Looking-Glass House
First off, I've never read the sequel to Alice in Wonderland. So this is a first time for me. I think that Alice will be grown up and she will still be as curious as ever. She wonders into the mansion after school one day, and instead of being cautious, she starts looking around. Nothing really catches her eye. So just as she is about to leave, she sees something out of the corner of her eye. She jumps back and screams. But have no fear, it wasn't a person or even an animal. It was her own reflection inside this old mirror. As she looks more closely, she see's not only herself but other creatures that she remembers from her adventures with the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Diamonds (previous reading A) and the rabbit that she had followed around. So, as this mirror plays back memories, she cries. Then the mirror stops the memories and a face appears. The face tells her not to cry anymore. Alice is scared at first, but then musters up the courage to ask a question of this face in the mirror. She asks, "Why should I trust you? Who are you?" The face waits a moment, and then it replies, "My dear girl, I gave you these memories so you would look back on them and be happy. There comes a time when memories will fade, but for now you should remember everything in good light." Alice understands and continues talking to the mirror.
Queen Alice
I would make Alice a Queen of Hearts, and she and the Queen of Diamonds would get into arguments over who had the most power. I would kind of play off the Wizard of Oz themes with the two queens, one good and one bad. But in the end, both queens learn how to get along together.
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