The Ties that Bind Us By PhoenixGhost

A/N: This is my first fanfiction.net story, so please don't criticize it too much. I'd appreciate reviews, as well as flames. I'm trying to thing of original ideas, but it's hard since so many have been used. Anyway, let the story begin!!!!!

Chapter 1: Rage of a Redhead

"JAMES HAROLD POTTER, GET YOUR FUCKING SKINNY ASS IN HERE RIGHT THIS MINUTE!" screamed a certain red head that was known around Hogwarts NOT to be messed with if in any way possible.

"Yes Lily dearest?" came the voice of a tall, built teenage boy with messy black hair and glasses.

"WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU DECIDED TO TURN ALL OF MY UNIFORMS INTO TEENY YELLOW POLKA-DOT BIKINI'S?" Lily raged, while changing them back as closely as she could to the standard Hogwarts uniform.

"I thought that it would give me a much better view of your body since I sit next to you in Konrad's class. This way I don't have to imagine any more, and you're way better to look at than the slytherins" smirked James.

Lily walked up to James, and ran a finger down the front of his school robe. "So you like to think about my body do you? What else do you think about when my body is in your mind?" She asked in her most seductive voice.

James was astonished. Did Lily for once actually not care if he was thinking impure thoughts about the two of them? Did she actually want to experience what had been in his dreams since the beginning of 4th year? This was too good to be true!

" Why don't I just show you babe, talking is extremely overrated," was his reply.

Lily looked James up and down then took another step closer. James could feel her warm sweet breath on his neck as she went to whisper in his ear. Her long red locks gently brushed up against his cheek. James had the sudden urge to grab her and make sure that she never moved from his side.

"Meet me in the sleeping chambers off of the Astronomy Tower at midnight. Maybe we can 'talk' about those images of yours," she whispered. As she said this, James' heart beat faster than it ever had before. She slowly walked away. The entire time, emerald green stared into baby blue and vice versa. It stayed like this until a voice was heard, bouncing down the stair with the owner of it.

"What are you two lovebirds doing here in the girls dorm? Aren't there places that you guys should be going to so that you can be alone?" Sirius Black asked.

" Hello Sirius, how is your day so far? Excellent I hope?" asked Lily.

" Of course Lady Lily, there is no way that a day could be bad when love is in the air," he exclaimed.

James just stood there still dumbfounded at what Lily had said to him. He just stared at her, not really sure what to expect. He was awoken from his thoughts when Sirius playfully punched him in the are.

"Ready to go Prongsie old boy? They may not have enough food left for the two of us if we don't go down to the great hall soon. You may have to go hungry so that I can get in my proper feeding." Sirius proclaimed.

"Padfoot old boy, do you really think that I would let you get away with taking all the food? If anything, you will be the one going hungry. It's just one of those things that everyone knows, James Potter comes first when food, girls, pranks, or Quidditch is involved. You're just going to have to get used to that small fact," he retorted.

" Well Miss Lily, I am afraid that I am going to have to leave. Please don't cry while I am gone, it will only be a few minutes until we meet again. Just remember that you are on my mind," James said, staring into two emerald orbs.

" Yes Lady Lily, we must depart. I do hope that you will find it in your heart to forgive us," joked Sirius.

"Do not worry gentlemen, I will pine for thee, but I will be able to overcome the need to kill myself," laughed Lily.

"Till potions then," they both bowed.

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As James and Sirius were making their pay towards the dungeons for Potion's with Konrad, James could not get the thought of Lily out of his mind. What did she intend to do up in the room off of the astronomy tower? Sirius and James normally used the room when they wanted to spend some "special time" with their flavor of the week.

Sirius and James were considered some of the biggest playboys at the school. Both were well liked and considered extremely hot by most of the girls in the school. The only girls they never messed with were the BG's. The BG's were Lily Evans, Abby Murphy, and Sabrina Satterfield. Those three girls were the 'Babes of Gryffindor' as they called themselves. Their appearances fit their names, but more on that later.

James and Sirius walked into the Potions classroom just as the bell rang. They took their usual seats at the table right behind Lily and Abby. When you saw these two together, you couldn't think of bigger opposites. Lily had deep red hair, emerald green eyes, and a milky complexion. She had a fragile figure and wasn't that tall, only 5'7". Lily tended to be the more studious type, although she was always willing to try out on another prank on her favorite victims- Snape and James. Lily Evans tended to try and not break school rules, although with Abby as her best friend it was kind of hard.

