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. And 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 Eleven – Painful Memories

James went upstairs to his dormitory and went to open his bedside cabinet to find a photo album. On the first page it had a picture of twelve-year-old James with a little boy around four or five next him. Both of them waved up to him, James smiled and waved at his younger self and the little boy. James turned the page and then looked at fourteen-year-old Maddie with Michael (age eight at the time) and him standing in front of Midnight Manor. James sighed as he looked at the young boy again; poor Michael, he had high hopes and plans for when he started Hogwarts. That kid was like his younger brother and he understood Maddie's pain. He just hoped that Sirius would find Maddie; she couldn't deal with the pain alone.

Sirius walked around the castle asking anyone that came around if they had seen Maddie. "Hey Edgar, have you seen Maddie Midnight anywhere?" asked Sirius to Edgar Bones. "Of course I saw her go that way, she looked terribly upset though," Edgar, pointing to the hallway across. "Thanks mate," Sirius said as he started to walk away. "Good luck mate, hope you help Maddie," Edgar called out to him. Sirius hurried to find her he had a feeling he knew where she went yet he didn't know if he should go.

"Hey Black if you're looking for Midnight, she headed towards the astronomy tower," said a beautiful dark haired girl named Marlene McKinnon, a seventh year Ravenclaw as Sirius came to view. "Thanks McKinnon," he said, that's exactly where he thought she'd be. Just as he opened the door slowly and quietly he saw that she was sitting on the floor near the end. She seemed to be deep in thought because she didn't notice Sirius come in. Maddie looked in front of her remembering how she used to enjoy life and not have a care in the world.

This day had turned out good and now she had the news that her family was killed. Tears fell from her purple eyes and rolled down her face as she looked around the outside. Her family was everything to her and now she had nothing. She let out a sob as she remembered her little brother Michael, he was going to start Hogwarts the following year and now that chance was taken from him. She had fought with her brother yet that didn't stop her from loving him.

Flashback:

"Maddie, do you think I'll make Gryffindor material?" asked ten-year-old Michael. "I think that you will make a great Gryffindor, Michael. Just like me, Sirius and Remus," answered James as he winked at him. "Michael keep it up and you're going to have an ego as big as James does," she answered him. "You say it as if were a bad thing," said James as he messed up the young boy's hair. Maddie looked at her brother and fellow Gryffindor as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Well, if you didn't have such an ego then a decent a girl would go out with you. And when I mean decent, I mean pretty yet intelligent and not the ones you tend to go out with," she replied to him. "She got you there Jamie," the boy said to his friend. "Well, don't you worry Maddie, your dear brother will be quite a ladies man just like me," James added in his defense. "Well, you still have to wait a year until he even steps a foot into Hogwarts before following your footsteps," Maddie said to him. "You watch your kid brother will be a popular troublemaker and will lead on the new group of Marauders even when we're gone," James said as he looked at the boy he came to love as younger brother

End of Flashback:

Maddie wiped her tears as she remembered how much her brother admired James and how much he wanted to become like him. "Michael, you were too young to die," she cried. "You had plans and a bright future yet you were ripped away from it all." Sirius felt his heart brake as he heard her cry for her younger brother. She had never felt so alone in her life and she wondered who would be her new guardian. Suddenly she heard a noise, Maddie turned around to look at Sirius. "Maddie," he said softly. "What do you want?" she said as she wiped her tears and stood up from where she was sitting.

"I'm sorry," he whispered. "About what? My family getting killed, there's no doubt that your cousin Bellatrix had something to do with it," she said to him. "Do you remember she vowed revenge on me last year? And she did it she took it out with my family!" she said to him. "Maddie, maybe you're over reacting. Your family just died and…" Sirius trailed off. "Of course I'm not overreacting, just because I followed your stupid plans in the prank that humiliated your cousins; Bellatrix, Narcissa and Regulus cost me my whole family!" she cried. She pushed against Sirius on her way to leave.

"Oh, and if you happen to see your cousin, tell her that now I vow revenge for killing my family," she said to him before shutting the door. Sirius rolled his eyes as he heard her walk down the staircase. "Bella, you better have had nothing to do with the Midnights' deaths," he muttered to himself before rushing after her. Maddie walked all the way knowing that people were all talking and muttering about her. She wiped her tears as she tried to hurry to Gryffindor tower without listening to what others were saying. "So, Jacqueline Midnight has lost her family, well after all they were a bunch of filthy blood traitors," said Narcissa Black with thirteen-year-old Regulus Black at her side and group of Slytherins behind them.

Maddie stopped and turned around to look at the Slytherins. "I will not let you or anyone of your stupid Slytherins talk about my family in that way," she said. "Shame really your family was well respected, but they have always been on the wrong side," Regulus said to her. Sirius was standing off to the left watching the event in front of him. "You Blacks are all the same; thinking you're better than the rest," she said. "Thinking that killing people is the best way to get someone out of the way, or to make our world a better place," she said to them.

"Well, you must remember that you're not the only family with power. You know perfectly well that my family is one of the high class families in the wizardly world," she said. "I will use my family's power to find out the deatheaters who killed them. I promise you that I will not stop until I find out who murdered my parents and brother," she said looking at Narcissa. The blond haired girl looked back at her as she kept her cold blue eyes from reveling anything. "Well, good luck with that because it's going to be very hard," said Narcissa as she smirked.

"Don't worry I'll find them and believe me when I tell you that I will show no mercy as they didn't show it to my family. Even if means destroying your family to get justice for mine," warned Maddie to the two youngest Blacks'. "Whatever do you mean Midnight?" asked Regulus to her. Maddie let out a cold and mocking laugh that sent chills down Sirius' spine. "Please don't act innocent Black Junior; you that it was your precious cousin Bella Black who killed my family," Maddie explained to them.

