Disclaimer: Frozen Belongs to disney and Harry Potter belongs to Rowling
Lily sat in the Potter Library, pouring over seven hundred year old maps and ancient descriptions of Kingdoms long lost in time. She had finally found it, after two years of searching, she had finally found it. It had taken much longer than she had thought, but she had found Arendelle.
Arendelle, it seemed, had been wiped from existence. Old shipping manifests, trade agreements, arranged marriage contracts, all came up blank there was nothing documented that proved the existence of the kingdom. The only proof she had was Princess Anna's Diary and she hadn't exactly written map coordinates in it. In fact there wasn't much at all written in it. It was mostly made up of Anna's early life and then more important events that had happened after Elsa's Coronation. It stops when Anna reaches her twenty-fifth birthday.
There were only two valid locations that the diary had told her, one was a town called 'Weselton' and that wasn't much to go from.
Weselton was a small trading town that dealt in silks and spices. Weselton had been burned to the ground by vikings and the town that now rested on Weselton's ashes had only a small museum dedicated to what remained of the town. It was nothing but but a few old shipping manifests and some old spice barrels.
The other location Princess Anna mentioned was the 'Summer Isles'. Anna became engaged to a Prince of the Summer Isles but things did not turn out so well. Her betrothed, Prince Hans, turned out to be a real power hungry arsehole. Only planning on marrying Anna to gain power in the kingdom and then planning murdering her sister so he would be king of Arendelle. The Diary didn't give any location of where the Summer Isles were, and everywhere she looked she could find no mention of such a place so that was another dead end.
With how Arendelle basically disappeared from the world, Lily suspected wizard involvement. There was no way an entire kingdom could just disappear like that without any trace but a children's story, unless someone went out of their way to make it so. Someone must have put some intense wards over all of Arendelle to keep people out. But why someone would do so, Lily had no idea.
How she found Arendelle was through geography. Anna's Diary did mention that Arendelle was near a mountain range and was located inside of a cove. So Lily slowly cross referenced every cove near a mountain range across Europe and she had finally found it. By cross referencing a seven hundred year old map with a modern one, she found an area that fit the Diary's description of Arendelle perfectly. An area that apparently existed seven hundred years ago but no longer today, judging by the two maps that is.
"Mum! Mum! Mum!" Anna's shouting caused her to look up, Anna ran into the library, her red braids bouncing and her face lit up in excitement. "Come look at what Harry did! You won't believe it!" the six year old grabbed her hand and pulled her along.
Lily laughed, "I'm coming, just let me finish cleaning up here okay sweetie. I'll be out in a second."
Anna bounced in excitement, "Hurry!" She then ran out of the room.
Lily cleaned up all of her research and made her way out to the garden where she knew her family was spending the afternoon. Sirius and Remus were over for the day and were watching over the children while she researched and James was at his Ministry Job. James was the head of the International Law Enforcement Relations Department. A newly created department that focused on exchanging relevant information between the different Auror departments of different nations. It was created when it became apparent that Voldemort was upping his game and trying to recruit from/attack other countries. His followers had been spotted in Bulgaria and Spain.
When it became apparent that they were going to need the Ministry's approval to get Harry into Hogwarts, James decided that he could no longer be just a simple auror. He needed some serious pull in the Ministry. Dumbledore proposed the idea to the Ministry and recommended James as the candidate. It took some doing and many spent favors, but they managed it. And so, James became a sort of ambassador between nations involving matters of the Auror department. Currently, he was in France.
Lily came out onto the grounds and saw that they were covered in snow, not unusual for their family, even in July. What was unusual was the two dogs frolicking in the snow. One was a black Irish Wolfhound, Lily would recognize Sirius' animagus form anywhere. The other dog looked exactly like Sirius, the only difference was that it was made completely of ice and snow.
Anna noticed her mother had finally came out and rushed over to her. "Mum! Do you see him!"
Lily picked her up she was still a little bit in shock at seeing the animated ice dog, "I sure do honey."
Anna pointed over at where her brother and Remus were standing, "Harry made him."
