james had always been hopelessly in love with lily evans, the redhead with green eyes who had potter completely spellbound; it seemed like he was lost in thought about her and her alone.

lily hadn’t exactly played hard to get either, as she already felt something for the attractive, dark-haired boy with tanned skin in her class, the one all the girls swooned over.

when they started dating in sixth year, james could barely contain the happiness in his chest. he loved lily more than anything and was certain he wanted to spend the rest of his days with her.

however, there was something more. besides petunia, lily had another sister, one who got along well with james and a few other gryffindor boys. occasionally, james and she would talk, but they didn’t have a very close relationship. still, the younger evans had always intrigued james—could it be?

one particular day, james was wandering the corridors, looking for sirius or perhaps remus to pass the time, when he noticed the younger evans sitting in the middle of the courtyard, apparently studying. that’s when james decided to approach her.

“studying again?”