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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9135496/1/The-Light-in-the-Dark The Light in the Dark]]'' is a ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fanfiction written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2598515/rainbowspring rainbowspring]]. The story is set in the Marauder Era, and features LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. Although it is told in third-person omniscient, if you had to pick one character as the protagonist, it would probably be Lily Evans. Other important characters include the Marauders, Severus Snape, Leslie Williams, Malum Mulciber, Mary Macdonald, Bertha Jorkins, Marlene Mckinnon, and Regulus Black. The story focuses primarily on the adolescent characters and their coming of age as young witches and wizards. Oh yeah, and there's also a murder involved.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9135496/1/The-Light-in-the-Dark The Light in the Dark]]'' is a ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fanfiction written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2598515/rainbowspring rainbowspring]]. The story is set in the Marauder Era, and features LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.a large cast. Although it is told in third-person omniscient, if you had to pick one character as the protagonist, it would probably be Lily Evans. Other important characters include the Marauders, Severus Snape, Leslie Williams, Malum Mulciber, Mary Macdonald, Bertha Jorkins, Marlene Mckinnon, and Regulus Black. The story focuses primarily on the adolescent characters and their coming of age as young witches and wizards. Oh yeah, and there's also a murder involved.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Bertha's father cheated on Mrs. Jorkins with another woman, resulting in Bertha's birth and Mrs. Jorkins' hatred of her. Eileen Prince is having an affair, but we don't know who with. Meanwhile, both of Maria's parents are cheating on each other, but neither of them realize it. This actually serves as something of a FreudianExcuse for Maria and her skewed perception regarding relationships, as she has known since she was a small child and was sworn to secrecy by both of them.
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* AbusiveParents: Snape's dad, Bertha's step-mother, and Sirius' parents.
* AcademyOfAdventure: Hogwarts, of course.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Deconstructed with Bertha's and Florence's infatuation with Alton Avery. Subverted by Maria Zabini, who is either drowning in denial or genuinely believes that Mulciber is really a good person. Snape seems to believe this, as he thinks that becoming a powerful dark wizard will make Lily attracted to him. Mrs. Jorkins has been going out with Terrance Banks for years, who's a complete scoundrel. This may or may not have been what attracted Eileen Prince to Tobias Snape, who is most certainly a bad man. Averted with Lily, who hates James' bullying and is weary of Snape's growing interest in the Dark Arts.

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%% * AbusiveParents: Snape's dad, Bertha's step-mother, and Sirius' parents.
%% * AcademyOfAdventure: Hogwarts, of course.
%% * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Deconstructed with Bertha's and Florence's infatuation with Alton Avery. Subverted by Maria Zabini, who is either drowning in denial or genuinely believes that Mulciber is really a good person. Snape seems to believe this, as he thinks that becoming a powerful dark wizard will make Lily attracted to him. Mrs. Jorkins has been going out with Terrance Banks for years, who's a complete scoundrel. This may or may not have been what attracted Eileen Prince to Tobias Snape, who is most certainly a bad man. Averted with Lily, who hates James' bullying and is weary of Snape's growing interest in the Dark Arts.



