And as the credits rolled — in Dutch, with the words “Einde” instead of “The End” — Luna realized that the real magic hadn’t been in the search. It had been in the sharing.

She had seen the animated classic before, on a scratched DVD her oma had given her. But tonight was different. Tonight, the North Sea wind rattled the windows, and rain traced silver rivers down the glass. Luna’s little sister, Sophie, was curled under a blanket, fighting a cold, her forehead warm against Luna’s shoulder.

She remembered what her oma always said: “The best treasures are hidden in plain sight, child. You just have to know where the tide flows.”

“I found it,” Luna breathed.

She clicked play. The old Disney castle logo appeared, and the overture swelled — not in English, but in warm, familiar Dutch. “Kijk maar eens om je heen…” sang the opening notes of “Under the Sea,” translated note-perfect.

Luna sighed. “The current is wrong,” she said, thinking like a mermaid. “We need to find the silver current.”

Their mother was stuck in traffic. Their father was on a night shift. Luna, at nine years old, was the captain now.

Luna opened a new tab. Instead of typing “free” or “watch now,” she typed “NPO Start” — the Dutch public broadcasting service. She knew her mother had an account. She entered the password — Noordzee2020 — and there it was.