I Promise You Forever
Lily and James were friends at the young age of five, but were separated once the Evans moved away to Italy. Now at the age of sixteen, James Potter is no longer a cute little boy, but a handsome young man. Lily Evans comes back from Italy as a beautiful girl that turns heads of many boys specially, the one James Potter. The only thing that remains of that lost friendship is a locket and a picture. Will they remember each other and their promise? Read and Review please!
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Chapter Four – Welcome to Hogwarts and Remembering the Past
As soon as the train got to Hogsmead, Lily was shocked to see the view that met her eyes. "Lily, go with Hagrid he will take you and the first years to get sorted," explained Alexa as pointed toward the giant man. "We hope you get into Gryffindor," said Maddie. Lily walked over to them, she was a bit nerves and really hoped she was in the same house as her new friends. "'Ello Lily, I see you h've found yourself good friends already," said Hagrid as Lily came next to him. "Yea, I really do hope I get into Gryffindor," she said a bit worried.
"Hey Red!" yelled a voice from behind. Lily turned to find the boys from earlier with another boy with them. "Good luck!" yelled Sirius Black, both boys turning around to get into to their carriage. Lily glared at them before turning around to see Hagrid chuckling. "I see James and Sirius met you already, Lily be very careful with them boys," he said. "Why's Hagrid?" she asked him. "Because when those boys put their mind to something or someone, they won't give up until they get it, especially James Potter," he answered.
Soon Hagrid took the first years and Lily in the boats and went off to meet Professor McGonagall who was waiting for them at the entrance of the castle. Just as the castle came to view, Lily looked at the amazing sight before her eyes. As soon as they got out of the boats, Hagrid took them to the many steps of the castle where a woman was waiting for them. "Professor, I got the first years and Miss. Evans," he said. Professor McGonagall looked at Lily and nodded at Hagrid. "Thank you, Hagrid I can handle it from here," she answered, "Follow me." The first years and Lily went after the woman who took them into an empty chamber.
"Welcome to Hogwarts, I'm Professor McGonagall; headmistress, head of Gryffindor, and your transfiguration professor. Now before you can all get seated you must be sorted into your houses…" She went on and on about the school when left them alone. A few minutes later she came back, saying that they were going to be sorted.. "Miss. Evans, you will get sorted once I call your name," she explained, before leading them to in front of the Great Hall. She looked at everything she looked at; her Italian school was nothing like this. This was huge and everything just looked welcoming to her.
She would've come to this school if her family hadn't moved to Italy; she was going to make the most of it in her last two years of school. The first years and Lily went to the front of the Great Hall, where a stool and with a hat on top. She looked at the hat and wondered how on earth they will be sorted. Just then the hat broke into a song that went on for at least four minutes. Then the song ended the students clapped and then it went silent again. "When I call your named you will come and get sorted," said Professor McGonagall. Lily didn't pay much attention to the names she was calling.
"Evans, Lillian" called McGonagall, making Lily come back to reality. At that same time James turned around at the sound of the name, a name so familiar to him. Where had he heard that name before, he tried to think where he had heard that. He looked up to Lily take a deep breath and walk forward to get sorted. As she sat down, Professor put the old hat on her head. "Ha! I see you have a very good mind; you hold you friendship in a firm hold, very intelligent and yes, full of courage. I know a Lion when I read the mind of one, you clearly belong in GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted as the table in the far west end cheered loudly.
"Go Lily!" yelled the Prima Donnas as they cheered their new friend Lily quickly went to sit with her new friends who had saved her seat James looked at the Lily Evans with a look clearly meaning "I'm trying to remember who she is, don't bother me". "Lillian Evan?" he whispered slightly. Sirius and Remus looked at their friend, who happened to be looking at the pretty red head that just got sorted to Gryffindor. "What's wrong, Prongs?" asked Sirius as he waved his hand in front of James's face. James blinked and looked at Sirius, who had been trying to get his attention. "I know her, I don't know from where, but I know Lily Evans from somewhere I just can't remember from where," he explained. "Welcome old students to another year and new students welcome…" said Professor Dumbledore, as the room got quiet again.
