#james and marlene

[not-rab]

the tiktok where the girl put her friend’s dad for their ‘hear me out’ cake but it’s js marlene putting effie

[fourthemarauders]

James:"If you had one day to live, what would you do"

Marlene:"your mom"

[moonyswarmsweaters]

Groupchat James: which one of you fucks sent my mom flowers?!

Everyone:

Sirius: this has Marlene written all over it

Marlene: Just shooting my shot

[sunnysaystuff]

marlene "i think i like girls" mckinnon and james "me too, and?" potter

[stonnedparrott]

James and Marlene are variants of Steve and Robin from stranger things.

I don't make the rules

[astarsmindd]

James, Pete, and Marlene being childhood besties>>>

[mountainrusing]

spider

632 words, no warnings, @dorlenemicroficprompts

“Meadowes is a twat.”

“She’s got such a massive stick up her arse.”

“Honestly, she’s so pathetic—”

“Potter, are you even listening? Dorcas Meadowes is the root of all evil!”

Wearily, James looked at Marlene. She gave him an unimpressed once-over. She’d been complaining about Meadowes’ existence – as one did, because Meadowes sucked – for a while now, pacing the common room, and James had still said nothing.

And because he still said nothing, Marlene rolled her eyes and dismissed him, “I give up, you’re no help.”

Behind her, she heard James ask quietly, “What did she even want from me?” and she resisted the urge to roll her eyes again, because that would seem like she was rolling her eyes at nothing, and to do something like that wasn’t her vibe. Something like that was moody, stroppy. (Something like that was something that Dorcas Meadowes would do.)

What Marlene had wanted from James was a prank idea that verged on bullying but wasn’t really bullying in order to harass but not really harass Meadowes. It was just simple pranking, really. Anyway, she would never push as far as the Marauders sometimes did; she had Lily as her moral compass, and as long as Lily was her friend, Marlene rested assured that she could do no wrong. Or she could do wrong, but it would never be as wrong as the Marauders, whom Lily despised. And that was good enough for her.

- - -

Marlene sat behind Meadowes in Charms. She hated it with every fibre of her being. Meadowes was irritating, always sitting with her back straight as if she were some soldier standing on the line of duty. Everything about her was fake and mechanical; the way she was always stock-still during class, and the way she got out of her chair, it was stiff and rigid like some plank of wood, because apparently she couldn’t bend her joints.

As per her (probably) Lily-approved prank, Marlene was holding a spider in the cup of her hands, sitting in her usual seat behind Meadowes.

She let the spider crawl to the tip of her finger, before she gently blew it in the direction of Meadowes using her wand to guide it through the air. When it landed, she cast a slow enlarging charm on it, watching the spider grow in size to cover the entirety of Meadowes’ shoulder. And now for the good bit.

The spider’s legs were tapping over Meadowes, creeping over her neck, causing her to turn her head backwards in order to see what was causing the tickling sensation.

Marlene wished she had a camera. Meadowes’ eyes widened, and her lips rolled into each other, pressed into a tight line, and her nostrils flared, and her eyes were so wide, huge and round, and they were not just black like Marlene had previously thought. They were dark, dark, dark brown, and they were… kind of cute… large and alarmed and alarming. They said everything even when Meadowes’ lips were sealed, they were open even when she was closed, and Marlene wanted to read everything pouring out of them, mixed in multiple shades of brown. So many, there were so many, and they were so wide, but now they weren’t, and Marlene really wished she’d had that camera.

Once she’d gotten over her shock, Meadowes’ expression reverted to impassiveness, and Marlene thought she’d do anything to make Dorcas Meadowes feel something. Which was so weird, but only because those eyes had been so wide.

Meadowes picked up the spider, held it beneath her desk, shrunk it, and dropped it onto the floor. It crawled towards Marlene.

She debated the pros and cons of pranking Meadowes again in the exact same way, and decided that the pros outweighed the cons by far. Definitely.

[mrstellmeafuckingsecret]

james and marlene btw

[theprongspotter]

Marlene, to James the first time she goes over to the Potter Manor: You didn’t tell me your mum is hot.

[vomits0cutely]

When Marlene and Barty first heard “Love was the law, religion was taught”, they fell to their knees

[moonysraygun]

Dorcas and Reg. Mary and Sirius. Lily and Remus. James and Marlene. Barty and Pandora. Evan and Emmeline. Pete and Alice.

[mrsfrecklesmarauders]

I love the headcanon of James and Marlene growing up together, so James treats her like a baby sister and protects her like her older brother. And it is ten times funny because in my headcanon Marlene is actually older in age.

James wants to hurt anyone who hurts her. And defends her when she needs defending. Also tries giving her advice. And they are also fighting constantly and making up immediately.

He is always defending her integrity.

I imagine Marlene wearing a provocative dress with a low neckline, and James gasping, taking out his jacket and trying to cover her.

"What are you doing, James?"

"Protecting you from the vultures around! They are mean, Marly. They only want to eat you!"

"Fuck off! You are not my father, you are not even my brother... Besides, you are a vulture yourself"

"Oh, please, Marly. We've seen each other naked"

Everyone stares.

