Their story begins long before I met them, long before I'd even heard of Wonderland. It began when the White Queen, Mirana of Mamoreal, reigned over all. Tarrant Hightopp, Hatter to the Queen, was hosting a Tea in honor of Her Majesty and invited all and sundry to participate. Tarrant, a tall and dapper man at the time, was never at a loss for words and enjoyed the company of all of his friends. The table was full well beyond what any fully sane man would consider capacity, but thankfully several people brought extra tables that were set up around the glen and immediately over filled with food and drink. The party was much tamer than one might assume for a party in Wonderland, but this was when no one feared the loss of their head.
It was here that Thackery Earwicket, the January Hare, a lovely Hare who wore a lovely green and blue patterned kilt with his suit coat, met the queen's Hatter who then introduced Thackery to his dear friend and oldest companion, Mallymkun, the Dormouse, who was a very tired fellow who wore pajamas all the time, even his fanciest evening clothes were made of a fabric that was comfortable to sleep in. The two hit it off instantly and they knew that the three of them would be lifelong friends. When Queen Mirana called the party to order everyone took their seats and began the merry business of having tea in Wonderland. Thackery sat next to Mallymkun and Tarrant sat across from them.
As the Hatter spoke with Father Time, Dormouse struck up a conversation with the Hare. "So," He began in his docile and sleepy voice, "I hear that you are a January Hare?" his sentence was punctuated by a yawn and a gentle head bob.
"Aye, that I am. I hope to someday soon become a February Hare and then a March and so on." Thackery responded in his merry Scottish borough
"That... that sounds like... a very taxing... e...ndeavor..." Mallymkun said as he fell asleep mid-sentence, resting his head on the Hare's shoulder.
"He does that," Explained Hatter. "The poor Dormouse has a terrible affliction that causes him to fall asleep at random times, well he's asleep most of the time so it's more like he has an affliction that makes him awake at random moments." Tarrant laughed at his own joke. But all of that is beside the point, the point is it was that moment that had Hare smitten with the mouse.