Soon food appeared out of no where; Lily was shocked at the different types of foods. The Marauders were only sitting a few sits from the Prima Donnas were sitting, so they could hear what they were saying. "Oh, Lily where did you get that locket!" exclaimed Alexa as the girls looked down to the necklace around Lily's neck. "This was a gift from a friend I had when I was a child, before I moved to Rome. When I left I never heard from him again, but I do remember that I called him Jay," said Lily as she fingered the locket. James choked on his pumpkin juice as he heard Lily tell the girls something that made him remember something from his childhood.
Flashback:
"Jay, your mum made some cookies!" called?" five-year-old Lily with a bowl of her favorite cookies. She slowly walked down from the porch, not wanting to drop the bowl of cookies. Both sat down under the giant oak tree, each got a cookie. "Lils, what should we do?" asked James, before taking a bite out of his. "I don't know," she said while looking at him.
End of Flashback:
James couldn't believe it, it couldn't be he hadn't heard from her since she left to Italy and that was eleven years ago. "Lils," he whispered as he looked at Lily laugh with her friends. Remus looked at James who was watching the new student named Lily Evans. Something about her was made James remember about his once childhood friend. "Something the matter, James?" asked Remus. "It's her, I know it's her, Moony," said James. "Who, you're childhood friend?" asked Sirius as he finally caught on what they were talking about. "Not here, later," explained James as he kept looking at Lily.
As soon as dinner finished they headed with the other Gryffindors to their common room. James and the rest went to their room marked with Sixth Years in the front. "I'm telling you that, that's her. It's Lils I know it's her," said James as he went to his trunk. "There are many girls that are red heads, Prongs," said Sirius as he looked at his friend. James got up with a picture frame in hand. "It's her; no one has her same almond shaped emerald eyes," he agued.
Sirius took the frame and Remus came next to him see, five-year-old James and Lily sitting in the grass by a pond. Unmistakably they saw that the little girl had the same eyes as Lily Evan. "James, really this girl could still be in Italy for all you know. This Evans girl could be someone else," said Remus. James shook his head, he hoped his friends would believe him, but he was wrong. "That locket she has on was a gift I gave her before she left. I know that this girl is my Lils, the same one that left eleven years ago," said James taking the picture from them.
He left them there shocked until they realized that James was going to talk to her right now. They ran after him, just to see him head off to where Lily was with the Prima Donnas. "What do you want, Potter can't you see that we're talking," said Maddie as the girls looked at him. "I need to talk to you," James said looking at Lily. She looked at him as if to say "I don't know you, why do you want to talk to me". "Just for a moment, please Lils" begged James. Lily turned her emerald eyes to him, her eyes were flashing with anger and sadness.
"What did you just call me?" she asked him, as her eyes threaten with tears. James knew as he looked at her bright eyes that, this was his Lily flower, his Lils. "I said Lils, because that's what Jay called you," he whispered slightly. Lily stepped away from him, running a hand through her auburn hair. She got flashes of her past; her with a little boy, laughing and playing. "Who told you that!" she demanded. She wanted to know who told him of Jay and what he called her. "Because I'm Jay, the one who gave you that locket," said James as he pointed at her locket.
"Jay," she whispered as looked at him and saw that he had the same hazel eyes. He nodded; finally he found her after all these years. James handed her the framed picture, she took it in her hand. "Oh, it's the picture," she whispered as her tears fell on its glass. There in the picture had them sitting by a pond feeding the ducks. She quickly opened her locket to find a picture to see them, James had a smile one and she was giggling as the picture was taken. "Remember when we were hiding and our parents couldn't find us. We hid under my bed and when our parents found us we were sleeping," he said, bring Lily's attention on him again.
Flashback:
"Shhh, Lils or else they'll find us," whispered James at the giggling Lily next to him. "Okay, Jay, but that if our mummy and daddy get sad?" she questioned him. "They won't, Lils now be quiet," he said.
End of Flashback:
"Stop, please stop," Lily cried. She didn't want those memories that were long forgotten to come back. She pushed past him dropping the framed picture to the ground. She ran upstairs to the sixth year girl's dormitory, leaving James standing in the common room. He bent down to look at the picture, it seemed like their friendship was broken and the frame was. "I need to for fill that promise, Lils I hope you didn't forget our promise," he whispered to himself.
I'm so sorry that I didn't update sooner, I just have so much homework. I have another English essay to do and an exam for histoy, so I might not update for a least a week or two.BUT I will try to update in the next few days. I really hope you all like this chapter cause it's my favorite so far. Please Read and Review! Ciao tutti!