Lily made her way over to her son and old friend, the two were laughing at the dog's antics. Harry saw his mother and smiled brightly at her, he whistled causing the two dogs to race over toward them. Harry wrapped his arms around the ice dog who started rapidly licking Harry's face with an icey tongue.
"Mum! He's like Olaf! I made him just like Elsa made Olaf!" Harry said excitedly, the dog barked matching Harry's excitement. Harry knew the story of Elsa inside and out. Harry knew it word for word. Lily would one day let Harry read Anna's Diary, but there were some entries that were inappropriate for an eight year old to read.
"I see that honey." Lily said smiling. She took a better look at the ice dog, he was made completely of ice but had a covering of snow on the upper part of his body. The snow made him appear to have real fur and it looked soft as fresh powder by how it wilted under Harry's touch. His legs however were made of hard ice that was a deep clear blue, there wasn't a single imperfection in the ice. Lily didn't see how the dog was somehow able to run with ice joints without them cracking, but he did. The dog had deep blue eyes to finish off the look.
Sirius changed back into his human form, grinning broadly. "He's as real a dog as I've ever met, doesn't smell like one but sure does act like one."
"How did you do it Harry?" Remus asked.
Harry shrugged, "Sirius asked me to make a sculpture of him, I just tried to make it as real as possible."
Sirius barked a laugh and ruffled Harry's hair, "You sure got the real part right pup."
"Harry, I want to try something." Remus said as he pulled out his wand, "It's just to try and prove a theory, it shouldn't hurt him."
Remus pointed his wand at the dog and gave it a clockwise twirl with a muttered finite. Nothing happened, the dog just wagged his tail and gave Remus a doggy grin. Remus tried again but had the same results.
"Well, that is no animation charm. At least no ordinary one. I believe that it's completely your elemental magic at work here and nothing will stop that dog from being alive." 'Besides melting' he added in his head.
Anna got down next to harry and wrapped her arms around the dog, "Can we keep him? Mum can we please?" The dog licked her face causing her to giggle.
Lily smiled, "I don't see why not, but Harry, didn't Elsa do something to Olaf to stop him from melting?"
Harry's eyes widened, "I forgot." he waved his hand over the dog, causing a miniature cloud to appear and cause a light snowfall. The dog barked happily.
"There we go, that should stop you from melting. Even if you were sitting in front of a fire."
"Well Pup, what are you gonna name him?" Sirius asked.
Harry thought for a second before answering, "Barry, I'm gonna call him Barry." in remembrance of the snowman they made two years ago.
"Harry, Anna there's something I need to tell you." Lily said, "I think I've found Arendelle."
Anna and Harry's eyes got very wide at that announcement.
"Now before you start asking questions, I want to discuss this with your Father and Mr. Dumbledore before we even decide to do anything, alright? I've already invited Mr. Dumbledore over for dinner, he should arrive with your father. You can ask me questions after they arrive."
Harry nodded his head in acceptance while Anna pouted. She wanted to go now! The story of the Snow Queen had become her favorite, and she especially liked Anna (and not just because they had the same name).
Sirius decided to go in for the distraction, "Why don't we go try and find out what Barry eats hmm?"
It was two months later that they decided they would try and reach Arendelle. Albus had checked out the area that Lily had found and he confirmed her suspicions, there were wards in that area. But the wards were unlike anything they had ever seen before. They covered a massive area of land and acted as a sort of Muggle Repelling ward except it worked on wizards too. Dumbledore had almost fallen victim to it but realized what was happening and disapperated before it could affect him. He said that the ward was meant to alter his mind, cause him to think an emergency was occurring at school and make him forget everything about Arendelle. It was very powerful magic. It was no wonder no wizard had ever found it. After all, wizards can't apparate places that they have never been to before. What better way to make sure a place is never found then by making it so that no one can remember that they found anything in the first place?
When they approached the location, they were going to have to be careful if they were going to get through. The repelling wards could be breached now that they knew that they were there, but who knows what other surprises could be waiting on the other side. Lily spent the two months gathering supplies for any occurrence that could possibly happen. A month's worth of food, brooms, emergency portkey for everyone accompanying, back up portkeys, and a magic tent complete with three bedrooms, a loo, a kitchenette, and living room.
