Hearthlinks

Grace has Victory

Story Summary:
Growing up with two stepfamilies, Sally-Anne Perks has all the usual family problems in triplicate. Now her stepmother wants to prevent her attending the Yule Ball. Will this ruin Sally-Anne’s chances of winning her prince? And who has stolen her magic shoe? This is a response to a challenge to retell a traditional fairy tale with a Hogwarts setting. You might consider that I put a twist in the ending… or you might not.

Our heroine's first day at Hogwarts is marred by an encounter with an ill-natured stepsister.

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How our heroine arrived on the hearth of a stepfamily.

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A second stepfamily arrives on our heroine's hearth.

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Our heroine goes to Hogwarts, but maintains her ties with both hearths.

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Enter the prince.

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The hearth becomes the place of oppression.

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The hearth is blocked, and our heroine is its captive.

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Far from her hearth, our heroine dances with the Prince.

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Tossed from one hearth to another, our heroine is sustained by the love of her prince.

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Our heroine is banished from her hearth and is about to miss the point.

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The Prince has disappeared.

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Our heroine is once again labouring at the hearth.

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Whose foot will fit the slipper?

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And they all lived happily ever after.

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