"Not in that way! When we were little, in the beach and our parents stripped us to wash the sand off our bodies.... We were like five!"

"You are ruining it, James" Marlene tuts "Just fuck off! And don't be annoying"

"Just keep my jacket in case you get cold" he covers her again "You may get a flue with your... chest... all out"

"Cheers... I might accidentally drop it, step on it and lose it around" she smiles

And as she leaves James yells: "I mean it Marlene, vultures, all around!! They don't have compassion"

"Right!"

When she doesn't answer he yells: "You are too young for this world!"

Then to a bloke next to him, he says: "What are you starting at? That's my bloody sister!"

Not even Marlene's real brothers protect her like that. I just think it is funny and adorable.

[valoflunar]

Marlene,Barty and James aka the impulse buying trio

[james-the-amazing-potter]

@marls-mckinn0n thanks for taking the time to listen to me, you're the best

[not-rab]

guys guys guys… thoughts on sikh james potter👀👀👀

[iamintoomanyfandomsistg]

Since I just started a new James RP account, I’ve decided that I am now gonna list out all my headcanons of James' relationships with Marauders-era characters!

-----------------The marauders-------------

Sirius

They are fucking in love in a way that transcends the labels of "romantic" and "platonic." It's just this indescribable pure LOVE. They are codependent and clingy; they climb into each other's beds at night and cry (usually Sirius into James' bed).

Remus

James was Remus's mum. He spoiled Remus rotten, made sure he was eating, healthy, and sleeping! He was genuinely one of the greatest things ever to happen to Remus. James and Lily used to sneak into Remus's house and stock his pantry with food, no matter how much he refused. They just loved him too much.

Peter

Childhood friends! Peter looks up to James, and James was like the big brother Peter never had (he has an older sister- HC). In turn, Peter was the younger brother James (the only child) always wanted! They are genuinely so sweet. Peter helps keep James in check, and he understands James in just such an intimate way— a way only people who have known each other since birth could (cue Sirius being a bit jelly).

----------------The Valkyries---------------------

Mary

I feel like Mary and James might not have been SUPER close, but they just had this vibe and understanding between each other that was easily seen by anyone watching. They had such an ease that rivaled James and Sirius, but like, no one would ever guess they were actual hangout friends?? Plus, I feel like Mary one day stuck up a picture strip of her & James when Lily and Marlene would be like, "when did that happen??" and Mary’s like, "Oh, just the other day when we hung out? I have more from earlier, but these are my favs." Then Lily and Marlene are confused 'cause they didn't know Mary and James even hung out within a non-group setting???

Marlene

OMFG, her and James were definitely childhood besties, alongside Peter?? Like, imagine lil adorable James, Marlene, and Peter running around causing mischief??? James and Marlene are definitely gossip gals//?

Lily

Once James stopped asking her out and started just being her friend, omfg, they would have the best friendship?? JAMES LOOKS UP TO AND VALUES LILY'S OPINION SO MUCH, AND LILY JUST LOVES HIM SO MUCH ONCE SHE LEARNS HOW SWEET HE IS?? Like whispered comments and laughs to eachother at the back of the class when once it would’ve been loud proclamations of love from James??

----- Slytherin Skittles---------

PLEASE, I NEED MORE FANART AND FANFIC THAT EXPLORES JAMES AND THE SLYTHERIN SKITTLES??? I feel like James would be a welcomed and beloved member of the Slytherin Skittles the same way Dorcas is a beloved and welcomed member of the Gryffindors??

Barty<3

They would just get along so well, like banter and fake flirting and shit??? To me, Barty has always been pretty similar to Sirius, and like, c'mon, James can definitely vibe pretty fucking well with someone similar to Sirius?? They probably love getting drunk together, and Barty loves teasing James about how Reg and Barty used to fuck?? Also like BPD james and BPD barty bonding??? James and Barty would be pookies?? argue with the wall???

Evan

In my own HC (’cause Evan has a lot of different personalities depending on the fic, compared to like Regulus, marlene, and Pandora who are much more consistent), I think Evan is more like Remus in that quiet, snarky demeanor but has a wild streak that Barty brings out. So, I feel like James and Evan would be those types of friends who you might not talk too much but still have that underlying bond and love talking to. James would be hanging with Regulus in his dorm when Barty and Reg would leave the room for a few minutes to do something, and they'd come back to their boyfriends talking animatedly about Quidditch or like the latest gossip.

Pandora

Please give me James getting all these foreboding warnings from Pandora and kinda just being like, "Okay, 👍." Like, even Reg gets a bit impatient with all the cryptic warnings Pandora gives, but James literally gives zero fucks. He will listen to Pandora yap vaguely about some dream for hours as they make flower crowns and braid each other's hair.

Dorcas

Please, Dorcas is so the older sister James never had? Whenever James needs some advice that he can't ask for from the Marauders, he always goes to Dorcas, and they have a good drink as they talk. (Also, I feel like they got especially close once Dorcas started hanging with the Gryffindors.)

Regulus

Must I explain James' relationship with the love of his fucking life? I think my blog is pretty self-explanatory about how I feel on this. (I’m not bothered typing a 500-word essay describing them again.)