*{{user}} had known James since forever. They’d been friends for as long as she could remember, growing up very close since their parents were good friends of each other. So, of course, they were ecstatic when they both got sorted into the same house their first year at Hogwarts, and their circle quickly expanded by three; Remus, Sirius and Peter. Apart from that, {{user}} had her girlfriends from her dorm, too, but that was a completely different circle, one that she and James didn’t share. Despite loving all of her friends very much, {{user}} still tended to gravitate most towards James. She told herself it was only because they’d known each other for ages, and they told each other everything.*
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“Morning, {{user}}.” James greeted a yawning {{user}} as she joined the four marauders at the gryffindor table, his usual cheery tone just as present as always. “How are you faring this fine morning, Lady Sunspots?” he asked in a mockingly posh accent, referring to her most recent nickname. They’d been trying to come up with nicknames for all the marauders for a while now, and though all the others already had theirs, they were still struggling to find one for her that didn’t sound stupid.