James/Sirius
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | James Potter/Sirius Black |
| Alternative name(s): | Prongsfoot, Starbucks, Bambibelle, Jirius, James/Sirius, J/S, JP/SB, H.M.S. Inseparable |
| Gender category: | m/m, slash |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| Canonical?: | no |
| Prevalence: | rare-ish |
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James/Sirius is a Harry Potter slash pairing of James Potter and Sirius Black.
Canon
James and Sirius first met at Hogwarts, and together with Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew formed the Marauders. James marries Lily Evans after Hogwarts and Sirius served as their best man at the wedding. They joined the Order of the Phoenix together. James makes Sirius his son's godfather.
James and Sirius are also related through Dorea Potter née Black (Sirius’ Great Aunt and an unknown relative of James). Originally it was believed that James' mother was named Dorea Potter, however JK Rowling on Pottermore revealed his mother was named Euphemia Potter. Dorea is married to Charlus Potter and they had one son, however it's currently unknown where in the Potter family tree they are.[1]
Fandom
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James and Sirius are sometimes in a threesome with Lily or Remus. (One-sided) James/Sirius is also sometimes used as stepping stone/angst fodder in endgame Remus/Sirius stories. Other times the pairing is depicted as an ambiguous or co-dependent friendship that borders on romance, with the ship portmanteaus also used by fans to describe their relationship even when not strictly romantic and "pure" romantic endgame James/Sirius being relatively rare.
Common Tropes
- Marauders Era (a common trope of this era being Kissing Practice)
- Alternate Universe, No Voldemort/Everybody Lives in particular
- Established Relationship, especially in fluff and No Voldemort AUs
- Getting Together
- Angst involving one-sided pining (especially on Sirius's part) or canonical character death
- Infidelity when paired with Remus/Sirius and James/Lily
- Racebending: James is often reimagined as Indian/South Asian in 2010s fandom, much like Harry Potter
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfiction
- Once Bitten by astridfire
- these golden beacons (i see nothing but black) by fictionalcandie
- How to Prune and Water Your Prongsfoot by JustAboutMidnight
- Much Ado About (For) Nothing by asterfortis
- empire builders by shecrows
- Pioneers by inveracities
- The first kingdom by bluewinged_songbird
- In Vino Veritas by strezzlecki
- My place of refuge by plecotusauritus
- A bright future ahead by plecotusauritus
- little do you know by MADR1D1SMO
- Love Me Like My Demons Do by anonymous
- I didn't believe in religion (until you touched me babe) by atlantablack
Doujinshi
- Neverland
- Ban Ban Ban (includes Sirius/Remus)
- Seisyun Zankoku Monogatari (includes Sirius/Remus)
- Reminiscence (includes Sirius/Remus)
- The Way of the Silver Serpent
Art
- james and sirius - years at hogwarts, a gifset by tragicdeadgirl
- For Story Cards by GENgoodstick
Vids
- brother by TheSecretGirl
- you'll be just fine by elihei
- Hurts Like Hell by Elchen C49
- Inseparable by - Stories OVER Bros -
- After Dark by celestialsoda (2004)
Meta
- Padfoot and Prongs by dahemo, a James/Sirius ship manifesto (September 2009)
- James/Lily vs James/Sirius: a case of accidental queercoding by runin-reads(November 2023)
- Prongsfoot animal form meta by knotsnuffles(November 2023)
- Unrequited Prongsfoot is canon by saintsenara(August 2023)
Archives & Fannish Links
- Sirius/James works at AO3
- James & Sirius and James/Sirius works at FFN
- James and Sirius Slash community at FFN
- padfootnprongs community at LJ
- jamesandsirius community at LJ
- james-x-sirius community at DeviantART
- Padfoot & Prongs, a Discord server
- Sirius & The Potters, a Discord server
- Tumblr tags: James x Sirius, Sirius x James, Prongsfoot
- Stag Night, a defunct James slash archive connected to Potter Slash Archive, as well as its sister LJ community hosted quite a few J/S works
References
- ^ Question at Quora (This is a reference to when Dorea was believed to be James' grandmother), Black Family Tree on Pottermore - Pottermore's Potter Family tree does not list Dorea or her husband Charlus, Doretha Black at Harry Potter Wiki