Sofia the First: The Crystal Curse

Hildegard Knows

Princess Sofia loved her magical amulet very much. Her best friend, Prince Hugo, and her family knew that it was magical, but they didn't always.

Sofia remembered when she told her stepsister, Amber, about her amulet for the first time. Amber was so jealous of Sofia for having a magical amulet that when the sisters slept over at Hugo's palace, Amber betrayed Sofia by stealing the Amulet. As punishment for stealing from and betraying her sister, the Amulet cursed Amber by summoning Prince Arthur, an evil prince from a sepia kingdom. Hugo's family learned about the Amulet when they learned that they were in grave danger. But Arthur erased their memories with his magic dragonflies—including Amber. But Amber let it happen to herself to save Sofia, and it broke the curse. Thanks to the dragonflies, nobody remembered Arthur, let alone the secret of Sofia's amulet. Sofia and Hugo were the only ones who remembered because Arthur never erased their memories. After that, Sofia trusted Hugo with her secret, and he remained true to his word.

Long after that, Sofia learned that Princess Elena of Avalor had been trapped inside the Amulet for 41 years while an evil sorceress named Shuriki was ruling her kingdom. Sofia managed to convince her family to travel to Avalor, so she could free Elena from her amulet. The Amulet used to be ruby red, but when it pulled Elena inside, the jewel turned amethyst purple. When Sofia freed Elena from the Amulet, the jewel turned ruby pink. Sofia's family didn't learn about the Amulet—let alone the mission—until Elena was free. Since then, the family has known about Sofia's secret, along with Hugo.

Hugo's family learned about the Amulet after seeing Sofia get trapped inside it. Sofia's imprisonment led to her and Hugo's families learning about her role as storykeeper of the Secret Library.

Princess Hildegard was responsible for Sofia's imprisonment. She never really learned the truth behind the Amulet—and that was good. Sofia knew that Hildegard was more spoiled than Amber, and whenever she saw something she liked, she wanted it. Sofia knew that if Amber could cause trouble by being jealous of her, there was a chance, Hildegard could cause even more trouble out of jealousy. Sofia didn't know what kind of trouble Hildegard could cause, but she never wanted to find out.

Sofia and Hugo had just finished another story in the Secret Library, and they went back to her bedroom, where Amber was waiting to see how they were.

"Amber, what brings you here?" Sofia asked.

"Just wanted to see how you were doing," Amber said.

"We're okay," Hugo said. "We just finished another story in the Secret Library."

Amber was having a playdate with Princess Hildegard today. Amber asked Hildegard to wait in her room while she checked on Sofia. But Unbeknownst to Hugo and the sisters, Hildegard was standing right behind Sofia's bedroom door. She was really curious about what the trio was talking about.

"I have to say, Amber, you've come a very long way," Sofia smiled. "You're more trustworthy with these secrets than you used to be."

"Thanks, Sofia," Amber smiled.

"Speaking of which, Sofia, you should count your blessings," Hugo declared. "Amber may have been able to cause trouble shortly after she learned these secrets, but she's not even the biggest spoiled brat we know."

"Who is?" Sofia asked.

"Princess Hildegard," Hugo replied.

Hildegard was shocked to hear that. She wondered why Hugo saw her as a spoiled brat—but she was even more curious about what secrets Sofia was keeping.