The Ice Queen [s.b.]

↠on the come up, 1.37

A/N FOR THE NEXT THREE CHAPTERS, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LISTEN TO THE MUSIC. IT'S DRAMATIC. SO, BE DRAMATIC. THANKING YOU KINDLY!

March 14th.

The first day of Spring Break has finally arrived for Hogwarts, and Anna is possessed by a mixture of emotions.

Nervousness, excitement, nervousness, excitement, but she's also really nervous and excited.

Lily, for the most part, is the recipient of said nervousness/excitement ("Oh, Lily! I'm so excited! But what if he hates me?" "You're excited? You haven't mentioned that before. And he won't hate you." "Oh, shush. Life changing moments are happening. But thanks, Chani, dearest!")

But then she sees Molly and Arthur standing in the middle of Platform 9 and 3/4 and all of her nervousness fades.

"C'mon, Annie," Fabian urges

She follows the twins, saying a quick goodbye to Lily, of course.

"Arthur? A friend of ours needs to talk to you," Gideon says, after giving his sister a quick hug.

Anna waves shyly. She sticks out her hand, "Annalee Fawley. I'm sorry it took me so long, but I'm looking for my brother."

Arthur smiles. "Finally. He told me you'd come."

Molly, on the other hand, gasps and gives Anna a tight hug.

"Oh, Annie, it's been so long! We were so worried you'd agreed with those horrible parents of yours!" she exclaims excitedly.

Anna smiles widely and wrinkles her nose, "No. I got myself disowned back in October. Would you mind it if I went back to the Burrow with you? I just have some questions, and I really want to find Jeremy."

"Of course!" Arthur exclaims. "In fact, I insist."

"Thank you," Anna says quietly.

With that, the group apparates back to the Burrow.

Molly sits Anna down on the couch and starts talking with her brothers and son (her baby in her arms).

Arthur sits down across from her.

"So how've you been, Annie?" Arthur asks.

Anna shrugs, "It's been quite a year. I was being mentored by Tom Riddle last August, then I sort of joined the Order, and then my parents tried to get me to commit to an arranged marriage, when I refused, I was disowned. Then I was cursed, and then I started dating Sirius Black, and then I went back to the Fawley Manor to get my stuff and I saw Riddle again who told me that I have a missing family member, and then I remembered just one thing about Jeremy, and then I realized my parents erased my memory, and then Sirius and I broke up because I didn't tell him, and then I did this potion to get my memories back. And now I'm here. Oh! And I started a dueling club in October for Hogwarts students who are interested in joining the Order after graduation."

Arthur blinks a couple of times. "Well, you've sure been busy. I'm sorry you had to go through all of that. Anyways, your brother wanted me to tell you that the castle is real and the song is based in reality. He told me to say Nottingham. He said that there's a movie about it, and you'd know which. Knowing him, it's a Disney movie."

"I've got it! Robin Hood. It's my favorite Disney movie. And his favorite. It's called Nottingham Castle. It's a real place. I've been. It has a network of caves called the City of Caves. That has to be where he is," Anna exclaims, jumping up. "I have to go!"

 He beams, "You do, Annie. But just stay for a little bit. You've been waiting almost a decade. You can wait one more night."

"Oh, alright," Anna says, jumping up and down and clapping her hands. "I should write to Lily and Marlene!"