Fanny

"I'm not there yet!"
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## Fanny

### Family

Sheila (mother)
Barry (father)
Steph (sister)
Brody (brother)
Jodie (aunt)
Edwin and Lewis (uncles)
Anny (grandmother)
Darrell (grandfather)
Winter (cousin)

"*Fanny hid behind Steph, quivering and gripping the edge of her leather jacket.*"
—Winter describing Fanny being terrified of her uncles fighting, *Choosing Paths*

**Fanny McCormick** is a minor character in *Winter's Tales*. She is the daughter of Sheila and Barry, the younger sister of Brody and Steph, and one of Winter's cousins.

## Appearance

Not much is known about Fanny's description, but she is noted to wear a flowery dress.

## History

### *Winter's Tales*

#### *Choosing Paths*

"*Beats me!*"
—Fanny to Winter, unsure of why her grandmother behaves erratically

Upon arriving at the family reunion, Fanny is the first of Winter's cousins to greet her, and Lorelei introduces her as the youngest. Winter, finding her adorable, hugs her. Lorelei also introduces Brody and Steph, the latter of which mentions her Washington State University commitment, and Brody and Fanny cheer for her in response. With Lorelei leaving the four to have fun, Steph asks what they want to do, and Fanny proposes playing "shadow animals," making an alligator shadow with her hands. Brody declines her request due to his lack of skill in the game, but Winter re-proposes the idea by suggesting that they can guess animals based off background information. Her cousins cheer, and Fanny offers to play first, but before they can play their game, their grandmother, Anny, shows up, and begins acting obnoxiously. Fanny asks if their grandfather, Darrell, would have let her get away with her behavior, and confused, Winter questions where he is. Steph explains that he died when she was four, comforting her, and she and her siblings hug Winter. The hug is ruined by Anny, who demands what they're doing on the floor.

Fanny says that they're playing an animal game, but irritated at her interruption, her grandmother tells her that she speaks when the Lord tells her to. When Anny stirs up even more of a ruckus, Steph tells her to calm down, and her sister and brother nod in agreement. Instead, Anny launches into a story she stole from real life, and Winter asks if her grandmother was always like this, though Fanny isn't sure. Upon the arrival of Lorelei's parents and Barry, Fanny and her siblings hug them and move to the couch to excitedly watch the a movie. Winter's maternal uncle, Willie, asks them if they've seen the first Shrek movie, and Fanny responds by trying to sing the opener, but Steph quiets her before she causes any drama. Fanny then silences Brody before he can swear describing Lord Farquaad. During the reunion, Winter joins her cousins in playing the animal guessing game. When Lewis is exposed for trying to give Winter alcohol, Fanny is horrified and hides behind Steph.

#### *Dawn Will Bring Us Death*

When Winter wonders who her father is speaking to on her phone, she momentarily thinks of Fanny, Steph, or Jodie, though the person in question is revealed to be her grandmother, Anny. Her father informs her that he'll be staying in Leavenworth to be with his mother in her and to check on Barry and his kids, to which Lorelei remembers that Fanny is sensitive. Edwin notes that she still believes her mother divorced her father because of her existence, horrifying Winter, who feels awful for her cousin and internally tells Fanny's mother, Sheila, to go to hell. Winter and her mother pledge support for her cousins. Once Edwin returns, he reveals that all is well and that Steph kept Fanny calm. Later, when Lorelei dies, Fanny and her siblings attend her funeral, each solemn, and they share a joint eulogy that shares how she stepped up as a maternal figure for them when their own mother divorced their father. Lorelei encouraged Steph to pursue her dreams of being a motorcycle engineer, urged Brody to be the brother Fanny needed when their elder sister left for college, and persuaded Fanny that it wasn't her fault her mother abandoned her and her siblings.

#### *Return of Snowlight*

In her letter to Winter, Debbie mentions that her cousins have been loving her heroics. When Winter reunites with her extended family at the mall, she greets her cousins, and it is noted that Fanny wants to be a marine biologist. Her cousins also help her contact Saul over putting her initials on her knife.

## Personality and Traits

As the youngest of her siblings, Fanny is the most childish, loving fun and games. She has a wide imagination and is also bubbly and charismatic. When put in straining situations, however, she will go mute and seek the comfort of her family.

## Family

**Mother:**

Sheila (Status Unknown)
**Father:**

Barry (Living)
**Sister:**

Steph (Living)
**Brother:**

Brody (Living)
**Aunt:**

Jodie (Living)
**Uncles:**

Edwin (Living)
Lewis (Living)
**Grandmother:**

Anny (Deceased)
**Grandfather:**

Darrell (Deceased)
**Cousin:**

Winter (Living)
## Trivia

* Fanny is voiced by Alyson Stoner.
* She is not named after Anny.
* She blames herself for her mother divorcing her father.
* Fanny wants to be a marine biologist.