Fun Facts:
1. I got Annabelle's name from a kids movie I grew up watching called Annabelle's Wish. It's about a calf, or baby cow, who wants to be one of Santa's reindeer so she can fly. I mostly picked it because I like the name. Don't judge me.
2. Ariel's name: I named Anna's owl Ariel for two reasons: 1. it means 'lion of god', in reference to Gryffindor. And 2. The Disney princess Ariel has red hair, so that hints at Anna becoming a Weasley.
3. Before I started writing this story down, back when it was just in my head, I considered Anna being in a relationship with Charlie. However, I changed my mind since there's a slight age gap, and I think Charlie's more of an older brother figure while she'd have a better connection with the twins. But Charlie is still clearly her favorite Weasley.
4. I made Anna a Metamorphmagus as a connection to Tonks being one and Sirius being an Animagus. Plus, Metamorphmagi must be slightly genetic, since Teddy is one. I considered making one of Anna and Fred's kids a Metamorphmagus, but it's supposed to be rare so I decided against it.
5. The black layer in Anna's hair in the beginning represented that Anna was always a little bit scared, as the color black can signify fear, and it gradually went away as she became more confident.
6. I didn't want to kill Sirius after everything, and I didn't think Anna could take it after her childhood and everything she went through to get her father back. But I knew I had to kill someone in place of him, because obviously people who Anna is close to are going to die in a war. So, I figured the best replacement was Anna's grandparents, seeing as her grandpa, Winthrop, was a Muggle, and her grandma married him. I think that would make both of them targets to Death Eaters.
This is also why I decided to kill Katie, Lee, and Percy since Fred lived.
7. Anna's patronus, a weasel, is obviously a reference to her connection to the Weasleys. But I've also looked into what that patronus means, and I think it fits Anna's personality. Basically, what I read said that people with a weasel patronus are friendly, polite, honest, perceptive, and make good detectives. They are also hardworking, ready to help, and modest. I think this all fits Anna better than any of the other patronuses I read about. While I'm at it, Fred and George's patronuses are a fox and polecat respectively. The site where I found descriptions of all the patronuses said that someone with a fox is adaptable, independent, and a clown in social situations. I think that fits Fred the best, though it could fit either of the twins. The polecat, George's patronus, is said to be playful/humorous in nature, family/friend oriented, opinionated, inquisitive, and adventurous. Again, this could fit either twin, but I think the polecat fits George a bit better than Fred.
8. I was originally going to make Remus Anna's godfather, but then I realized that wouldn't really make sense. Sirius was much closer to James, so it would make more sense for him to make James Anna's godfather, especially since Anna was born before Harry. So Remus was made Aslan's godfather instead.
9. Anna's wand: 12 2/3 inch English Oak with a unicorn hair core. Wands with English Oak wood 'demand partners with strength, courage, and fidelity', and people who have wands made of this wood have a strong affinity with nature and animals. I mainly chose the Unicorn hair core because they're unlikely to be changed to the Dark Arts. For the length of the wand, despite popular opinion, I read that the wand length mostly depends on the person's personality, not physical height. Long wands go to those with big personalities, and vice versa. Wands tend to range between 9 and 14 inches, though some are shorter or longer. I did a lot of research on the meaning of certain numbers when I chose the length I did, but I honestly can't remember everything that I found, and I don't want to bore you with all the different reasons.
10. I gave Audrey the last name Reed because it means "red", and was originally a nickname given to someone with red hair. This hints at her marrying Percy Weasley, as I hadn't decided until later on that I was going to kill off Percy.
11. The spell Anna uses to find out she's pregnant was Gravidam. This is the latin word for pregnant. I chose the color white for a negative because white can mean empty. I chose green for a positive because green can mean life/fertility.
12. When I first started thinking this story up, and I had Anna being afraid of people using the Imperius Curse on her to use her metamorphic abilities for evil, I had already planned on someone using that to make her try to kill someone she loves. Because this was one of her greatest fears; someone using her powers for evil. At one point I'd considered her nearly killing Charlie instead of Fred.
13. The kids' names: Anna and Fred's kids: Gideon Ignatius, Fabian Sirius, Raven Belle. Gideon and Fabian obviously got their first names from Molly's brothers. Their middle names: Fabian's is obviously after his grandfather, Sirius. Gideon is after Percy, whose middle name was Ignatius. Raven's first name is in reference to her mother being a Black, while her middle name is for a few things. It's in honor of Katie Bell, 'Belle' means beauty, and it's one of Annabelle's nicknames because it's the second half of her first name. I kept George and Angelina's daughter Roxanne, like in the original books, but I named their son Jordan, in honor of Lee. I changed James's middle name from Sirius to Arthur so Anna could use her dad's name for her own kids, and so James could be named in honor of both his grandfathers. Charlie's family: his son's name Drake means 'dragon'. He certainly wouldn't name his son Draco, which also means 'dragon'. That would be awkward. His daughter Opal is named after the Antipodean Opaleye, considered one of the most beautiful and unique dragons. I feel like Charlie would name his kids dragon-related names. I had way too much fun picking Charlie's kids' names.
14: Near the end, Anna mentioned giving pets to her nieces and nephews. She mentioned recently giving Roxanne a Brown owl, which Roxanne named Iris. Iris is the name of the Greek Goddess of the rainbow, who also served as a messenger to the gods. Considering the main role of owls in the wizarding world is to deliver mail, I thought it was appropriate. I put way too much effort into picking the names of characters you hear about once.