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5	''[[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 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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8	!!''The Light in the Dark'' provides examples of:
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10	%% * AbusiveParents: Snape's dad, Bertha's step-mother, and Sirius' parents.
11	%% * AcademyOfAdventure: Hogwarts, of course.
12	%% * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Deconstructed with Bertha's and Florence's infatuation with Alton Avery. 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.
13	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Mulciber only desires Maria physically, and is implied to be attracted to the power he can reap from her being involved with him.Whatever his motivations, he clearly does not love her, while she is either infatuated with or truly loves him. Severus is in love with Lily, but whether or not his feelings will be reciprocated remains to be seen. Karen Smith of all people has a crush on him, but the feelings are not mutual. Edmund Avery meanwhile is interested in her. James fancies Lily, but she refuses to go out with him due to his bullying of Snape and other students. Evangeline is interested in Kitty, Paris Nott's girlfriend. Bertha had a crush on Alton Avery, who chose her friend Florence instead. Leslie is strongly implied to have loved Veronica romantically, but Veronica dated Regulus Black instead behind her back.
14	* AllLovingHeroine: Lily. There are few people she dislikes, and she is kind to nearly everyone she encounters. In fact, her kindness and loving nature serve as key driving forces of the story.
15	%% * AlmostKiss: Happens to Lily and Severus in Chapter Ten.
16	%% * AloofBigBrother: Mulciber to 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.
17	%% * AmbiguouslyGay: Leslie, although the only reason it's "ambiguous" is because it hasn't been explicitly stated.
18	* AttemptedRape: 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.
19	%%** Terrance to Bertha in "Betrayal."
20	%% * AudioErotica: InUniverse, Maria.
21	%% * 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.
22	%% * BigBrotherBully: Mulciber is this to his adopted sister, Leslie. He wasn't always like this though.
23	%% * BrainlessBeauty: Karen Smith. Averted with the rest of the attractive female characters, who are all of at least average intelligence.
24	%% * BrainyBrunette: Inverted with Karen Smith.
25	%% * BrokenBird: Mary Macdonald. Leslie and Bertha qualify as well.
26	%% * CheerfulChild: Lily, past and present.
27	%% * CoolBigSis: Abigail, Mary, and Marlene.
28	%% * CoolTeacher: Professors Hale and [=McGonagall=].
29	%% * CloudCuckooLander: Jennifer "Pandora" Ogden. Marlene Mckinnon.
30	%% * DaddysGirl: Mary, before her father died. Lily.
31	%% * DeadpanSnarker: Snape,Mary,Evangeline, and Marlene.
32	%% * DeathbyOriginStory: Mary's father.
33	%% * DefrostingIceQueen: Mary.
34	%% * DomesticAbuse: Tobias Snape.
35	%% * DumbBlonde: Inverted with smart blondes like Zoe Zeller, Marlene Mckinnon, Leslie Williams, and Veronica Mollisson.
36	%% * EntitledToHaveYou: Mulciber has this mentality.
37	* 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.
38	%% * ForcefulKiss: Mulciber does this to Mary in the first chapter. Unlike many examples, this is neither PlayedForLaughs nor treated as romantic. At all.
39	%% * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Lily and Petunia, Florence and Abigail.
40	%% * GoodBadGirl: Pandora.
41	%% * 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.
42	%% * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Veronica, Leslie, Marlene, Alice, Greta, Zoe Zellar.
43	%% * TheIngenue: Lily and Kitty.
44	%% * IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Mulciber to Mary in the very first chapter. He also hints that he'd have Lily in the same position if he could.
45	* {{Irony}}:
46	** 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.
47	** Mary's father's cause of death: He died trying to find a cure for Dragon Pox.
48	** 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.
49	%% * JerkJock: James. Regulus initially seems like he's going to be this, but it turns out he's really not.
50	%% * JerkWithAHeartofGold: The Marauders, Snape, and Mary in her worst moments.
51	%% * TheLostLenore: Veronica is this for Regulus, and Leslie.
52	%% * MeaningfulName: Malum Mulciber.
53	%% * MoralityPet: Lily for Snape, Kitty for Evangeline. Lily for James.
54	%% * MsFanservice: Maria Zabini. Marlene in Chapter 11, or anytime she wears a short skirt paired with ZettaiRyouiki.
55	%% * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Malum Mulciber.
56	%% * OddFriendship: Lily and Severus, of course.
57	%% * ReallyGetsAround: Jennifer "Pandora" Ogden.
58	%% * ShrinkingViolet: Alice.
59	%% * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Lily.
60	%% * SlutShaming: Matilda [=MacDonald=] endured this form of bullying when she became pregnant as a teenager.
61	%% * SmokingIsCool: Alton Avery appears to think so. Bertha learns it's not.
62	%% * StarCrossedLovers: Regulus and Veronica,Antonio Capulet and Constantina Minola.
63	%% * StrawMisogynist: Mulciber.
64	%% * 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.

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