* AllLovingHeroine: Lily fits this pretty well. There are few people she dislikes, and she is kind to nearly everyone she encounters. In fact, her kindness and loving nature arguably serve as key driving forces of the story.
* AlmostKiss: Happens to Lily and Severus in Chapter Ten.
* AloofBigBrother: Mulciber to Leslie-although she's adopted-, when he's not being a BigBrotherBully. He wasn't when they were younger though. Sirius realizes he's become this to Regulus and is now trying to fix their relationship.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Leslie, although the only reason it's "ambiguous" is because it hasn't been explicitly stated.
* AttemptedRape: Terrance to Bertha in "Betrayal." Discussed in "Sirius Mayhem", when Remus speculates that Mulciber may have tried to do more than kiss Mary without her consent, had she not managed to escape in time.
* AudioErotica: InUniverse, Maria.
* BettyandVeronica: Severus(Betty) and James(Veronica) for Lily. Paris (Betty) and Evangeline (Veronica) for Kitty. Leslie (Betty) and Regulus (Veronica) for Veronica herself. Bertha (Betty) and Florence (Veronica)for Alton Avery.
* BigBrotherBully: Mulciber is this to his adopted sister, Leslie. He wasn't always like this though.
* BrainlessBeauty: Karen Smith. Averted with the rest of the attractive female characters, who are all of at least average intelligence.
* BrainyBrunette: Inverted with Karen Smith, oh so much.
* BrokenBird: Mary Macdonald. Leslie and Bertha qualify as well. Regulus is arguably a male example.
* CheerfulChild: Lily, past and present.
* CoolBigSis: Abigail, Mary, and Marlene.
* CoolTeacher: Professors Hale and [=McGonagall=].
* CloudCuckooLander: Jennifer "Pandora" Ogden all the way. Marlene Mckinnon too.
* DaddysGirl: Mary, before her father died. Lily shows shades of this as well.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Depending on your opinion of him, Snape.
* DeadpanSnarker: Snape,Mary,Evangeline, and Marlene, to name a few.
* DeathbyOriginStory: Mary's father.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Mary.
* DomesticAbuse: Tobias Snape.
* DumbBlonde: Inverted with smart blondes like Zoe Zeller, Marlene Mckinnon, Leslie Williams, and Veronica Mollisson.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Mulciber has this mentality.
* FantasticRacism: As in canon, there is prejudice against Muggleborns and werewolves. Mulciber especially is prejudiced against Muggles and Muggleborns. Bertram Aubrey makes some memorable disparaging remarks against werewolves in class one day. Marlene and the Marauders don't take this well.
* FieryRedHead: Mostly averted with Lily. PlayedStraight when angered, but she doesn't have a quick temper and is generally level-headed. Also averted with Katherine Montague.
* ForcefulKiss: Mulciber does this to Mary in the first chapter. Unlike many examples, this is neither PlayedForLaughs nor treated as romantic. At all.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Snape's dream about Lily in Chapter 10 seemed to be heading in a...suggestive direction. Not to mention Marlene's comment about Mulciber in the same chapter.
** Also, although it's not explicitly stated, Mary's mother is heavily implied to be a prostitute.
** Mulciber's innuendos towards Mary in the first chapter serve as a darker instance of this trope.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Lily and Petunia, Florence and Abigail.

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* AllLovingHeroine: Lily fits this pretty well.Lily. There are few people she dislikes, and she is kind to nearly everyone she encounters. In fact, her kindness and loving nature arguably serve as key driving forces of the story.
%% * AlmostKiss: Happens to Lily and Severus in Chapter Ten.
%% * AloofBigBrother: Mulciber to Leslie-although she's adopted-, when Leslie who is his adoptive sister. When he's not being a BigBrotherBully. He wasn't when they were younger though. Sirius realizes he's become this to Regulus and is now trying to fix their relationship.
%% * AmbiguouslyGay: Leslie, although the only reason it's "ambiguous" is because it hasn't been explicitly stated.
* AttemptedRape: Terrance to Bertha in "Betrayal." Discussed in "Sirius Mayhem", when Remus speculates that Mulciber may have tried to do more than kiss Mary without her consent, had she not managed to escape in time.
%%** Terrance to Bertha in "Betrayal."
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* AudioErotica: InUniverse, Maria.
%% * BettyandVeronica: Severus(Betty) and James(Veronica) for Lily. Paris (Betty) and Evangeline (Veronica) for Kitty. Leslie (Betty) and Regulus (Veronica) for Veronica herself. Bertha (Betty) and Florence (Veronica)for Alton Avery.
%% * BigBrotherBully: Mulciber is this to his adopted sister, Leslie. He wasn't always like this though.
%% * BrainlessBeauty: Karen Smith. Averted with the rest of the attractive female characters, who are all of at least average intelligence.
%% * BrainyBrunette: Inverted with Karen Smith, oh so much.Smith.
%% * BrokenBird: Mary Macdonald. Leslie and Bertha qualify as well. Regulus is arguably a male example.well.
%% * CheerfulChild: Lily, past and present.

