"Promise?"… "Forever."
Lily couldn't help but smile as Sirius gently woke Amanda up as they arrived. Lily looked at James and said, "They're such a perfect couple." James nodded as Amanda's eyes slowly opened. She smiled and said, "Good morning!" Sirius laughed and said, "Mentally maybe. We're here." She jumped up and said, "Yeah!!!" Sirius chuckled taking her hand. Lily rolled her eyes as James took her hand pulled her out of the compartment. They got into a carriage and Amanda said, "Lil, I…" Lily smiled and said, "Its fine Manda you're my cousin of course I trust you. You don't have to apologize to me I know that you have a good reason."
As the carriage stopped they walked the stairs for the castle. They walked into the Great Hall and took their seats at the end of the Gryffindor table. Shortly after they were joined by Ally Johnson, James's cousin, Eve Bell, Remus's girlfriend, and Travis Mason, Ally's boyfriend. Whom they all greeted, after the sorting of the first Dumbledore gave his speech and explained the rules. When an owl flew in and dropped a letter in front of him. He stopped and looked at the owl. It looked like someone had tried to toast it. Lily reached across the table as Amanda stood up. Amanda looked at her and said, "That's Brian's owl." Lily looked at her and said, "Are you sure? Maybe it just looks like her." Amanda shook her head. Tears began to form in her eyes as she watched Dumbledore read the letter.
He turned around and looked straight at her. Amanda said, "That's Coconut Lil, I know it." As the tears began to run down her cheeks she fell back on to the stool. Dumbledore walked over to them and said, "Mr. Black if you could please take Miss Bons to my office. I will meet you two up there in a moment." He then turned to James and said, "Would you be so kind to also escort Miss Evans." James nodded and helped Lily up. The four walked to Dumbledore's office and Lily said, "Don't worry Amanda maybe Brian's wife had her baby and we get to go see her!" Amanda looked at her and said, "Something's wrong I can feel it."
Dumbledore walked in followed by Professor McGonagall. He took a seat behind his desk, he looked at the four teen and said, "I'm going to be honest because I know that you don't want to be treated like a little girl Miss Bons." Amanda nodded as she felt more tears come to her eyes. He took a deep breathe and said, "Your cousin's family was attack tonight." Amanda fell against Sirius and started to sob. Lily looked at him and said, "Are they…" Dumbledore looked away as a tear slid down his face he said, "Not even their baby survived." James stood up and wrapped his arms around Lily as she started to cry. Amanda looked at Dumbledore and said, "Do they know who did it?" He shook his head and said, "It was his father who contacted the ministry. He said that he had gone to check on them and they were dead that their secret keeper must have given their position to Lord Voldemort." Amanda scoffed and said, "That is fucking Bullshit!!" Everyone looked taken back as she said that, Sirius said, "Babe, don't you think that…." She looked at him and said, "NO, IDON'T THINK THAT IT IS A POSSIBLITY!!!" Dumbledore said, "And why might that be Miss Bons?" She looked at him and said, "Because I don't associate with Voldemort. That's how I know sir." With that she walked out of his office.
Sirius looked at Dumbledore then took off after her. The rest including Dumbledore looked shocked. Lily said, "I didn't know that she was their secret keeper." Dumbledore smiled softly and said, "I think that was their point when they appointed her, because she would tell someone that she didn't trust." Lily nodded and said, "Thank you Professor, but if you don't mind I think that we should help Sirius find Amanda before she commits murder." Dumbledore nodded and said, "Don't worry too much I am sure that he has found her already." Lily nodded as they left.
(Else where)
Sirius rounded a corner in the dungeon and said, "Amanda! Come on baby, let me help. You can't back into a corner, not now. Please!" He saw her come out of a door and look at him. She had tears streaming down her face. He walked over to her and pulled her into his arms. She buried her head in his neck and started to cry. He carried her into a room and sat down in a chair just holding her.
About ten minutes later she pulled away and looked at him. She said, "He killed him, he actually killed his own son." His eyes softened as he asked, "Who? Baby." She cuddled closer to him again and said, "My uncle." He moved his head back and said, "Lily's dad? I didn't know Lily had.." She cut him off as she giggled and said, "No! My dad's brother. The one I had been staying with. Dear Uncle Meric. I hate him! He had something to do with my parents' death too. I know it. Now he's killed his own son." Sirius hugged her again and said, "I'm sorry, babe. But he'll get what's coming to him eventually. They always do." She nodded and moved so she was straddling him. She played with his hair as he continued to talk; even though she wasn't listening she nodded.
