Dear Lily
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Harry stood beside his mother on the outskirts of Hogsmeade, staring up at Hogwarts Castle in trepidation. In almost eleven years of life, Harry had traveled extensively with his mother, so he had seen looming, ancient castles on three continents, but those were Muggle castles. And while Muggle castles were beautiful and inspired a healthy amount of awe, they didn’t defy gravity, or tower quite so high; they weren’t bordered by an emerald-green magical forest, and they weren’t set against the harsh majesty of a Scottish moor.
Lily survived Voldemort's visit to Godric's Hollow, and James died protecting Harry instead. Lily has raised Harry away from wizarding Britain, and how he's almost eleven. Dumbledore has reached out to her to offer Harry a place at Hogwarts, but Lily isn't sure.
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- Part 1 of Dear Lily
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On his first morning at Hogwarts, Harry lay in bed, two cool fingers pressed to the scar on his forehead. His scar had hurt at the welcome feast the night before; not for the first time, but the burning, pulsing sensation was new enough that it still unsettled him, and he thought again that he should probably have told his mother. It was the kind of thing she would want to know. He hadn’t told her when it happened in Diagon Alley. A part of him had thought that it could just be a head ache, brought on by the excitement of seeing the wizarding district for the first time. Another part of him worried that his mother would seize any excuse to keep him home from Hogwarts, Harry’s victory on that subject being so recent, and so hard fought, that he couldn’t trust it yet.
Lily survived, and she's a dedicated mom and a smart, powerful, forward-thinker with the benefit of knowledge and understanding of both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and histories. Meanwhile, Harry is eleven and involved only in age-appropriate heroic endeavors, including feats of inter-House unity and pre-teen politics.
There is a short prequel that may fill in a few blanks.
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- Part 2 of Dear Lily
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Harry is a second-year Slytherin, his mother is on Voldemort’s trail, Professor Snape is being nice, and Harry has accidentally acquired a dark artefact but he doesn’t want to give it up. (It’s really just a diary, anyway. How dark can it be?)
This is the third story in a series set in an AU where James died saving Harry, and Lily survived and raised Harry in the wizarding world. You do not have to read the other installments to understand this story, so long as you are willing to forgive the departures from canon without an explanation.
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- Part 3 of Dear Lily
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Peter was a good storyteller. Peter was good at anything, if he put his mind to it. Maybe not the best, but good. He could be a good wizard - he’d been an animagus by fifteen, after all - he could be a good student. He could be a good friend, and he could be a good spy.
A different prisoner escapes Azkaban in Harry’s third year. Fourth story in a series set in an AU where Lily lives, and everything changes as a result. Nearly everything.
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- Part 4 of Dear Lily
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Severus knew what this was. He considered the unspoken invitation for a long moment, his strong tendency to protect himself from social interaction warring with the part of him that was curious – and, yes, flattered – and then he followed Minerva. She walked purposefully through the corridors, out a side exit and down a short, mossy stone staircase where the Great Lake lapped against the castle walls. There, where a naturally formed slab of rock jutted out into the water, Pomona Sprout was clumsily transfiguring rocks into a table and chairs.
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Over the course of three summers, life can change dramatically.
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- Part 5 of Dear Lily
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Sirius convinces Remus to move in with him. Romance ensues.
Standalone story in a Lily-lived AU.
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- Part 6 of Dear Lily