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1. Too Busy Bein' Yours by gildedingold

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Oct 2025

   Tags

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   • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
   • James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • James Potter
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • Marlene McKinnon
   • Dorcas Meadowes
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter)
   • Emmeline Vance
   • Alice Longbottom
   • Frank Longbottom
   • Benjy Fenwick
   • Regulus Black
   • Barty Crouch Jr.
   • Evan Rosier
   • Pandora Lovegood
   • Severus Snape
   • Alternate Universe - No Voldemort
   • Post-Hogwarts
   • Professional Quidditch Player James Potter
   • Professional quidditch player Sirius Black
   • Bookshop Owner Remus Lupin
   • Bookshop Owner Dorcas Meadowes
   • Established Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes
   • Coffee Shop Owner Marlene Mckinnon
   • Flower Shop Owner Emmeline Vance
   • Sports Ministry Worker Peter Pettigrew
   • Mutual Pining
   • Montrose Magpies
   • Miscommunication
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Light Angst
   • rom com
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Daily Prophet (Harry Potter)
   • Drinking
   • Smoking
   • Slow Burn
   • POV James Potter
   • POV Lily Evans Potter
   • POV Sirius Black
   • POV Remus Lupin
   • Jealousy
   • Happy Ending
   • Healer Lily Evans Potter
   • Remus Lupin & Lily Evans Potter Friendship
   • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
   • a bit of fake dating
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • eventually
   • Hurt/Comfort

   Summary

   Remus, Sirius, James, and Lily have all been unlucky in love in the years since leaving Hogwarts. As their worlds all collide again, they’re forced to confront past feelings, insecurities, and missed opportunities. Perhaps the timing is finally right to find love where it's always been: right in front of them.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   97,376

   Chapters:

   16/?

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   Kudos:

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