Before there was war, betrayal and death, there was light and hope. Before there was The Boy Who Lived, there was James Potter and Lily Evans. And this, my friends, is how they came to be. [ 1976 – 1981 ]

At the age of eighteen, she hadn't been a happy bride for the man that awaited her wasn't the one she loved; the immaculate white of her wedding dress was misleading, the bitter tears that swell in her eyes were not of happiness. At the age of eighteen, Lily Evans hadn't been a happy bride because the man she married had been none other than Severus Snape. [J/L AU 1978 / 1980]

Before there was war, betrayal and death, there was light and hope. Before there was The Boy Who Lived, there was James Potter and Lily Evans. And this is the story of their love. [ full summary inside / september 1976 to october 1981 ]

For children forced to grow up, for friends and traitors, for little boys who couldn't win and little girls who ran away; for those who sacrificed and those who never recovered. The story of those brave enough to stand up for justice in the eve of war and those who couldn't take the heat. A story about love, life and everything in-between. [September of 1976 to November of 1981]