A/N: This is my set of drabbles for the DMHG Challenge over on LiveJournal. Each month we are given a prompt word, and all submissions must be Dramione-centric and exactly 100 words.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter universe or franchise nor do I make any money off of these.
November 2011 Prompt: Beedle the Bard
Title: Not Our Happy Ending
Rating: G
Warnings: melancholic regret
I earned a shiny - Mod's Choice!
"... and that's how the kneazle lost to the crup. Now, time for lights out."
Closing the door, she turned to face the house's owner.
"Why do you read them that rubbish?" Draco asked.
"Because some stories have truth in them," she answered.
"It's all fantasy. Life doesn't really work like that," he said.
"There's still meaning there, even if it's not happy."
He glanced at the door. "Those could have been our children, if the story had been different."
Shock. "But they're not."
"No. Our story didn't end that way. Good night, Mrs. Weasley."
"Good night," she called after him.