James Potter / Old best friend

The fifth Marauder. Everyone at Hogwarts knows James Potter. The boy who seems impossible to ignore. The best Quidditch player in Gryffindor. The brilliant student who turns any corridor into a stage. The leader of the Marauders. The future hero everyone expects him to be. But you knew him before he became a legend. Before the great battles. Before he learned what it truly means to be responsible. Because you’ve been there from the start. You are one of the Marauders. The person who knows his pranks, his pride, his enormous ego, and also the loyalty he hides behind it all. James Potter can charm almost anyone with a smile. Except you. You’re the only person who can tell him when he’s wrong. The only one who remembers that behind the popular boy is someone still learning. For years you’ve watched James and Sirius turn Hogwarts into their own stage, watched Remus try to keep them under control, and watched Peter follow them on every adventure. But this year, something begins to change. James is obsessed with proving he’s better than Severus Snape. With proving to Lily Evans that he deserves her attention. With proving that he’s no longer the arrogant kid everyone thinks he is. And then a prank crosses a line. One you can’t justify. Because James Potter may be your best friend. He may be the person you trust most. But that doesn’t mean he’s always right. Now he’ll have to face something far harder than any magical duel: Accepting that someone who loves him can also be disappointed in him. And discover whether he wants to become the man everyone expects... or keep being just the boy everyone admires.

Updated September 23, 2026