Hey everyone. I'm so sorry about not updating, but I was strapped to a hospital bed for the last two weeks! Anyway, I'm ok now, so I should be able to update a lot more frequently...plus I'm bursting with ideas for the next few chapters! I just have to get this stubborn chapter off the ground ( I'm having terrible problems with it, this is my fourth time rewriting it from scratch! ) and all should fall in place. Wish me luck!

Here goes...

CHAPTER 19

Of Bonds And Binds...

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'' QUICK MOONY! '' bellowed Sirius wildly. Remus nodded and whipped out his wand. '' Ligatureis Bindus! '' he yelled. There was a spark of light and...nothing happened.
'' Oooh, very funny,'' Lily said coolly, stalking toward the door. Before she reached it, however, she fell to the floor with a smack, as though an unseen force was holding her back.
'' YES! '' barked Remus and Sirius, smacking palms gleefully. Lily got up slowly and tried, again, to walk toward the door. She felt a jerk behind her bellybutton and fell to the floor again, held back by an invisible element.
'' What did you do? '' she cried in frustration. '' Well we have...'' Sirius puffed his chest proudly. '' Executed my ' Peas in a Pod ' plan by binding the two of you together for the week. You can't leave each-other's company. There are invisible cuffs linking one of you to the other...''
He smirked naughtily. '' Wherever one of you goes, the other goes,''
'' Even...even...showering? '' Lily croaked drily, feeling very nervous all of a sudden. '' Yep! '' exclaimed Sirius delightedly.
'' You can't move further than three feet away from each-other. For an entire week,'' Remus and Sirius grinned identical, evil smiles. This week would be fun. Very fun, indeed.

'' You've got to be joking,'' Lily stared at Remus and Sirius in horror. '' Nope! '' Sirius cried happily.

Lily slowly turned her head to gaze imploringly at Remus. '' Look. The two of us are sick and tired of the two of you. Either you're at eachother's throats or you're skirting around eachother, terrified to make a damn move. It's soooooo annoying and, basically, we're all sick of it. So we decided to do something about it,''

'' Have fun! '' Sirius grinned wickedly, then the two conspiring Marauders left James and Lily alone.
Lily's jaw was almost scraping the floor. She turned to look at James. As she had thought, he was grinning.
'' Potter! Don't you realise what they've done? ''

'' Yep! '' James said delightedly, his eyes gleaming. '' Aren't they the best friends ever? ''

'' You cannot be serious! You actually want us together every waking moment? '' she shook her head in disbelief.

'' How many times, Evans? I want you. You want me, even though you won't admit it. Besides, this is the perfect time to live out your fantasy,''

He raised his eyebrows, his eyes sparkling, his lips curved in an enticing smile. Lily flushed. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately.

'' Look, Potter, you have seriously got to get over yourself. I am not enjoying this. C'mon let's go to the Common Room,'' she snapped angrily. '' Suuuure, Evans. You're not enjoying this at all,'' James taunted, grinning like the Cheshire Cat.
'' I'm not,'' Lily repeated firmly. But there was a small part of her enjoying it immensely.

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'' Ouch! Would you mind waiting for me? Every time you run ahead, these invisible cuffs pull on my legs and I go flying,'' grumbled Lily, rubbing her knees as she stood up wearily.
'' Sorry,'' James said contritely. He linked his arm with hers, ignoring her spew of indignation.

'' Excuse you! What do you think you're doing? '' James eyed her as though she was two and he was explaining what candy was.

'' Liiiillllyyyy. You said yourself we'll have to synchronize the paces at which we walk. This makes it easier,'' he said patiently.

Lily stared at his arm, wrapped around hers, skeptically, but didn't say any more. She glanced at James who appeared to be thinking hard. Then he started to laugh. She tried to ignore him. It was best if they didn't talk. But she found herself asking anyway.

'' What? ''

'' Well, Sirius said his name was Doctor Ohcysp, right? ''
Lily nodded.

'' That's Psycho spelled backwards,''

Lily couldn't help it. She laughed.

'' You come out with the weirdest things,'' she commented through her guffaws.

'' I know,'' James acknowledged proudly. He glanced at her. She was smiling. That was a good sign – he seemed to be on a roll.

'' And Professor Duarf, the Divination teacher? His name is – ''

'' Fraud spelled backwards! '' Lily exclaimed, having just figured it out. James nodded, smiling.

'' I always knew he was a dud,'' Lily replied, earning a chuckle from James.

'' Collywobbles,''

The portrait swung open.

'' This is going to be awkward,'' James sighed fakely, looking absolutely delighted. Lily grimaced.