%% * CheerfulChild: Lily, past CoolBigSis: Abigail, Mary, and present.Marlene.
%% * CoolBigSis: Abigail, Mary, CoolTeacher: Professors Hale and Marlene.[=McGonagall=].
%% * CoolTeacher: Professors Hale and [=McGonagall=].CloudCuckooLander: Jennifer "Pandora" Ogden. Marlene Mckinnon.
%% * CloudCuckooLander: Jennifer "Pandora" Ogden all the way. Marlene Mckinnon too.DaddysGirl: Mary, before her father died. Lily.
%% * DaddysGirl: Mary, before her father died. Lily shows shades of this as well.DeadpanSnarker: Snape,Mary,Evangeline, and Marlene.
%% * DarkIsNotEvil: Depending on your opinion of him, Snape.
* DeadpanSnarker: Snape,Mary,Evangeline, and Marlene, to name a few.
DeathbyOriginStory: Mary's father.
%% * DeathbyOriginStory: Mary's father.DefrostingIceQueen: Mary.
%% * DefrostingIceQueen: Mary.DomesticAbuse: Tobias Snape.
%% * DomesticAbuse: Tobias Snape.DumbBlonde: Inverted with smart blondes like Zoe Zeller, Marlene Mckinnon, Leslie Williams, and Veronica Mollisson.
* DumbBlonde: Inverted with smart blondes like Zoe Zeller, Marlene Mckinnon, Leslie Williams, and Veronica Mollisson.
%% * EntitledToHaveYou: Mulciber has this mentality.
* FantasticRacism: As in canon, there is prejudice against Muggleborns and werewolves. Mulciber especially is prejudiced against Muggles and Muggleborns. Bertram Aubrey makes some memorable disparaging remarks against werewolves in class one day. Marlene and the Marauders don't take this well. \n* FieryRedHead: Mostly averted with Lily. PlayedStraight when angered, but she doesn't have a quick temper and is generally level-headed. Also averted with Katherine Montague. \n
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* ForcefulKiss: Mulciber does this to Mary in the first chapter. Unlike many examples, this is neither PlayedForLaughs nor treated as romantic. At all.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Snape's dream about Lily in Chapter 10 seemed to be heading in a...suggestive direction. Not to mention Marlene's comment about Mulciber in the same chapter.
** Also, although it's not explicitly stated, Mary's mother is heavily implied to be a prostitute.
** Mulciber's innuendos towards Mary in the first chapter serve as a darker instance of this trope.
%% * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Lily and Petunia, Florence and Abigail.



* GroinAttack: PlayedForDrama when Mary gives to Mulciber in chapter one, and when Bertha gives one to Terrance. PlayedForLaughs when Sirius accidentally hits James there with a pillow.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Veronica, Leslie, Marlene,Alice,Greta,and even Zoe Zellar qualify.
* TheIngenue: Lily and Kitty.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Mulciber to Mary in the very first chapter. He also hints that he'd have Lily in the same position if he could.
* Irony: Maria's parents are both cheating on each other, but neither of them realize they're being cheated on, and each swear their daughter to secrecy about her knowledge of their affairs. Another example is Mary's father's cause of death: He died trying to find a cure for Dragon Pox. Snape believes Lily will return his feelings if he becomes a powerful dark wizard, when in actuality his growing interest in the Dark Arts is what's placing a strain on their friendship.
* JerkJock: Depending on how you interpret him, James. Regulus initially seems like he's going to be this, but it turns out he's really not.
* JerkWithAHeartofGold: The Marauders, Snape, and Mary in her worst moments.