They also decided not to bring Anna. The girl kicked up a fit when they told her. James was able to calm her down and explained that they would bring her once they determined it was safe for her to come. Remus would be staying behind to watch after her along with Alice coming over to assist. Alice didn't quite know the full extent of what they were doing, she just knew it had to do with Harry's elemental ability. It wasn't that they didn't trust her, She is Harry's Godmother, it's that they didn't want word getting out about their findings and decided to tell as little amount of people as possible.
There were five people total that would be going on this journey; Lily, James, Sirius, Dumbledore, and Harry. James and Lily were dubious of letting their son come, he was a recently turned nine year old and they were protective parents. It was expected that they would not want their son to go on a potentially dangerous adventure. But Harry, in a surprising act of maturity, was able to reason with them. Saying he'd be safe with the four of them to watch over him, especially with one of them being the most powerful wizard in the world. And it wasn't like he was helpless, he was an elemental!
"I wish I could come with." Anna said with tears in her eyes. She and Harry were laying out on the grounds the day before they were supposed to leave. It was a sunny September afternoon and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
Harry smiled and ruffled his sister's hair, "I know sis. But Mum and Dad won't budge. Hey, at least you'll have Barry here to keep you company." Said dog thumped his tail on the ground when he heard his name.
Anna laughed and held out her hand for Barry to come over, he happily obliged, knowing Anna would pet him. Barry was odd, he loved spending time out in the hot sun. Thankfully the flurry that hovered above his head prevented him from melting. He ate frozen chunks of meat and instead of shedding hair, he shed snow. And oddest of all, he liked to sleep in front of the fireplace, as if to tempt the limits of the flurry.
"I'll bring you back a souvenir." Harry promised causing Anna to smile.
"It better be a good one. Not some snow globe, bring me back something that belonged to Anna." Harry smiled, knowing that Anna would go ballistic with happiness if he did bring back something that belonged to the fabled Princess. Even though it was only a story (though now confirmed as true) Princess Anna had become His Anna's role model. His sister just seemed to see herself in the Princess for obvious reasons.
"I promise you won't be disappointed."
Anna nodded her head affirmative before hoisting herself up off the grass. "Show me that trick again."
Harry glanced around nervously, he hoped to see Mum or Dad near by. No such luck. He never liked using his powers where there weren't any adults near by. Especially if he was alone with Anna. He still had that dream every once in a while and it still terrified him to the bone. He'd promised himself he'd never lose control again.
He sighed and carefully began to gather magic in his hands. Anna still got wide eyed whenever she saw him perform magic. The magic began to spin, forming a vortex of snow and wind. Harry unleashed it at a group of pine trees fifty feet away. The tornado of snow caused the trees to sway violently, nearly uprooting some. If they hadn't been pine trees, they wouldn't have been able to withstand the wind and cold. The tornado subsided, leaving the pines with an inch of snow covering the branches.
Anna clapped, obviously pleased with the near destruction of the trees. "That's so cool! Do you think you could like, swirl it around yourself and cause you to fly?" She asked excitedly.
Harry grimaced at the thought of that, he was an ice elemental not an air elemental. Yes he could send gusts of freezing wind out of his hands, but he didn't have anywhere near good enough control to fly. "I don't think that's a good idea. Maybe I'll try it one day, but not today."
Anna pouted, she thought it was a good idea!
Harry heard his mother's voice yelling from the manor. Lunch was ready. Harry grabbed Anna's hand.
"Come on, let's go eat." Barry barked in agreement.
The next day, the Potters were up bright and early. Lily was doing last minute triple checks of their supplies. This trip was making her extremely nervous and checking her supplies was the only way she could keep her mind off it.
"Lily dear, I feel just as anxious as you do. But please come and sit down and enjoy breakfast with the kids." James pleaded, "Anna's barely seen you so far today and this is the chance to start a nice long goodbye. Albus and Sirius should be here in a few minutes."
Lily stopped sorting their food supply for the third time and looked at her husband, she had tears in her eyes, "I know James, but I just feel so restless about this trip. What's on the other side of those wards?"