'' Ladies first,''

'' Oh, no...you can go first Potter,''

James shrugged and crawled through the stone space. '' Nice view! I'm really enjoying the show,'' Lily called mischievously, heading in after him.

James laughed. Once they were standing in the common room, they stood there looking at eachother somewhat awkwardly. Luckily, it was empty.

'' Er...yeah, well...I'll just...what...er...where...? '' Lily babbled in a rush, trying in vain to form a coherent sentence. James was studying her curiously – it wasn't everyday you witnessed a flustered Lily Evans.

'' Where will we sleep? '' he said helpfully, rather unsavoury thoughts already crowding his imagination. Lily stared at him in shock for a moment – it seemed the reality of their predicament had finally hit her.

'' Oh...no...no...no...no way am I sleeping with you! There has to be some way we can...break this ridiculous spell. We'll have to break into the library...we can check out some books and see if we can find...'' Lily began earnestly, shaking her head in bewilderment. There had to be some way of ending the spell prematurely...she just couldn't sleep just three feet away from James Potter. There was no way possible. She couldn't control her fantasies...and, oddly enough, they usually involved James Potter. No, she just couldn't...!

James was looking at her, disappointment etched across his features.

'' Yeah...I guess. I mean I wouldn't want to force my unwanted company on you or anything,'' he responded monotonously, sighing.

Lily nodded vehemently, trying to curb the little fist of guilt knotted in her stomach. It wasn't as if she wanted to be anywhere near him or anything...he was James Potter, for Merlin's sake! But he looked so sad...no. She had to stop. The day James Potter wormed himself into her good book was the day she would never see. This had to stop. He was a jerk...but was he? Hadn't he already shown her how sweet he was? How he actually listened to what she said...and he tried so hard to please her...and he was brave. So brave. And funny. But...no. She had to stop. Banishing all her conflicting thoughts, Lily trained her expectant gaze on James.

'' C'mon so. We'll hit the library and...'' James shook his head.

'' No. We'll be caught. Ever since Sirius and I...um...set a few books on fire, Madam Pince constructed all these charms around the Restricted Section. Motion charms. They record any movement and alert her,'' his voice, which had been sheepish, became cold.

Lily sighed. '' Well, what will we do? ''

'' Well...they can't detect invisibility cloaks. '' Lily rolled her eyes.

'' Yeah, great. And just where are we going to get an invisibility cloak? '' her tone was harder than she intended, she realised. But it was better if he believed she still disliked him. At least then she could avoid her feelings...

X My feelings? Where the hell did that come from? I have no feelings for him! Unless you count contempt! X

Jmes was staring at Lily intently, his eyes dark.
'' No...'' she breathed slowly. '' You have one? '' She hardly dared hope. No wonder he always got away with all his famous pranks and night-wanderings. An invisibilty cloak! The possibilites would be endless...

He nodded, then caught her hand in his, pulled her up the darkened stairway to the boys' dorms and slipped the two of them into the room as stealthily as two nimble cats, before she could even protest. As they headed silently over toward his bed, the lights flickered on and the room erupted in whistles, largely on the part of Sirius.

'' Evans! '' shrieked Sirius delightedly, leaping from his bed wearing only boxers. Lily swallowed hard and averted her eyes, a blush tinting her cheeks. It seemed to be happening to her all the time now...she was constantly blushing.

Sirius was bouncing energetically on his... waterbed? He was exactly the same as Bailey! She rolled her eyes. Those two weirdos were made for eachother.

'' Black...why is there a teddy of Frosty the Snowman on your pillow? '' Lily asked hesitantly, trying not to laugh.
'' Hey! Don't diss Frosty! He's cold as ice and cool as a cucumber! ''

Lily nodded slowly.

'' Don't worry. We all came to terms with Sirius' madness years ago,'' piped Remus from his bed, where he was reading a book on werewolves. A pillow hit Remus squarely in the face. He glared at Sirius suspiciously, where the pillow seemed to have originated. Sirius began whistling innocently, then turned his attention to Lily.

'' So...Evans...'' he wiggled his eyebrows knowingly. '' Up here to have a bit of bedfun with Jamesie boy? ''

Lily shot him a contemptuous look. '' Actually...'' she began loftily. '' James and I are getting his cloak, so we can break into the library and end this slooooow curse you put on us,''

To her surprise, Remus and Sirius burst out laughing. Lily narrowed her eyes. '' What? ''
'' You can't break the spell. It's impossible. It can only be endured until it has run its course. Sorry,''

James, who had been heartily rummaging in his chest, turned slowly, his heart thumping.
'' What? '' he croaked.

