The Nutcracker of Hogwarts Chapter 6: Tangled Up In Me, a harry potter fanfic

Okay, line break isn't working, people! Fix it!! Anyway, the italicized words are a song by Skye Sweetnam called "Tangled Up In Me." It's a great song, and you can check out the video at Go do it! After you read this, of course! Onward!

You wanna know more, more, more about me
I'm the girl who's kicking the coke machine
I'm the one that's honking at you 'cause I left late again

"Hey Evans!" Lily let out an annoyed groan. Should she even bother stopping and turning around? He would chase her down until she did finally stop… and somehow that sounded a bit more fun. So she kept walking. She didn't quicken her pace, but she did keep walking. It was the little game she and James played… only James didn't know they were playing it.

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Could you see I want you
By the way I push you away,
Yeah!
Don't judge me tomorrow
By the way I'm acting today
Mix the words up with the actions
Do it all for your reaction
Yeah!
Hey! Hey!
Get tangled up in me

They hadn't always been playing this game- for the first six years that they knew each other, Lily honestly hated James's guts. But as those years rolled on… she found herself waiting to see him in the morning. She found herself waiting to see his face light up when she walked into the room- his eyes would widen a bit with excitement and a grin would cover his face. She found herself waiting to hear his cocky voice call "Hey Evans!" from halfway across the Great Hall- she'd roll her eyes and sit on the other end of the Gryffindor table. At first it didn't bother her when he would sigh sadly and sit down, looking hurt… but after a while… it hurt her too. And then there was that one morning she didn't see him.

You wanna know more, more, more about me
Gotta know reverse psychology
I'm the reason why you can't get to sleep
I'm the girl you never get just quite what you see

"No Potter today?" Lily asked one morning as she sat down next to Remus, who was sitting across from Sirius and Peter. Sirius looked at her, his face abnormally solemn. "What's wrong?"

"James had one of his famous four in the morning practices today," Remus told her. "He got knocked off his broom and hit the ground pretty hard."

"It's my fault," Sirius mutter, resting his face in his hands. "I didn't know he was out there when I hit the bludger…"

"Out where?" asked Lily. "Wouldn't he be right where you could see him?"

"Well, you really can't see much at four in the morning," Remus remarked. "But James was subbing for Kay Donaldson- she's got a devil of a cold and is in hospital." Kay Donaldson was the Gryffindor seeker, and a very good one. James wasn't as good as she, but better than the rest of the team, so he would sub for her if she wasn't available. But Lily didn't really care about her right now. She picked up her things and headed towards the hospital wing.

"Well Potter, I'm amazed that you managed to make a complete fool of yourself… then again, no I'm not." James looked towards the doorway of the hospital wing. His eyes widened a bit with excitement and a grin covered his face.

"Hey Evans!" Lily was leaning against the door jam, rolling her eyes in order to hide the relief she felt.

"Well, your obviously not dead," she remarked, walking over to him and sitting in the chair at his side. "So what happened to you?" James turned away from her, muttering a bit. "Sorry, I didn't quite catch that."

"I'm not supposed to say anything," he said solemnly. "Not even my friends."

"Well, I'm not your friend," Lily said, smugly. "Cough it up." James turned back towards her, a questioning look on his face.

"What do you care?"

You think that you know me
You think that I'm only
When everything I do is only to get tangled up in you

"You're right," Lily said, getting to her feet. "What do I care?" She turned towards the door to leave.

"A hippogriff escaped from Professor Kettleburn's barn." Professor Kettleburn was the Care for Mythical Creatures teacher and he kept all his animals in stalls in his barn. They normally didn't get out though. "I guess Hagrid was taking care of some of the animals and forgot to shut the place up," James continued. "The 'griff was flying around the Quidditch Field, I was reaching for the snitch when he came out of nowhere and…"

"And what?" asked Lily. "He knocked you off the broom?" James shook his head.

"No, he didn't knock me off." He took a deep breath. "I was startled, all right? Wasn't expecting a hippogriff to appear on the Quidditch field, you know." Lily started to laugh. "Thanks, Evans, that's very sympathetic of you."

"You're such a prat, James!" she exclaimed. "You got scared of something that you didn't expect, so what? Could have happened to anyone. Get over it." She turned away. "We've got a test in Potions on Friday, I suggest you use this hospital time to study." With that, she was gone.

You wanna know more, more, more about me
I'm the girl that's sweeping you off your feet

Lily stopped outside the hospital door, letting out a sigh. That was close, she almost told him how she felt… how she thought she felt. Could it be… was she really falling for James Potter? A few years ago, that thought would have given her cold chills, but now… it made her smile.

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Could you see I want you
By the way I push you away
Yeah!
Don't judge me tomorrow
By the way I'm acting today
Mix the words up with the actions
Do it all for your reaction, Ya!

Lily watched her Nutcracker fighting with the seven-headed mouse in front of her, worried to death. She didn't want him hurt, he had been a special gift… a gift of love that she loved very much. But now… as she watched the fight, she noticed that it wasn't her Nutcracker she saw battling. She saw James Potter. The real James Potter. Her James Potter. Severus knocked him to the ground and got ready to finish him once and for all.

"No!" She took off her slipper and threw it as hard as she could… and the mouse ran towards her. That's the last thing she saw.

Hey! Hey!
Get tangled up in me