At first he was the cute little Lepus kid who had to be protected. She kind of started realizing that, while he's a sweet kid, he's not... sheltered, I guess. So she kind of saw him as a little brother figure. Especially since he woke up after her, and didn't seem to fit Lepus. (Snow is an only child, but had an imaginary younger sister as a kid.)

Now she thinks he's pretty brave and wants him to be happy and have all the adorable animals and come visit her.

Reverse?