Once Upon a Times and other Broken Drabbleys

by Writ-in-Fire-and-Ice

A collection of 10 drabble-ys. Most of which are rather depressing. Warning: If you cry easily, you may need a tissue. I don't know. I'm not you. Enjoy! T for safety.

2. But You'd Never Know It

But You'd Never Know It

Prompt: "Don't tell." "Why?" "'Cause then they'll know." Oh, the things my Great-Grandfather said. May he rest in peace.

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The two of them danced to their own tune. They dragged their friends along with them and got caught up in the lyrics. It almost seemed as if there wasn't another world out there.

Their smiles, kindness, dances, and laughter seemed to erase all knowledge of this other world. The two of them were the happiest couple you'd ever meet, but they lived in the worst of times. You wouldn't know it if you were standing in their home, but there was a war boiling just outside their door.

Their names were Lily and James Potter, and their cottage was on the frontlines of a war.

But you'd never know it.

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An: Bit more upbeat than the first one. Slightly funny that this is the second one. Yet again, very canon. Apparently, it is possible for me to write canon.