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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I hope you all like this chapter! I'm sorry it's late, I have been busy lately and I will be studying for my finals in January. Take this chapter as a Christmas present to you all and have a happy holiday with all your love ones!
Chapter Eight – Letters
James was sitting in DADA with Lily sitting a few sits in front of him taking notes. It had been almost a month since he kissed her and let just say it didn't go very well, unless you count a slap in the face good.
Flashback:
Lily pulled away from him and the next thing he knew she slapped him hard in the cheek. She rushed up to the tower leaving him holding his left cheek which was in pain and turning red. James felt like an idiot standing there all alone while holding his cheek. "Well, I guess I deserve that slap," he said to himself, "what am I doing here alone, I look stupid."
End of flashback:
"Mate, you still crushing on Evans?" asked Sirius as James looked at him. "No, not at all Padfoot, my friend what kinda person would I be," answers James as he grins at him. "Well, you would be an idiot if you wasted your time, I mean it's clear to everyone in Gryffindor that she wants nothing to do with you," Sirius said, James nodded, but wasn't so sure about that. He was not looking forward to the Hogsmead trip; it would be horrible to see Lily with Diggory, and he didn't like the idea of looking like an idiot in front of everyone.
"Now for homework I want you all to give me a foot of parchment on what to do against dementors," said Professor Fairland. Everyone gathered their stuff and headed to lunch in the Great Hall. "Hey I'll catch up later I need to send a letter to mum and dad, I kinda forgot to write to them in the past few weeks," James said to the other two. They nodded and bid James a good bye and headed to the Great Hall. James hurried off to the owlery to write a quick letter to his parents before they started to worry for their "Little Jay".
He leaned against the wall, took out his quill and some parchment to write on.
Dear mum and dad,
Um… sorry for not writing but I've been very busy with school and homework they have piled on already. I mean bloody hell it's just the beginning of the year for Merlin's sake! Sorry mum for the language, but you know it's the truth. Before I forget Sirius says "Hi mum and pops!" and Remus says "Hello, Mrs. Potter and Mr. Potter!" Do you mind if you sent me my photo albums, the ones in my bedside table please and thank you.
Do you two remember the Evans family that used to live in front of us some years ago? Well, you are not going to believe me, but their daughter Lily comes to Hogwarts and she's in Gryffindor with me. They just came back from Rome in the summer and mum I say that we should invite them to dinner at the manor sometime. You should see her, she's really beautiful still has the same eyes and her hair is long and curled wavy at the end.
Um… we're not the best of friends right now she kinda doesn't talk to me, but I'm not giving up just yet. Well, here I send a photo of her, I made Remus take it with her friends or else it might seem weird. You will agree that she's really pretty just watch. Well, I have to go on I just want to write to you or else you both will have my head in the holidays.
Much love,
James
James waited for the ink to dry, rolled it up along with the photo of the girls and placed the Potter crest seal on it. "Hey, Feathers do you mind sending this to mum and dad," he said to his owl as it flew to him. Feathers hooted and stuck out his leg for him to tie the letter on, James stroked his white feathers before taking off into the air. James stayed until his owl was just a speck in the sky, when the door to the owlery opened up. He turned around to come face to face with Lily; she looked at him and then called her owl down.
"Juliet, come please," she said as a beautiful white feathered owl came to her owner.
"Is it Juliet as in the one from Romeo and Juliet?" asked James as he watched Lily tie up the letter. She looked at him surprised that he knew about muggle literature. "Aren't you pure blooded?" she asked him. "Yes, I'm pure blooded, but mum had sent me to a privet muggle school to learn both ways of life, mother thought it would do a Potter good to know how to live the muggle life just to be sure.
She also added that if I ever married a muggle born or a half blood, I wouldn't have to depend in my future wife all the time," he said. She nodded, she knew that Mrs. Potter had always been smart and it seemed like it was her idea. "How are they, I mean your parents?" she asked him. "They're fine, once your family moved away my mum felt sad and lonely not be able to share secrets in cooking and dad didn't have someone to play golf with a the country club any more so he stopped," James answered.
Lily smiled sadly she remembered when her father would spend the weekends with James' dad at the country club playing golf and her mum with his mum always in the kitchen cooking new dishes. "Mum made me your mum's chocolate cake on every holiday and on my birthday too, she said was to keep the friendship going even if your family was no longer in England," said James, "the cake never really tasted like how Mrs. Evans did it." Lily smiled at that, her mum was the same way. "Remember the honey chocolate chip cookies your mum made?" she asked him, James nodded.
"Well, mum made them for me each holiday and birthday too, but like you they never tasted the same as how Mrs. Potter made them," she said as she remembered the good times. "Are you still mad?" he asked her. Lily's warm emerald eyes right away turned cold, she turned around and petted her owl before taking off. James nodded and understood that she was really hadn't forgot about it. James gathered his stuff and put in his bag and left Lily alone in the tower.
Lily heard him close the door and she looked around to see she was alone with the owls. Lily didn't know why James' feelings mattered to her; she quickly grabbed her stuff and left the owlery.