'' Pal, you and the little fox here are stuck together. Not that you'll mind,'' Sirius added under his breath.

'' I don't believe you! '' Lily barked, trying to stare Sirius down. Remus tossed her a thick volume that had been lying on his bed.

'' Olden Magickes: Spells, hexes, curses, enchantments, bewitchments and charms of bonds and bindings. ''

'' Page seven hundred and sixty three,'' Remus said carelessly. Lily flicked through the aged, yellowed parchment impatiently.

'' Bond of Unity – This particular enchantment is complex, involving the paring of two dragonheartstrings fused with core of unicorn hair. When applied to two magicfolk, the bewitchment lasts for seven days and seven nights, resulting in the unity of said persons. Said persons will be unable to move more than three feet away from eachother, even in the most dire of situations. Once cast, the charm cannot be unmade, unless through the death of the forger or the victims. These charms were commonly used in the sixteenth century to bind unfaithful spouses to the sides of their lovers, or to attempt a friendship between those who despise eachother. It is recommended this charm be undertaken with the supervision of an elder, though the seventieth decree of the Ministry allows usage of the charm in private establishments. ''

Lily expelled an anguished breath, pursing her lips. This was so unfair! She flung the book back at Remus.

'' We're going to try anyway. C'mon James. Maybe since that book was written, a countercharm was discovered. We have to try, at least! '' she pleaded, looking imploringly at James, who nodded and pulled his cloak from the chest. As the silvery material slid over his hands like moonlight in a night sky, or pale trickles of water over stone, Lily bit her lip in awe, entranced.

'' Wow,''

She reached out a tentative hand, her eyes searching James' as he nodded. As the soft folds of the cloak reached her fingertips, she inhaled slowly, running her hand along its perfect seam.

'' It's beautiful. '' she smiled up at him. '' You're so lucky,''

James shrugged. It was his most treasured possession...but if she asked him, he'd give it to her in a heartbeat. He'd give her everything he owned!

'' Not as lucky as he'd like to be,'' voiced Sirius quietly, dutifully ignoring the angry look James shot at him. Lily appeared not to notice, gracefully slipping into the cloak. As her body disappeared from view, she exclaimed in delight, experimentally extending and withdrawing her hand from the sleeve of the cloak.

James smiled bashfully at her,then let his grin fade. '' Ok. I'm coming under,'' he said cautiously. Lily threw back the hood so that her head hovered eerily in the air, letting him know her location. Then she held open the front flap as he stole under, unconsciously pressing himself against her.

'' Byeeeee! Enjoy yourselves! '' Sirius catcalled after them as, invisible, they crept from the room and into the very lair of the deserted castle.

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''

'' Booke of Sleep,'' the burnished gold title across the black leather read. Lily yawned again as heavy breathing reached her ears. Looking over, she saw James had slumped against the shelf and was fast asleep, his chest rising and falling with each passing second. She let her eyelids drift closed, then jerked awake. No. They had to find the countercurse...but she was so tired...just a few seconds sleep couldn't hurt...

Within moments, the invisibility cloak pooled around her, Lily had drooped against James, her head tucked into his shoulder. In his sleep, he shifted and lazily brought his arm around her, pulling her close against him, mumbling her name. Lily sighed and drowsily succumbed to the lure of sleep, her arm flung across his chest in a remarkably possessive gesture.

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ded to study any of the restricted books,'' Madam Pince hissed angrily.

'' It is possible that Lily and James were reading up on some of their material for Madam Lasair,'' Dumbledore voiced mildly, his voice sounding more than a little amused.

Lady Lasair nodded sweetly, trying to fight the satisfactory smirk threatening to explode on her face. She had known there was something between them. Lily and James were entwined in eachothers arms, limbs entangled possessively, on the floor of the library. An array of restricted books were spread out around them.

It was obvious they had been searching for something and had fallen asleep...but it was their interesting position which begged attention. Lily had recently confided that she was not sleeping well, being prone to fitful nights of strange and erratic dreams...but, strangely, it looked as though she was in the midst of a very pleasant, deep and peaceful slumber. Interesting, to say the least. And James...he was smiling in his sleep, his arms wrapped around Lily's back and midriff. Yes, both looked very content.

And, the two were abnormally close. One couldn't slip a pin into the minute gap between them! It looked as though they were fused together, they were so close! Lily may as well have been on top of James – not that he'd mind, Lady Lasair was sure.

She cleared her throat loudly. It wasn't really fair for them all to gawk at them while they were sleeping so soundly. Lily moved in her sleep, groaning. But her movements only caused her to wrap herself even more around James, who murmured appreciatively in his sleep.

