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1. chasing problems by serendipitysirius for scoopsrobin86

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 Sep 2025

   Tags

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   • James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • James Potter
   • Harry Potter
   • Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter)
   • Marlene McKinnon
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Dorcas Meadowes
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Pandora Lovegood
   • Regulus Black
   • Various Others
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Band Fic
   • Lily Evans Potter-centric
   • Exes to Lovers
   • Mutual Pining
   • Young Harry Potter
   • Single Parent Lily Evans Potter
   • yeah that’s complicated don’t ask
   • Marauders are a Band (Harry Potter)
   • mary marls and dorcas are ALSO in a band
   • everyone’s in a band!!
   • except lils welp
   • BAMF Lily Evans Potter
   • background wolfstar and dorlene
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Secrets
   • Miscommunication
   • Misunderstandings
   • Second Chance Romance
   • Non-Linear Narrative
   • Songwriting
   • brief lily / original male character
   • Hate Sex
   • Denial of Feelings
   • they are both so!! stupid!!
   • Drinking
   • Drug Use
   • that’s rock n’ roll baby
   • Medical Inaccuracies
   • i tried but i’m no doctor sawry
   • Arguing
   • why communicate when you can ignore each other for eight years?
   • it’s for the plot guys
   • Flashbacks
   • Song: champagne problems (Taylor Swift)
   • can’t believe i’m writing smth that ISN’T gay
   • like who am i ?
   • very brief jegulus
   • little harry steals the show
   • Getting Back Together
   • Endgame James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
   • Flirting
   • Falling In Love
   • (again)
   • (or did they ever stop?)
   • Fluff and Humor

   Summary

   It takes eight years to cement a secret; a decision; a choice - the foundations dug, the bricks of deceit and betrayal in place.

   It takes only eight days for everything to collapse - into a rubble of revelation, chaos and heartbreak.

   But, perhaps, amongst the dust of what they once were, Lily and James can rebuild a future. Or perhaps they’re just chasing problems that really should’ve been laid to rest long ago, when love first slipped beyond their reaches.

   Language:

   English

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