Written for 2 Week Drabble Wars: Dark Characters ft. Dialogue Prompts on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments)
Pairing: Helga/Morgana
Prompt: "How can you go through life pretending that you're happy?" - Saw I
Word count: 165
Helga Hufflepuff always had intrigued Morgana. She was the happiest of the four Founders of Hogwarts, always kind and understanding of everybody. After all, she had every right to be, the greatest best friend and a wonderful husband, and she was doing what she loved most: teaching witches and wizards about Herbology. But that's not what made Morgana curious about her. It was the fact that when her best friend and her husband betrayed her, Helga continued to smile.
She continued to laugh and help the children. Not once had the students caught Helga crying or cursing Rowena and Godric for their ultimate. The only times the kind woman's facade slipped were where she saw the two together and they could see how broken she truly was.
How can you go through life pretending that you're happy? Morgana constantly wondered, wanting to ask Helga that question but felt that it was none of her business. Maybe one day she would have the courage to ask.