Rank 5: James Potter/ Lily Evans Potter
- Ship Name: Jily
- Entries: 5,986 (+ 9,040)
- Overall Placement: 16
Lily and James Potter are of course Harry’s parents. This is a canon couple. Even if we learn a few things about them in the films and especially in the books, we never meet them in person. After all, they are already dead at the time of the story.
The numerous gaps in their story are eagerly filled by fans with their own works. Especially popular are their early years. How exactly did they get together? When did they get married? And what was their family life like?
But stories from darker days are also popular, where the two heroically fight against Voldemort’s reign of terror. Overall, there are plenty of exciting topics to write about. Therefore, it’s not surprising that “Jily” landed in 5th place on this list.
Numerically, this ship would have actually landed in 1st place. However, since there was a single person who likely uploaded thousands of “fan works” just to push the ship to the top of the statistics, the list was adjusted accordingly. The total of 9,040 entries by that person are excluded from the ranking.