They had been down there an hour talking, when they both jumped as Lily and James came in. The funny part was that as they jumped they fell out of the chair, Sirius landed on top and it was a not very child appropriate position. James said, "Did we interrupt something?" They both looked down and Amanda said, "No, we were just talk." AS she pushed Sirius off and got up. Lily said, "Right. Like that?" Amanda blushed and said, "No, smart one. We were sitting in that chair and you scared us so we jumped and fell." Lily looked skeptically at the chair then said, "Let's go back to the common room everyone else is worried sick that you two eloped." Amanda giggled and Sirius said, "Not a bad idea though." Lily stopped walking and said, "If I don't go to or am not invited to this elope you two better have one hell of a reason or I will castrate you Black."
Sirius stopped dead and whined like a scared puppy. Amanda and James were both rolling in laughter and Amanda said, "No, Lily I need that as much as he does." Lily laughed and said, "FYI.TMI."(For you information too much information. For those of you who don't know what that means) Amanda walked over to Sirius gave him a kiss on the lips and said, "Don't worry baby I won't let her hurt you in that manner. Okay?" He nodded and they continued on their journey to the common room. As they entered the group of six looked. Amanda watched as she locked eyes with her aunt Anne. Her aunt stood up and walked over to Amanda and tried to give her a hug. Amanda back away and said, "Stay the Bloody hell away from me. I don't want anything to do with Him or you!" She said, "Amanda he didn't have anything to do to with this it was their secret keep…" Amanda said, "Oh, hell no! It wasn't! You actually believe that bullshit?" Her aunt looked shocked and said, "You think that he would kill his own son?" Amanda locked eyes with her and said, "He killed his own brother, did he not? His own twin!" Her aunt gave her a disgusted look as her hand collided with Amanda's face. She landed on Sirius's feet, looked down at her and said, "What the bloody hell did you do that for!!?" Her aunt smirked and said, "Because she had it coming to her. She thinks just because her father was older than Meric that she is in a higher place than us! Well here is a reminder Amanda. We fed, clothed, and housed you for fourteen years!"
Amanda stood up and said, "Yea your right, and after fourteen years I have to say. I am so glad that you finally kicked me out. I was going to move in with Brian anyway; but still I was so sick of all your guys' abuse. It sucked!" Her aunt said, "Your Uncle was right, we should have given you to the dark lord from the start." Amanda smirked and said, "So you are in connection with the dark lord then?"
She snapped her head in Amanda's direction and said, "Why the hell would you care!" James stepped in front of Amanda and said, "For a grieving mother you sure are being one hell of a bitch to a girl who just cried for an hour over your son." She scoffed and said, "She cried out of the guilt of knowing that he died because of her!" Amanda's eyes filled with tears as she whipped her head towards her and said, "You act like you're telling me something that I don't know. Well news flash I know that! I hate myself enough for it and I don't need the reminder!" She slapped her aunt on the face and ran up to the girls' dorm.
Sirius shook his head and went up after her. He knocked on the door and walked inside. She was lying on the bed with her head buried in the pillow. He sat on her bed and pulled her to him. She looked at him and he said, "You can't blame yourself for this it wasn't your fault." She shook her head and said, "Yes it was. I know what the dark lord wanted, he wants me and I don't know why. That's why he went after Brian. He knew that Brian wouldn't tell him where I was so he had his father kill him." Sirius said, "That doesn't make it your fault. Baby, he knew that it was going to happen you know that as well as I do." She laid her head on his chest and said, "It hurts… It hurts like hell to know that my cousin died because he wants me, and it's for something that I don't understand. I… I just… I just wish that this had never happened." Sirius wrapped his arms around her and said, "That's how the world works baby. The good and the brave die young, leaving the people they love and care about behind to living and move on. It sucks bad, but that's how it goes." She looked at him and giggled and he said, "What's so funny I'm trying to help." She shook her head and said, "I'm sorry you are helping. It just that I didn't think you could say something so deep and have it make sense." He laughed and said, "Your right." He leaned in and gave her a light kiss. She pulled away and said, "Every time we kiss… God I love that feeling. I don't ever want it to end." He looked at her and said, "It doesn't have to. I swear Amanda I will stay with you." She looked at him and said, "Promise?" He nodded and kissed her on the nose, he said, "Forever. But one thing." She tilted her head and said, "What?" He smirked and said, "Marry me."
(Yah I am done!! With this chapter. Any way I know that this probably isn't making too much sense right now, but it will eventually. I promise, I also just realized how weird it is to type my own name many times. Amanda's character isn't based off me, but she is my character from a Harry Potter roll playing game that an ex-friend and I use to play.)