A/n- Written for alysslalui's 'The 5 drabble challenge', prompt used- 'Elastic Heart' by Sia.

Hope you like it!

Disclaimer- I don't own HP or the Song.

Word Count- 407.

What's Your Heart Made Of?

"Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart
but your blade-it might be too sharp."

"Say, Evans, what is your heart made of?"

Lily looked up to find James Potter sitting next to her on the common room couch, and was confused by his outrageous question.

"What?" she asked.

"What is your heart made of?" he repeated, looking at her with an expectant expression.

"Sod off, Potter," she said, going back to her potions homework. Lily Evans had no time for James Potter and his silly antics, and hoped that he would listen and go away.

But when had he ever listened to her?

"See, it can't be normal, because anyone's heart would've melted just by my dazzling smile." she rolled her eyes as he flashed his 'dazzling' smile at her, and he continued, "But it has not effect on you. I considered stone for a while, but then I realized even stones break when hammers hit them, and I've been hitting on your heart for the last six years with all sorts of hammers I could find, and it has done nothing."

"Don't you think this metaphor has gone too far?" she interrupted, a little hurt that he would compare her heart to a stone.

He ignored her, "Then I considered diamond, sparkling and unbreakable, but then I realised, you have a huge heart and a diamond could never be big enough,"

She rolled her eyes again, but she was a little pleased to hear him talk about her huge heart.

"Next in line was the idea that maybe you didn't have a heart, but that was discarded considering no one as kind and beautiful as you could be heartless. So, Evans, that brings us back to my question, what is your heart made of?"

Lily realized that he wouldn't leave her alone until he had an answer, so she came up with one for him, despite the ridiculousness of his question, "Elastic," she said, "My heart is made of elastic."

"Elastic, huh?" he pondered quietly for a while, then said, " Elastic breaks if it's pulled too hard, Evans, sharp blades can cut it. But when pulled with just enough force, it stretches enough to cover anything up. So now that you've cleared my confusion, I'll keep pulling until I can get the elastic to cover me up. Good luck with Potions."

He stood up and left, leaving behind a confused Lily Evans, the girl with the elastic heart.