Narcissa chuckled. "I'd make a horrible Dark Lady." She's making a real effort to be liked by my friends... In her own way, though. "The Compulsion is more vague; instead of "you will eat this ice cream', it would simply be a very strong suggestion that makes you crave something cold and tasty. You could completely ignore it, or out-reason it by realizing the ice cream will just go to your hips... also strong emotion can overcome it, albeit only temporarily. This curse was modified for Bondings to keep a relationship strong and healthy, but it leaves it up to the morals and personalities of the involved people." Which explains why Lucius was able to be such a bastard to his wife... he thought it was "for the best'...