Lottie Morgan decided to visit her Uncle Andrew and his family at Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Little did she know that she was about to enter a magical, delectable world and capture the heart of the sweetest of men.

"All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost."

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954

Based on the 2005 Tim Burton film, starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka.

Willy and Charlie were in the inventing room early the next morning, working on the formula for a new kind of peppermint drop that you could suck on outside on a cold winter day and it would actually raise your body temperature slightly and prevent frostbite. There were both staring inside a large mixing bowl with puzzling looks.

"Maybe I put too much licorice extract in there?" said Willy, tasting a bit of it with his finger.

"Willy, there has to be a reason why 20 Oompa Loompas developed high fevers, but why?"

"I'm not sure. It's just…weird. Poor little guys…"

"Let's make some strawberry tea later on to take it over to them!"

"'Kay, Charlie," smiled Willy. "Hand me some of that ginger mint over there!"

Willy didn't yet fully appreciate how much he'd changed since last February, when Charlie and the Bucket family had entered his life. Finally, at 38, he had a family, his dad was a part of his life again, and he had inner peace of a sort. He smiled over at Charlie. He loved him like his own son.

"Do you think it's any better, now?" Willy asked him?

Charlie took a taste. "It's great!"

Willy grinned and put the lid on the large pot. Charlie was busy clearing up the rest of the mess. "Lottie likes strawberries."

Willy glanced over the Charlie. "So, she's your cousin, heh?"

"Willy! Haven't we been through this before?" said Charlie, a little put out.

"Oh, erm…right!"

"She's also my godmother."

Willy mused a moment. "How old is she?"

"Thirty, I think. She's pretty old."

"Hey!" Willy remembered his single gray hair that started the whole golden ticket episode to begin with.

"Sorry, Willy."

Charlie and Willy, having cleared up the mess, made their way out the inventing room and down the hall to get to the Bucket cottage for breakfast.

"Has she…is she…has she ever been, ya know..." Willy asked, seemingly nonchalantly.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, is she, you know…"

"Is she what, Willy?"

"Is she marr…marr…," Willy sputtered.

"Married? "

"Yeah," he grimaced, "that."

Oh, no! She's not married."

"That's interesting…" said Willy.

"I told you she was coming for weeks, but you just never paid attention to me!"

"Did so!"

"Did not!"

"Yes, I did!"

"No, you didn't!"

"Yes, I did!"

"Well…maybe you did." said Willy chuckling softly.

"She's such a girl. Today, on the train platform, she kissed me, pinched my cheeks, and said how cute I was!" said Charlie.

"Ew!"

"Exactly."

"I did miss her, though," said Charlie. "I haven't seen her since last Christmas."

Willy nodded.

"In a way, she's sort of like a mom…sort of…"

Willy looked at him, bewildered. "How do you mean?"

"I mean, she sometimes acts like a mom, ya know? I mean, she doesn't have any kids of her own, but she's always fussing over people and taking care of people. So, she's sort of like a mom, I guess…"

Willy had a faraway look in his eyes, pondering what Charlie had just said.

"And she absolutely adores her cat. Never disrespect her cat."

"Her cat?"

"Yes, her cat's name is Miss Kitty…and she likes poetry."

"Miss Kitty likes poetry?"

"No, Lottie likes poetry."

"Does Miss Kitty like poetry?"

"I don't think so!" Willy and Charlie both chuckled.

"Come on, let's go get breakfast so you can get to school."

"Okay, Willy."

Willy had other rooms, similar to the chocolate room, but not quite as large. They passed one now, a room full of large pine trees with gummy fir needles and chocolate bark. Willy thought he faintly heard something. "Charlie, come over here…" he cautiously said, and went to peek inside the room.

In a little glade in the middle of the room, Charlie and Willy saw a figure. After a minute, they realized it was Lottie. What was she doing?

"Why, me?" said Lottie politely, staring off into the air straight ahead of her.

After a moment she smiled and gracefully curtsied. "I'd be honored, sir."

Lottie suddenly began twirling with the air, holding her arms as if she were dancing with a suitor. As she slowing waltzed around the room, she looked up and smiled at her "partner."

"You can call me Divinity…" she exclaimed.

Curious, Willy and Charlie continued to peek into the room. Charlie grinned and said, "My mom doesn't do that, though," whispered Charlie to Willy.

No, she doesn't," replied Willy, chuckling.

Lottie continued to gracefully waltz around the room. Willy said to Charlie, 'Come on, let's leave her."

As the two walked down the hall, Willy grinned at Charlie and quipped, "Well, I've always tried to imagine six impossible things before breakfast."