"I don't know but we're going to find out." James said, "Now go upstairs and spend time with our daughter."
Lily smiled at her Husband and gave him a kiss, "Thanks, I know I've been a little crazy."
James snorted, "Understatement." Lily swatted him over the head and made her way to the dining room to be with the family.
Albus, Remus, and Sirius arrived twenty minutes later, all packed and ready to go.
"I'm going to miss you so much Baby." Lily was crushing her daughter in a hug.
"I'm going to miss you too Mum." Anna had tears streaming down her face, she had never been away from her family for so long.
James pried her from his wife's arms and wrapped her in a gentler hug, "You and Barry give Remus lots of trouble, okay Pumpkin. Make this as hard for him as you can." He whispered causing her to giggle despite her tears.
Sirius opted not for the hug and instead changed into his animagus and began licking her face. She was now giggling madly.
Harry saved her from Sirius and wrapped her in a tight hug, one that she returned full force. "I'm going to miss you." Harry whispered
Anna gasped a sob, "I love you Harry." She said
"Love you too." He said back and pulled away from the hug, "Try and have fun while we're gone, okay? Make Remus pay for giving us pink hair two weeks ago."
Anna nodded her head with a sly smirk, "He won't see me coming."
Harry smirked back and went back over to his parents.
The headmaster pulled a length of rope from his robes, "Now if you'll all grab this rope, we'll be portkeyed a hundred feet from the wards."
They all grabbed a part of the rope, James put his hand on Harry's shoulder, ready to steady him once they arrived. One's first portkey was always rather… uncomfortable.
Dumbledore tapped the rope with his wand and muttered Arendelle, Harry felt a tug at his navel and the next thing he knew, he was spinning wildly. He shut his eyes in an attempt to alleviate the dizziness. But in an instant, Harry felt his feet hit solid ground, his knees instantly collapsed and if it wasn't for his Father's steadying hand he would have fallen first face into the ground.
"You're alright, you're alright." James said as he steadied his son.
Once the dizziness left Harry, he looked around at their surroundings. They were in a dense wooded area, pine trees seemed to be the dominant species in the area.
"The ward begins one hundred feet in that direction." Dumbledore said pointing to Harry's left. "I will pierce a hole through the wards, but it will not hold for long, perhaps ten seconds at the most. You must hurry to get through but only go when I tell you to."
The adults nodded in confirmation and followed the headmaster. One hundred feet later and Dumbledore motioned for them all to stop. He revealed his wand from his robes and closed his eyes in concentration.
Harry looked around, he was ignorant of any kind of wards and didn't recognize any sign that there was one there. It looked exactly the same as the area they first arrived in. Then Dumbledore's wand began to glow and shot a beam of yellow light that impacted an invisible wall in front of them. The yellow light began to widen where it hit the wall, becoming cone shaped. The wards flared a light gray color and cracks formed. Soon, the hole was big enough that you could fit two people in at one time.
Harry was in awe of the magic, sure he saw his parents do magic all the time, but nothing of this magnitude.
The headmaster suddenly release the spell, "Go!" He urged.
Lily immediately grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him through the gaping hole, James and Sirius followed right after and then the Headmaster who made it just as the wards cleared and repaired themselves.
The headmaster was breathing harder than he normally did, "May we rest for a moment? It has been sometime since I cast something of that magnitude." He sounded tired.
"Of course Albus, here let me conjure you a chair." Lily flicked her arm and a plush arm chair appeared, the headmaster sank into it gratefully.
"Thank you my dear, I won't be more than a few moments. I just need to catch my breath."
"Take all the time you need Albus." James insisted, the Headmaster nodded his thanks.
They were up and moving again in ten minutes heading in the opposite direction of the wards. The hiking wasn't too difficult at first, but then the ground began to incline and Harry had trouble keeping up. About an hour into the hike, James turned into his animagus and let Harry rest on his back as they walked up the slowly growing steeper hill. Sirius turned into his dog form as well, it made the walking much easier.
"Headmaster, do you think now would be a good time to take out the brooms? We're clear of the wards, so it should be safe right?" Lily asked.
