I.

She has to be careful.

She feels as though she's standing at the edge of a precipice. The buffeting wind behind her. One wrong step

(one step too close)

and she could fall.

:and there'd be no looking back from there, would there?:

So, you see, she has to tread carefully.

She has to keep her emotions close to her heart.

(might just crack from the pressure. overflow, like a volcano. cause irreparable damage)

Still

:never let anyone see, don't ever lose control:

Because it's

(so, so, wrong)

:just so wrong:

II.

See, the crux of the matter is that she is chained. Chained by a legacy.

(oh, why has my family always done the constraining thing?)

:hasn't it been the right thing?:

She doesn't even know what the right thing is. She wishes he would free her. Release her from these chains.

They'd be like Perseus and Andromeda.

(a happy ending. )

But

:he's too old, and he's always seen you as a sister:

And

:it would never work, anyway:

And

(why would he ever love me? he has her)

:so now you discover that lime green and mud is the colour of jealousy:

III.

But strangely enough, it's never been about rebellion. It's always been about him. About a moth to a flame, about two pieces of a puzzle, and she wishes she could let go but she can't.

:so be careful about your heart, little girl. it's fragile:

(so fragile)

IV.

And this might be it,she thinks.

(love.)

:love?:

It's so completely impossible.

And yet so, so, easy.

V.

(I've been careful-I have.)

:but you've fallen anyway, haven't you?:

A/N: My first fanfic. I think it sucked, somewhat. Is a Lily/Teddy, but open to interpretation. Reviewers will get feng shui and karma and goodwill and all that.

Normal is Lily

: bold: is head

(italic) is heart

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter(sigh).