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I'm trying to make James as horrible as I can in this, so James-lovers beware! And Sirius-lovers, too!{Although I love Sirius, and it's hard to write him like this!}

So here you go. Sorry, it's a little short.

CHAPTER FOUR 'Brewing No Escape'

Sirius and James were back at James' apartment. They were laying out the ingredients they had just purchased from the potion shop on the kitchen table next to the old book that contained the potion recipe. Something was nagging at the back of James' mind about the clerk that had helped them..he seemed familiar somehow, and as soon as James set his eyes on him, he felt an intense hatred, but didn't know why. He shrugged, pushing the salesclerk out of his mind so he could concentrate on the potion.

"I hope this potion works," James said, looking over the ingredients.

"Oh, it will." Sirius replied. "This potion will prevent her from leaving you. It'll be like an invisible rope is tied around her waist, tying her to you. No matter what you do to her, no matter how much she wants to leave, she won't be able to. Then you can supplement it with the Mind Control charm so you can control her somewhat until we find something else."

James turned to Sirius, and clapped him on the back. "Thank you for helping me with this, Padfoot. You're a real friend. I don't think I could get through anything without you."

Sirius smirked. "I'm better then Remus and Peter, then, huh?"

"A lot better. Remus was a traitor. It hurt a bit when he left, saying he didn't want to be a Marauder anymore if all we were going to do was hurt people and put them down. But really, he didn't belong in our group. He wasn't a true Marauder. He cared about people too much. He didn't have enough guts to do what we needed him to do." James said, still feeling a bit angry at Remus Lupin, even though this had happened a few years ago. "And poor Peter, I think he got a bit too enthusiastic when he attacked those Slytherins, and three of them were paralyzed for life. He was a great Marauder. I hope he's faring well in Azkaban, though." James laughed.

"Who really needs them, anyway?" Sirius said."They always held us back, especially Remus. Now together, just the two of us, we're unstoppable. We can do anything."

James nodded in agreement. If he had to pick one person to talk to and to plan with for the rest of his life, it would be Sirius. Sirius was like a brother to him; James was closer to him than to his parents.

"Talking about doing something, what do you say we get started with this potion, and get your girlfriend back under control," Sirius said, pushing aside some dried slugs so he could open the old, dusty book to the correct page.

"That sounds good to me," James smiled. The thought of Lily never being able to leave cheered him enormously. "How long does it take to make, anyway?"

"That's the best part," Sirius said. "It only takes an hour to brew. Then we can give it to Lily. You can have your girlfriend back under control by tonight."

"Let's do it, then," James said.

Sirius began reading the recipe out loud, and James started measuring ingredients, and neither felt a twinge of guilt as they mixed a potion that would make Lily totally miserable and unable to escape.

I know not too much happened...but its leading up to other awesome chappies!

Cheers, can't wait to update! Hope everyone enjoys and reviews!

Bye, Dementors