The Ice Queen [s.b.]

↠litter your floor with my tears, 1.12

October 8th.

At about midnight, a letter flies through Anna's dorm window stamped with the official seal of the Fawley household.

Annalee,

We are disappointed to hear this. Evan's parents were even more so. Because of this, you will no longer carry the burden of your mother and I. Unless you write an apology to the Rosiers today, you will from henceforth be disowned from the Fawley family. We will send your belongings to Hogwarts if you do not write to the Rosiers. 

Morenthius Fawley

And that's it. Annalee Harriet Fawley from there on in is disowned.

The only thought that Annalee musters upon reading it, is I should dye my hair purple.

Then, of course, she starts crying and does the only thing she can think of. She finds Sirius.

The password to the portrait wasn't terribly hard to guess. Then she transforms into Goldie (as she calls her animagus) and paws at the dorm door. Thankfully, it opens immediately to James Potter who looks to be wide awake.

Anna transforms back and James gapes.

"Uh, Sirius?" he calls behind him.

Sirius comes to the door, and gapes at the Slytherin outside of his dorm room in the Gryffindor house in the middle of the night.

"I need your help," she says, brushing away her tears.

"Come in, I guess?" James says meekly.

They clear the path for her and Remus and Peter both stare at her as she walks in. She sits on the bed closest to the door.

"So explain something to me," Sirius Black implores, "How is it that you, despite all of your ice-queen-ness, managed to wind up in my dorm, in the middle of the night? Asking us for help, of all things."

"Don't forget the part about her crying, Pads," James Potter reminds him.

"And the fact that she hates each and every one of us," Remus adds.

Annalee only glares, "Do you really think I'd be here - of all places - if I weren't desperate? Plus, I don't hate Peter."

"Yeesh," Sirius says, putting a hand over his heart.

"That was kind of harsh," James continues.

"I'm a little offended, your highness," Sirius taunts.

"Oh, shut up, will you?" Annalee exclaims.

James and Sirius exchange glances, before saying in unison, "Nope."

Anna rolls her eyes.

"What happened, Annalee?" Peter says finally.

"Thank you for asking, Peter. It seems my parents didn't like me refusing to have an arranged marriage - which is why I was on a so-called date with Evan - and reacted in the same way as Druella and Cygnus," she says quietly.

Only Sirius knows what she means as he gives her a huge hug as she cries.

"It'll be okay, Princess," he murmurs. "I promise. Do you have anywhere to go?"

"Andy said I could stay with her," Anna offers. "So did Lily. And Dumbledore."

"Can someone explain to the rest of us what's happening?" Remus asks.

"I got myself disowned," Annalee explains. "Which means I'm kicked out of the house. I have no money. No family except Lily and Andy. AKA, every girl's dream!"