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%% * GroinAttack: PlayedForDrama when Mary gives to Mulciber in chapter one, and when Bertha gives one to Terrance. PlayedForLaughs when Sirius accidentally hits James there with a pillow.
%% * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Veronica, Leslie, Marlene,Alice,Greta,and even Marlene, Alice, Greta, Zoe Zellar qualify.Zellar.
%% * TheIngenue: Lily and Kitty.
%% * IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Mulciber to Mary in the very first chapter. He also hints that he'd have Lily in the same position if he could.
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Maria's parents are both cheating on each other, but neither of them realize they're being cheated on, and each swear their daughter to secrecy about her knowledge of their affairs. Another example is affairs.
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Mary's father's cause of death: He died trying to find a cure for Dragon Pox. Pox.
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Snape believes Lily will return his feelings if he becomes a powerful dark wizard, when in actuality his growing interest in the Dark Arts is what's placing a strain on their friendship.
%% * JerkJock: Depending on how you interpret him, James. Regulus initially seems like he's going to be this, but it turns out he's really not.
%% * JerkWithAHeartofGold: The Marauders, Snape, and Mary in her worst moments.



* MoralityPet: Lily for Snape, Kitty for Evangeline. Lily may be this for James too.
* MsFanservice: Maria Zabini. Marlene in Chapter 11, or anytime she wears a DangerouslyShortSkirt paired with ZettaiRyouiki.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Malum Mulciber.
* OddFriendship: Lily and Severus, of course.
* ReallyGetsAround: Jennifer "Pandora" Ogden.

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%% * MoralityPet: Lily for Snape, Kitty for Evangeline. Lily may be this for James too.James.
%% * MsFanservice: Maria Zabini. Marlene in Chapter 11, or anytime she wears a DangerouslyShortSkirt paired with ZettaiRyouiki.
%% * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Malum Mulciber.
%% * OddFriendship: Lily and Severus, of course.
%% * ReallyGetsAround: Jennifer "Pandora" Ogden.



* SlutShaming: Matilda [=MacDonald=] endured this form of bullying when she became pregnant as a teenager.
* SmokingIsCool: Alton Avery appears to think so. Bertha learns it's not.
* StarCrossedLovers: Regulus and Veronica,Antonio Capulet and Constantina Minola.
* StrawMisogynist: Mulciber.
* TroubledButCute: The majority of the characters in some way.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Mulciber displays this in Leslie's flashback in Chapter Nine. Despite this trope, it appears he did possess some level of empathy back then, as exhibited by his treatment of her.
* UnproblematicProstitution: Averted with Matilda Macdonald.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pandora, who Charms her hair a unique color every schoolyear.

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%% * SlutShaming: Matilda [=MacDonald=] endured this form of bullying when she became pregnant as a teenager.
%% * SmokingIsCool: Alton Avery appears to think so. Bertha learns it's not.
%% * StarCrossedLovers: Regulus and Veronica,Antonio Capulet and Constantina Minola.
%% * StrawMisogynist: Mulciber.
* TroubledButCute: The majority of the characters in some way.
%% * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Mulciber displays this in Leslie's flashback in Chapter Nine. Despite this trope, it appears he did possess some level of empathy back then, as exhibited by his treatment of her.
* UnproblematicProstitution: Averted with Matilda Macdonald.
%% * YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pandora, who Charms her hair a unique color every schoolyear.



* ZettaiRyouiki: Marlene has a penchant for this look.

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* DomesticAbuser: Tobias Snape.

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* DomesticAbuser: DomesticAbuse: Tobias Snape.
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* ShrinkingViolet: Alice.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Lily.

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* GoodBadGirl: Pandora.
* GreenEyes: Lily and Veronica have them, and they're very striking.

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* GreenEyes: Lily and Veronica have them, and they're very striking.
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* LovableJock: Depending on how you interpret him, James.
* TheLostLenore: Veronica is this for Regulus, and Leslie.
* MeaningfulName: Malum Mulciber.

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%% * LovableJock: Depending on how you interpret him, James.TheLostLenore: Veronica is this for Regulus, and Leslie.
* TheLostLenore: Veronica is this for Regulus, and Leslie.
%% * MeaningfulName: Malum Mulciber.
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* MsFanservice: Maria Zabini. Marlene in Chapter 11, or anytime she wears a DangerouslyShortSkirt paired with ZettaiRyouki really.

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* SlutShaming: Matilda MacDonald endured this form of bullying when she became pregnant as a teenager.

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* SlutShaming: Matilda MacDonald [=MacDonald=] endured this form of bullying when she became pregnant as a teenager.
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