Abby is the opposite in not only looks, but also personality. Abby Murphy has long, black hair, dark brown eyes, and tan skin. She had a shower of freckles across her nose that looked like someone had placed them there perfectly. Abby also had a very athletic frame from playing Beater along with Sirius on the Gryffindor House Quidditch team. She could sit with the boys for hours on end and talk about Quidditch, pranks, or other foolish things that most boys talk about. Abby was just the female version of Sirius. They even both got the same mischievous twinkle in their eye when they were thinking of the next great thing to do to the slytherins. It was uncanny.

Next to James and Sirius sat Remus Lupin and Sabrina Satterfield. Remus was best friends with Sirius and James, while Sabrina was close with Lily and Abby. Both Remus and Sabrina were the quiet, calm ones of the groups. Sabrina tended to stick more to studying than pranking and Remus was always the voice of reason when it came to the Marauders. While the both were willing to help come up with ideas, they tried never to participate to the extent as the others just in case they got caught.

On the other side of Remus and Sabrina sat Peter Pettigrew and Andrea Cushman. While Peter was accepted as a Marauder and generally liked by the girls, Andrea Cushman was a completely different story. Andrea was hated, mostly by Abby. She always thought that all the Marauders were at her beckon call and was convinced that she was the most popular, prettiest girl in their year. Andrea was so disliked by Abby, that she was found herself being thrown into the laundry shoot so that she could "get cleaned and starched to be able to present herself in public," as Abby so eloquently put it.

All of the pairs were in their own discussions until they were rudely interrupted by a snarl.

" What have we here? It looks like Lupin and Pettigrew have gotten girlfriends before the infamous playboys of Hogwarts," growled Snape while a smirk played at his lips.

"Bug off Snape, at least they get a girl from time to time. No member of the female species will go near you with a ten-foot pole since your hair would cause them to hurl. You really should wash your hair. Grease not only looks bad, but it smells horrible as well. Do you ever take a shower?" retorted Abby until she was breathless with rage.

"Ah, Abby. You just remember what you said when I am the only person left who can keep you alive." Snape replied.

"I'd rather eat dead snakes." Yelled Abby.

"As you wish," said Snape as he walked over to his seat next to Lucious Malfoy.

James, Sirius, Lily, and Abby were discussing the next prank to pull when Professor Konrad walked into the classroom.

"Everyone please be quiet before I take points off of the Gryffindors. Thank you. Today we will begin by making a very complex potion called Vertiserium. Who here can tell me what that is?" asked Professor Konrad. Snape was the only one who raised his hand because the rest of the class knew that he was the only one that Konrad would call on no matter who raised their hand.

"Vertiserium is the strongest truth potion that has been invented thus far. Just 3 drops will make whoever is under the potion tell their deepest, darkest secrets when asked," came his drawled out reply.

"Congratulations Severus, 10 points to Slytherin," exclaimed Professor Konrad. And with that, the lesson continued.

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The rest of the day passed uneventfully. There was no more talk of pranks, but in one person's mind, there was a plan forming quickly on how to get a certain person back for turning their uniforms into bikinis.

Later on that evening after dinner had finished, Lily went to her dorm to think the plan through. It would be mean yes, but it was deserved. 'No one gets away with trying to get me to prance almost completely naked around the school. No one.' Thought Lilly.

Her plan was to get James up to the bedroom off of the Astronomy tower and find a way to get James to take his clothes off until he was only wearing his boxers. Then, Lily would push him back into the tower and lock herself in the room and leave out a secret tunnel that only she knew about. She would take his clothes with her and James would have to walk through the school in only his underwear. Well, he would have had to if all had gone according to plan.

At quarter to midnight, James made his way up to the Astronomy tower. Outside the entranceway to the bedroom, he met Lily who seemed extraordinarily happy to see him. His heart began to beat faster and faster until she opened the door to the room. It was then that his heart stopped. On top of the bed were Sirius Black and a 6th year Ravenclaw named Alyssa Osborne. Sirius was on top of Alyssa, who had no shirt on and her pants around her knees. She was still wearing her underwear thank goodness. Sirius was down to his boxers. Both Lily and James just stared at the sight while Sirius and Alyssa tried to cover themselves up as fast as possible.

Lily and James looked at each other before they started running back to Gryffindor tower. They didn't start laughing until they were securely seated in the Common Room. It was then that both teenagers started laughing so hard that tears leaked from their eyes. They would never be able to get that image out of their heads, nor would Sirius live the incident down.