Dumbledore shook his head, "I'm afraid not, if you'd look up you'd see why."
The two adults, a child, a dog, and a stag looked up and saw that the headmaster's reasoning was solid.
"Griffins!" Lily exclaimed when he saw the large winged lions flying overhead.
Dumbledore nodded his head, "They're normally not found in this part of Europe, but this area has remained untouched by wizards for the last three hundred years at least. Who knows what else we'll find? But griffins are extremely territorial of their sky, we go flying on brooms and we'll be surely attacked."
Lily nodded her head, "No flying for us."
They kept walking and a mountain range began to appear above the trees. The trees had been so dense that they had not noticed the mountains until they were about ten miles away.
"I think we should camp here for the night." Dumbledore announced, it was starting to get dark and it would be a good idea to set up camp before the light was completely gone.
Lily had the tent set up in under a minute with the aid of magic and was inside preparing dinner for the five of them. Albus had stayed outside for a few minutes to cast some protective wards around their camp. Like he said before, who knows what else they could run into? An area completely untouched by men for hundreds of years was equally exciting as it was dangerous.
"Lily, did that diary specify exactly where Arendell was?" Sirius asked.
"If Anna's Diary is to be believed, then it should be just a few miles after the mountains."
Sirius sighed, "Great, more walking." He rubbed his aching feet. Even spending time as a dog, they still hurt from all the walking.
"You know there is a charm to prevent foot aches when walking right?" Lily asked
Sirius glared at her for revealing this little bit of information now instead of before, "Well, I know now."
She laughed, "Don't worry Paddy, I'll cast it for you tomorrow. We are actually pretty lucky Arendelle is this close to the edge of the wards, It would have been a much further walk if we entered on the other side of the wards."
Sirius looked at her puzzled, "What do you mean? Wards are all domed in shape, are you saying that the wards aren't centered over the castle?"
Lily nodded, "Weird I know, but that's the way that it's looking. I studied those maps back and forth, and if they're as accurate as I think they are, then Arendelle castle is rather close to the edge of the wards."
"We just traveled for miles and we still got a ways to go, and you're telling me this is close to the edge? How far do these wards extend exactly?" He asked.
Lily pondered the question, "I'm not sure exactly, but based on the maps I'd say a little over a thousand square miles."
Sirius gaped in astonishment, "But that! That's huge! That's even larger than the area of Egypt that used that pyramid as a focal point and that's the largest area on know record. And you're saying this is even bigger?"
She nodded, "Astonishing I know. It's what I thought when I realized just how big an area we were missing from a modern map. But the wards cover an entire mountain range along with a few lakes I think, a large forest too, plus all the farmland needed to support a small country. It's all quite exciting really, we're on the verge of the largest discovery of modern times."
"Really?" Sirius said, "I get that this is a big deal, especially now that I know how big this place actually is, but is it really that big of a deal?"
"Think about it Siri. An area of land this large, left untouched for for this long. It could have an entire ecosystem all it's own, probably full of amazing discoveries that could shock the world round." Lily laughed to herself, "When I turned down that offer to work for the Department of Mysteries, I thought I might be missing out on an exciting life full adventure. Turns out being a housewife is ten times the adventure the DoM could ever be."
Sirius looked at her in shock of a second before bursting out laughing.
Dinner was served and was devoured quickly by the hungry party. After, James and Sirius played a game of exploding snap with Harry to pass the time until bed (which was whenever Lily decided it would be). She and Dumbledore discussed what they may find once they reached their destination.
Harry nodded off halfway through their game and James carried him to bed. There were only three bedrooms in the tent, James and Lily shared one, Harry had one to himself, and Sirius was planning on sleeping on the couch or in his animagus so the headmaster could have the last room. But Dumbledore insisted he have it, that he'd be just fine on the couch. Sirius was reluctant but the Headmaster transfigured the couch into a large comfy, four poster bed. Sirius accepted after that.
Then all the members of the party passed out almost as soon as they hit the pillow. The day was exhausting and the next day would no doubt be even more so.
Their sleep was unfortunately interrupted halfway through the night by a deep growl…