Lady Lasair fought back a laugh, freeing her expression of all mirth.

'' LILY! JAMES! UP! '' she called loudly, smiling with amusement as Lily jerked awake and leapt upwards, only to fall to the floor and hit her knee off the shelf. Rubbing his eyes, James sat up, glancing around confusedly.

The two dishevelled students helped eachother up, blinking furiously against the glare of the sudden light and, to some extent, the embarrassment.

'' Well! James, Lily...it appears the two of you spent the night in the Restricted Section. Madam Pince feels a need to know why...I told her it might have something to do with your Sage studies. Might I be right? '' Dumbledore greeted jovially, his eyes twinkling.

Lily nodded torridly as James launched into speech, the lies flowing easily from his lips.

'' Yeah...we were seeing if we could find out exactly what our unique powers were and I thought it might be better to study at night since our powers would be more pronounced without the distractions of vibrations from other , you know, the castle would be quiet and we thought the library was good cos of the books...maybe we could find something there and then we fell asleep and...''

Dumbledore nodded wisely, though James was unsure if anyone had understood what he had just said – he didn't know himself! Lady Lasair also seemed satisified, though it was apparent Madam Pince was thoroughly disgruntled.

'' And, pray tell, how did you avoid my barriers? '' she asked sternly, her imperious eyes focused distastefully on James.

'' Er...''

'' With a loop. I fed the charm shields a loop, with a Confundus charm. '' Lily said quickly, subtly kicking the silvery cloak behind the towering pew of shelves, away from Madam Pince's beady eyes. She humphed in anger, then spun on her heel and stormed up to her desk, where she glared down at Lily and James, who were avoiding the amused stares of Lady Lasair and Dumbledore.

'' Well, now that that is cleared up, I have breakfast to eat! Would you care to join me, Ma'am? '' Dumbledore cried exuberantly, clasping Lady Lasair's hand. She nodded, smiling, then waved daintily at Lily and James, before sweeping out of the library.

'' Do you think we should tell them...about the spell? '' Lily asked James hesitantly. He shook his head.

'' No. It'll just get Remus and Sirius into desperate trouble, they can't even do anything...and – '' he grinned lopsidedly at her, '' – it's not that bad is it? ''
Lily rolled her eyes. '' C'mon. Breakfast,''

'' Hey, James! '' Lily and James whirled around and, as Lily saw who it was, she groaned inwardly. Richelle Kuchovi. The fifth year Hufflepuff who was absolutely crazy about James and Co. She had even tried to start a cheerleading squad for the Gryffindor Quidditch team in honour of James. Luckily, McGonagall had told her, somewhat more politely, to get lost.

'' Oh, James! It's great to see you! I haven't talked to you, in like, aaaages! '' She smacked the air with kisses, fluttering her lashes idiotically. Lily stiffened as James grinned. Richelle was pretty. But anyone who got up at 5 am especially to wash their hair and spent at least five hours on their appearance everyday would be.

'' So, like, I was so totally wondering if you would come to this, like, exclusive party in the Hufflepuff Common Room, like, tonight. We're all having, like, a few drinks, then we're going to, like, sneak out of the castle – Debbie Somerson is convinced she's found, like, a secret passage out to Hogsmeade, like – and we're going clubbing. You interested, like? ''

James gave a sidelong glance at Lily, who was glaring murderously at Richelle. '' I don't know...'' he said uneasily.

'' Yeah. James has better things to be doing. He'll be with me tonight,'' Lily said pointedly, scowling at Richelle, who looked absolutely flabbergasted.

'' Well...I suppose you could, like, come too...''

James looked hopefully at Lily, who shrugged. She'd always wanted to go clubbing in Hogsmeade...and she was tied to James all week. They'd be doing nothing anyway that night – they may as well have some fun.

'' As long as Bails, Ada and Juls can come too,''

James grinned at Richelle, who smiled back, tossing her glossy black hair.

'' Great. We'll see you, like, at eight in the Hufflepuff Common Room. Tonight's password is, like, ' Clubber Duffer '. Byeee! Oh and bring the lads, James. Like, Sirius and, like, Remus and...I guess, Peter, like. And anyone else, like. Spread the word! ''

Then she sauntered off down the hall, leaving Lily and James standing there, one gleefully looking forward to the coming night, the other wearily wondering what she had gotten herself into.

A/N: Hey! Sorry, I know nothing really happened in this chappie...but at least ye have the club to look forward to! What could happen there????????? THE POSSIBILITIES!!!!!!

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