James And Lily, Do You Think 20 Is Too Young To Get Married And Have A Baby? Frank And Alice Seem Pretty

James and Lily, do you think 20 is too young to get married and have a baby? Frank and Alice seem pretty happy.

James: Absolutely.

Lily: Everyone is different, and no one rule can apply to everyone in every circumstance. Do I intend on doing that? No.

Late birthday sketch 🎂

Adam, what would you say if Marlene told you she had feelings for you?

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James: Do you still not believe in love, marriage, god, etc.?Marauders: Do you share his views on these subjects, or are they unique to James?

Sirius: I am a great believer in love. The ultimate believer in love, if you will…

Remus: I’m not as cynical as James.

Peter: haven’t given it much thought, to tell the truth. But Prongs usually knows what he’s about.

James: Alright, so maybe there’s something to the marriage thing if you’re into it. And it’s a little difficult to claim that no one falls in love. But God? I don’t think so. Have you seen the world lately?

I've recently been hit by this renewed realisation about this passage from chapter 34 (The Forest Again) from Deathly Hallows and what is says about James Potter:

I'll repeat it again, when Harry meets James, Sirius, Remus and Lily in the Forest on the way to his death, James is wearing the same clothes in which he had died. Whenever I'd read this passage before, I thought that the significance was that we could see that Sirius and Remus had found their peace. But do you know what this also implies? When you first read about James wearing the same clothes in which he died, it's logical to assume that Harry is meeting the versions of his loved ones and protectors just before their death. But then there's Sirius and Remus, both younger and happier looking, both at peace. Not the Sirius and Remus just before they died. So then the next logical conclusion is that we're seeing the versions of them when they were at their happiest. And you know what this means?? James wasn't at his happiest when he was at Hogwarts and the world was his oyster. It wasn't when he got together with Lily or even on their wedding day. He was at his happiest and most at peace on that day in Godric's Hollow and probably others similar to it. Despite Voldemort lurking over them, despite the isolation and the fear and the frustration he must have felt, he was at his happiest when he had his little family, making puffs of coloured smoke for his small son, maybe looking forward to some alone time with Lily later on.