Potter's Manor days after
"Veronica, it's a letter from James," said Daniel as he saw his son's owl come into the opened window. He untied the letter and gave the owl some of the treats he had near him. "What does my little Jay say Daniel?" questioned Veronica as she saw her husband open the letter. "Well, Sirius and Remus say hello to us like always, complaining about the homework, and that the Evans returned from Italy in the summer," he said. He handed her the photo that came with the letter, she took it in her hand and looked straight at the red headed girl.
"This is what James says -Do you two remember the Evans family that used to live in front of us some years ago? Well, you are not going to believe me, but their daughter Lily comes to Hogwarts and she's in Gryffindor with me. They just came back from Rome in the summer and mum I say that we should invite them to dinner at the manor sometime. You should see her, she's beautiful still has the same eyes and her hair is long and curled wavy at the end.
Um… we're not the best of friends right now she kinda doesn't talk to me, but I'm not giving up just yet. Well, here I send a photo of her, I made Remus take it with her friends or else it might seem weird. You will agree that she's really pretty just watch- that must be Lillian, Veronica," finished Daniel as he put the letter down. "Oh Daniel she's grown into a beautiful girl," she exclaimed as looked at the pretty red head smile.
"The way James talks about her, it seems like our boy fell in love with her Veronica," he said as he smiled at his wife. "I agree with James, Daniel we have to invite them to dinner sometime perhaps during the Christmas holidays," she said. Daniel looked at his wife's eyes full of hope and excitement at the news of their old friends returning to England after all this time. "I'll see if I can contact them from the Ministry, I promise you Veronica that we will see our good friends again," he answered as she smiled lightly at him.
"Daniel, do you remember that we use to wonder if our James and Lily fell in love, this can be it. Just have them come together with us to America in the summer holidays and let them catch up in the last few years," she said with a hopeful tone. "Now Veronica why are you so interested in bonding James with Lily," he asked, not that he like Lily, but he has always wondered why. "I have a feeling that the young and powerful witch in the visions that I used to have are based on Lily," she answered.
"Lily, but she's a muggleborn Veronica," he said. "Being muggleborn has nothing to do Daniel; Lillian could be the witch that gives birth to the powerful Potter in fives years," she continued. "I don't know about that, so I beg you not to get to hopeful about Lily being the witch of your visions," said Daniel. One thing that Daniel didn't like about his beloved wife was once an idea got into Veronica's mind it doesn't get out until she knows it's true or false.
"I'll see if I can get in touch with the Evans, Veronica," he said as he grabbed his cloak and kissed his wife good bye. As he closed the door, Veronica looked at the picture in her hands looking at the little girl who used to come for cookies now she was all grown up. "Dory," she called, at that moment a house elf appeared at her side. "Madam Potter called Dory," she said. "Please get me a frame for this picture, I would like to have it next to the one with my son and little Lily," said Veronica to the house elf.
"The one in the sitting room Madam Potter," said Dory, taking the picture. "Yes, Dory that one," answered Veronica, smiling as the elf disappeared. She didn't care if her husband thought, but she had a feeling that Lily was powerful, and she could be the one to give birth to a powerful Potter, her grandson. She has always been stubborn, that might be reason why James was stubborn himself. She went into the office down the hall; she went and sat behind the desk. Veronica took a piece of parchment ink and a quill to write with.
Dear James
Sweetie I was worrying, but I'm fine now that you have sent a letter. Please send my love and greeting to Sirius and Remus and I hope you are all well. I will send you the photo album along with this letter, so your father and I saw the picture you sent. You are right Lily has become a beautiful young lady after all these years. Your father will try to contact the Evans so we can invite them to dinner during the Christmas holidays.
I also will send a parcel of my cookies for you to give to Lily, but come to think I will send it with Carmel to give straight to her. Please to Lily that we are expecting letters from her too now that she has arrived. Well I must end the letter here since I have to right to Lily and make some cookies for her. Your father sends his love and greeting to the boys, we expect to see you all for Christmas.
Love you lots,
Mum and dad
Veronica grabbed another parchment and dipped the quill in ink again.
Dear Lily
So you must be wondering who I am and why I'm writing to you. Well, I heard from my son James yes I'm Veronica Potter. That you and your family have returned from Rome, you have no idea on how we have missed you and your family. Daniel and I hope to see you in person and to see how much you have changed in all these years.
James said you have an enchanting beauty and I must admit that by his words it seems that my James has a bit more than friendship on his mind with you. We will try to get in contact with you parents to see when we can have you all to dinner in our home; the best time would be during Christmas holidays. I'm dying to know what new cooking recipes your mother has learned in Rome.
Well, I must end the letter soon; I'm sure will have lots of time to talk when we meet again. Lily please send your parents our greetings and that we hope to see them and you very soon in our home for dinner.
Gladly yours,
Veronica Potter
P.S. I send you some of my cookies the ones I used to make when you were a child; I hope you still like them.
She placed the Potter seal on the letter after drying and hurried of to the kitchen to bake some cookies to send to Lily.
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