. “They’re doing uniform checks up the hall. Just put it on.”
Evans gives him a very strange look, and it takes him a second to realise that it’s neutral.
She looks good in his jacket.
iii.
Every third dress code violation results in a lunch time detention. It’s only October, and Lily’s already had six. She doesn’t look at James as she takes the seat three ahead and one to the left of him.
iv.
There’s a thump from somewhere in the back of the classroom, and McGonagall isn’t planning on looking up - it sounds like it came from the general vicinity of Potter and Black, and that’s certainly not a situation she wants to engage with - but the entire class is already turned around to see what the fuss is.
She strides down the aisle between the desks, and is about three years past surprised to find James Potter lying on the floor, gazing at the ceiling, glasses knocked aside.
“Am I boring you so much that you decided to take a nap?” she asks, and James gives this wicked smile, and here we go–
“Sorry, Miss, I can’t get up. It’s Evans’ shoulders - they’re overwhelming me. I simply can’t do anything until she covers them up. Sirius, tell me when it’s safe.”
He’s a funny boy, she’ll give him that. “Potter, get up. This is hardly the time for foolishness.”
Nothing to Lose
JILY CHALLENGE | @roseweahsley vs @expectoepatronums
🌠 Muggle AU: ‘Uh-oh I’m dating my boss’ child and had no idea until I took them as my date to a work function’Jack: “Where to, Miss?”
Rose: “To the stars.”
”Prongs, for the last time, hurry up!“ Sirius stands a pace in front of the doorway to the Mahoutokoro Museum on Hogsmeade Street. (No one ever just calls it ‘Mahoutokoro Museum’. It commands respect. Strange, that.)
James is lagging by about 10 metres. A few more seconds and Sirius thinks he might have to cross his arms and start tapping his foot for dramatic effect, and James knows how hard Sirius is to stop once he gets going.
"At this rate they’ll have given the position away before you even get there, and I’m not doing any more sucking up on your behalf,” Sirius calls impatiently.
“Mate, I don’t know if anyone’s ever told you this, but you look so much like a puppy when you frown,” James quips as he approaches Sirius, ducking the half-hearted swipe that follows. “It’s a compliment! Most people look awful with their face all screwed up like that.”
“Get in, you brat,” Sirius mutters, ignoring James’ comment. “I go to all this trouble to get my best friend a fantastic job-”
“Part-time,” James points out, helpfully. “Also low-ranking and barely-paid.” He pushes open the heavy door and holds it for Sirius, allowing him to continue his monologue as they enter the building.
“Right. Like I was saying, a fantastic job with loads of potential for growth, and you don’t even show up on time! Do you realise how many people would kill to work here?"
James holds out an arm halfway down the hallway and moves to stand in front of his best friend. He places his hands on Sirius’ shoulders, to make it even more meaningful. "Are you finished?”
Sirius swats his hands away, but he’s smiling. “Yeah. Come on, you’ll love it here.”
James adjusts his glasses and, just to spite him, places his hands firmly on Sirius’ shoulders again, steering him down the carpeted corridor. They continue on in companionable silence (if 5 seconds can be called that), towards the tall, brown-haired boy waiting on the other side of the sliding glass doors.
Steal My Heart
April @jilychallenge | @expectoepatronums vs @roseweahsley
Muggle au: “I just got home from work and there’s been a break-in in my apartment and the cops have been here and everything’s cool but i’m afraid to sleep alone so could i maybe stay at your place tonight?” au
A/N: I had so much fun writing this! Hope you enjoy!
“Hey.”
“Hi,” Lily rubbed her eyes, leaning on her doorframe. “Why are you knocking on my door at midnight?”
James ran a hand through his hair, biting his lip. Lily just stared at him, eyes weary and slightly exasperated. He hadn’t really thought this through.
“I, um, this is gonna sound weird, but, someone broke into my flat earlier.”
“Yeah, I noticed the police,” Lily tucked a strand of hair beside her ear. “Did they take anything valuable?”
“Don’t think so, I’m pretty sure my cat scared them off.”
“Well I’m glad that demon can do some good.”
“Hey! He is not a demon, he’s just misunderstood.”
“Your cat is not a moody teenager.”
“Some days I’m not sure about that one. Like last week, I came home-”
Lily yawned, cutting him off. “Are you just here to tell me about your misunderstood teenager cat?”
“No, um, well, the point is,” James sighed, deciding just to say it. “The point is someone broke into my flat and Sirius isn’t here and I’ve kind of been afraid of burglars since I was a kid, so can I stay here? Just tonight?”
Lily just laughed, opening the door wider. “James Potter, scared of burglars. You learn something new everyday.”
Honestly though the jily/marauders fandom should get an award for taking such little canon information and just fuckin running with it