JaDine Oneshots & Drabbles

The Prince's Tale (AU)

AN:

-wrote this year 2012; was greatly influenced by my postharrypotterdepression. /whacked

- in this fic, Nadine is a bookworm; a Potterhead (Harry Potter hardcore fan), specifically. There are also mentions of Mortal Instruments.

-major references from Harry Potter series, specifically the Prince's Tale chapter from Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter spoilers you should know before reading this fic: James Potter and Lily Evans-Potter is Harry's parents and Severus Snape is the potions master who hated Harry who turned out to be his mother's childhood friend and who had loved her for years. /shot

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Bret was quite surprised to find Nadine alone in the veranda by their classroom during their break. Usually, she was surrounded by her friends.

He was even more surprised when he saw that she was actually crying.

Warily, he approached her.

He gently tapped her on her back. "Nadine? Are you okay?"

She blinked and looked at Bret.

"Bret." She smiled and wiped her tears. She raised her hand to her ears and took off one of her earphones. "Sorry, did you say something?"

Bret frowned at his friend. "Why are you crying? Are you okay?"

"Oh." Nadine said and then laughed. "No, don't mind me... it's just..." She pouted. "Well, Severus... Voldemort just killed Severus." Nadine said going teary-eyed again.

Bret, realization dawning on him, shook his head in amusement. "You're listening to the audiobook again." He said in a statement.

Nadine nodded sheepishly.

"Do you wanna listen, too? It's almost the Prince's tale." Nadine said offering one of her earpiece to Bret.

Bret shrugged and moved besides her, taking the earpiece and putting it on his left ear.

For a moment, the two kept quiet as they listened to the narration. But just as the narrator mentioned Snape, Nadine started tearing up again.

Chuckling a bit at his friend's antics, Bret snatched her iPod and pressed pause.

"You've heard this a thousand times! I wouldn't be surprise if you knew this word for word!" Bret said, looking at Nadine in exasperation and amusement.

Nadine screwed up her nose. "B-but it's just so sad... Poor Severus..." She said as a few drops of tears fell.

Bret laughed.

"What has Harry Potter done to you? You're a crying mess!" Bret teased.

Nadine tried not to laugh, but didn't quite manage. "Well, it is sad! It's tragic! Severus loved Lily ever since they were kids. Loved her even after she got with James and even after she died." She said.

"Well, that's life." Bret said with a shrug, leaning his back on the veranda and looking away into their classroom. "The sad fact is that, for girls, there is usually someone who loves them as much as Severus Snape loved Lily Evans. But just like Lily Evans, you girls usually choose your James Potter." He said, staring off.

Nadine too, leaned her back on the veranda and faced their classroom, getting a view at what was happening inside.

She looked back sharply at Bret.

"Yassi doesn't like Andre like that!" She said quickly.

Bret blink as he moved his eyes away from Yassi and Andre laughing together at something James showed them in his camera. They were inside their room.