"I will not allow you to talk nonsense about my sister and accuse her of such things," Narcissa said as she pulled out her wand. Maddie pulled out hers to and walked slowly towards her pointing it to Narcissa's neck. "We'll see about that Narcissa and you too little Reggie. I'm sure it was your sister and I will prove it was her and her little friends," she whispered. "Maddie!" shouted James as he and Lily, Alexa, Roxy and Andrew came. "Regulus pulled out his wand once he caught sight of his brother's best friend. "Lower you're wand Regulus!" James shouted to the younger Black. Regulus smirked at James, but kept his wand up.

"You heard him Reggie, lower your wand now!" shouted Sirius as he too came into view with wand in hand. Regulus looked at his brother, staring into his eyes the same shade of gray as his. He wouldn't admit it but he was scared of his brother and feared what he would do to him. Regulus smirked as he looked at his brother and held his wand and still pointed towards James. "Like I'd listen to you," Regulus told his brother. Everyone just stood there frozen and the others standing looking at them. Maddie could tell that Narcissa was distracted and quickly twisted her arm around and slammed her to the wall.

"Locomotor Mortis!" shouted Sirius wand pointed at Regulus. The younger Black was unprepared and fell to the ground as his feet locked together. "Accio, Regulus' wand!" Sirius caught the wand in his hand and walked slowly towards his brother. "Don't bite off more than you can chew little bro because you know that I will always win the battles between us," Sirius told his brother before he muttered the counter curse. Regulus glared at him and just couldn't believe that he was humiliated in front of the others by his blood traitor of a brother.

James went over to Maddie who still had Narcissa against the wall with her wand pointing at her neck. He placed a hand in her shoulder. "Maddie, I'll take over from here just let her go," he whispered into her ear. Maddie nodded and slowly placed her wand in her robes still looking at Narcissa as she did it. Sirius came over dragging Regulus with him and looked at his cousin who was staring at James and then Sirius. Sirius shoved his brother to the wall next to Narcissa, who tried not to show any fear towards him. Maddie was quickly surrounded by her friends who looked really worried. "For your sake Narcissa and you too Regulus, better hope it wasn't Bella or else," Sirius whispered to her.

"Or else what cousin Sirius?" she asked him. "What are you going to do tell my blood traitor of a sister Andromeda?" James and Sirius glared at both younger Blacks. "You know Cissy I wouldn't mind telling Andy if you remember in what department in the Ministry she works in," Sirius answered her. "Cissy, you and Regulus are alone here; you don't have big sister Bella or boyfriend Malfoy here to protect you two anymore so be very careful of what you do." Sirius shoved the wand in his brother's hand before leaving them with their Slytherin crowd.

"Alright the rest of you back to whatever you were doing!" shouted a prefect to the crowd of students. Narcissa glared at her cousin's back, he did have a point though she will have to warn her sister about things here. "Cissy, what are we going to do?" asked Regulus as he turned to look at her. "We have to warn Bella to be more careful because if Sirius writes to my sister Andromeda, there's no doubt that she will be in trouble," she answered her young cousin. The two younger Blacks went back to Slytherin common room in the dungeons to write to Bellatrix Black.

Meanwhile in Gryffindor common room, Maddie was being given condolences from her housemates for her loss and their full support for anything. James looked at her and just didn't know what to say to her. "I understand he meant a lot to you too and I would want you to come with me on Friday for my family's burial," she said to him. "Of course I'll go with you, Maddie. You don't even have to ask me," he answered her. She nodded in thanks before James leaving her with her friends. Lily wondered why Maddie had asked Potter to go with her and not one of the girls instead. "Why did Maddie ask Potter to go with her?" asked Lily to Roxy.

"Well, James' parents are Maddie's godparents and basically the only family she has in Britain. Her uncle lives in America and hasn't seen him since she was little," Roxy replied her. Lily founded it odd that she had never seen Maddie at James' house when they were little. Then she remembered that James did talk about a girl named Jackie that was like his sister. "James used to call her Jackie and she lived in London that's why you never saw her before," Roxy told her as if she read her mind. Lily nodded as she understood why she didn't see her before.

"I'm going to the dorm for a bit," Maddie said to the others and headed upstairs. Maddie closed the door and went her bed to sit for a bit, she looked at the framed picture of her brother on her bedside table. She still remembered when she had seen her parents bring her brother home from the hospital when was born. She had found hum really boring and hated that he had her parents' attention, but grew to love him very much with time.

Flashback:

Hogwarts station was crowded with students and their families saying their goodbyes. The Midnights were all off to the side by the Potters. "Maddie, write to me please!" said Michael as he hugged her. Maddie smiled at her little brother as she messed up his hair fondly. "I will Mike, don't you worry," she assured her brother. "I can't wait till I can go," Mike said brightly. "Michael you have six years until it's your turn to go," Mis. Midnight told her son. "I know!" he said, before hugging his sister again. "Alright Maddie time to go," said Mr. Midnight to his daughter.

She hugged her family once again before heading off. "Maddie!" shouted Mike. Maddie stopped and turned around to look at her brother. "Yea Mike?" she asked him. "I love you," he said shyly. "And I'll miss you very much." She smiled at him and couldn't help, but feel sad to leave him alone. "I love you too Mike," she answered him. "And I'll miss you too!"

End of Flashback:

Maddie's tears ran down her face as she remembered her young brother. She wiped her tears as she looked at her family wave back at her from the picture. "I swear on the name midnight that I will find the people who killed you, mum… dad… and you, Michael," she whispered as she looked at the picture once more. She was determined to find her family's killer no matter what it took, she promised them she will.

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