Alice's eyelids fluttered before quickly shutting again when her eyes were assaulted with a bright light. She raised a hand to shade them and glanced around, taking note of the unfamiliar surroundings.

She managed to push herself to a sitting position, barely possible with the ache in her muscles and the way they quivered. It was painful but she felt vulnerable laying down.

A broken wand was scattered next to her and she eyed the pieces of wood with curiosity, wondering why they were so familiar to her. Her mind didn't stay focused on it for long, instead choosing to investigate her surroundings; a woodland with large and peculiar flowers.

She was alone, as far as she could tell, and it didn't scare her as much as it should, but she still felt a shiver of unease run through her.

A shadow weaved through the trees, a weird combination of both animal and human, moving at a speedy pace.

Alice felt the urge and need to follow this unknown figure, person, thing. It truly should worry her; she was in an unknown land with no recollection of how she arrived to her location. She had no protection, no companions and no supplies to assist her.

She shouldn't feel this comfortable! She should also feel more annoyed that she was this comfortable, but even that wasn't right. It was like part of her mental functions had failed.

She stumbled to her feet, wincing at the way her knees groaned, before moving to follow the speedy shadow. He was fast: extremely fast, and she could barely keep up with him, but his silhouette was still in her line of sight. Even if it was getting smaller.

"Wait," she cried, her throat sore as if she'd been screaming for hours. "Wait, please!"

The silhouette disappeared.

With the rabbit-figure gone and no obvious path to follow, Alice soon lost her way rather quickly. Everything looked the same and she had no obvious markers to indicate that she'd been there before. She was pretty convinced that she'd been walking in circles.

The wildlife here was peculiar: ducks that looked like horns, and a large bird that was built like a cage with smaller birds inside, and large vultures that were made out of umbrellas and randomly coloured hedgehogs. Everything was crazy!

She was also pretty sure that she'd heard flowers singing not far from her earlier. And somehow, in all her wanderings, she'd managed to avoid any intelligent life forms to hold a conversation with.

Until she encountered letters and shapes made from smoke. Seeing them, her curiosity was piqued instantly and her course was diverted.

She moved through the foliage, the smoke-shapes getting bigger and more often as she grew closer to where they began. It surprised her when she saw a caterpillar sat upon a large mushroom.

"Who are you?" he asked in form of a greeting.

"A-Alice," she stuttered. "Who are you?"

"I ask the questions, child," he replied, exhaling a puff of smoke. "And I asked, who are you?"

"I answered," she told him. "My name is Alice."

"Alice, who?"

"I… don't know," she breathed, realising that she didn't know who she was. "I don't remember. Why can't I remember?"

The old caterpillar, with a white beard and twinkling blue eyes, gave her a knowing look. "That is not for me to answer," he said. "The white rabbit has the answers."

"Where will I find him?"

"With the Red Queen, of course."

The name filled her with dread.

She stumbled across the Red Queen, almost quite literally, as she made contact with some of her card-minions first.

They moved quickly, restraining her and surrounding her with half of a pack, before dragging her away from the rose bushes and taking her to the Queen. She guessed that it was a win-lose situation because this figure of royalty was clearly someone to be feared, but the white rabbit who had her answers was also here. Maybe he'd help her get out of trouble.

He couldn't.

The Queen had been extremely delighted to see the young woman, her grin turning predatory but she didn't play all her cards at once, keeping a few tricks and secrets up her sleeves, and invited Alice to play croquet.

Alice tried to play and she supposed the Queen had rigged it so she'd fail from the start as her eyes held a knowing glint and her lips formed a smug smile. She practically jumped in the spot when Alice lost the match and lost her temper.

"Break her mind," she'd shouted, laughing manically as she was dragged away. "Snap it in two!"

The white rabbit, who she still hadn't made contact with, followed quickly, hopping to keep up. Nobody stopped him, so she guessed that things were partly okay. It was when they dumped her in a heap on the floor, preparing to begin the 'mind-breaking' process, that the rabbit made his move.

He grabbed her hand and pulled her into a hidden rabbit hole which they both tumbled through. She heard the exclamations of shock and anger at the hole entrance, but she didn't stick around to see how they reacted, especially since the rabbit was tugging on her arm in an urge to hurry her up.

"Alice, come on, we have to leave," he was saying. "Once we get to the door, we'll finally be free of this prison."

"What are you talking about?" she asked, beginning to pant with over-exertion already. "Who are you? What door are you talking about?"

She sensed more than saw his eyes closing in annoyance. "What a time to forget," he muttered. "Look, you have to focus. You have to remember."

"Remember what?"

"Me!" he shouted. "You have to remember me! You have to remember Lily, James, Sirius and Remus, you have to remember my mother and your parents and you have to remember our little boy."

"I don't understand!" she cried.

"Listen to me," he demanded. "There's a door straight in front of us." She could see it. "When we get there, we both have to remember the lives that were taken from us or we have to relive this goddamn curse all over again, and we've never made it this close before."

"How many years have we been here?" she asked.

"Twenty, I think," he answered. "Sometimes I remember, sometimes we both remember, sometimes only you, but we've never made it this close to the door before. Please, Alice, you have to remember us. Fight the barrier and remember!"

Remember. Remember. Remember.

Her head was beginning to hurt and the rabbit was dragging her closer to the door and he wasn't slowing down.

"Frank, you're going to hit the door."

"That's the idea!" he shouted back, laughing with pure delight. "That's the idea for sure. I love you!" he said, just as they made impact with the wooden door.

Alice blinked slowly, her eyes trying to adjust to the overhead light. Her head was resting on an averagely comfortable pillow that was bordering itchy, and the blankets that covered her body were smooth like silk. She moved her head to look at her surroundings, finding comfort in Frank's body in the bed beside her and the elderly woman sat by his side which she recognised as Augusta.

"Hey, mum," a quiet voice greeted. "I didn't expect you to wake up so soon." Alice moved her head to face where the voice had come from. "I brought some of your favourite sweets since you finished the packet you had yesterday, and I was really excited to tell you about my new job."

"Neville?" she whispered, her voice slightly croaky from disuse. "My baby boy?" A few tears filled and escaped her eyes in quick progression. "Why are you so grown up?"

Neville's eyes widened at her coherent words and he quickly called for a Healer, his eyes never leaving hers and one of her hands clutched in his tightly. She didn't mind the pain; pain meant she was alive, awake, aware.

"Mrs Longbottom?" the Healer said as soon as he walked in. "How are you feeling?" Though his words were calm and friendly, his eyes showed his true emotions. Scared, confused, exhilarated, shocked.

"I'm okay?" she answered, her eyes still on her son who was an adult. "Is that okay?" she asked Neville.

"Okay is wonderful," he answered, crying. "Absolutely wonderful."

Task: Alice in Wonderland themed

Prompts used: a broken wand (object), clumsy (word), "Okay is wonderful" (dialogue)