1868| Araminta and Annabelle are born as the second and third child of the family. Despite the Victorian belief that twins were unlucky, the pair were a delightful addition to the family.

1869|Barely three months old, Annabelle was kidnapped while the pair were out for a walk because their nanny was absent minded. Despite the family’s long search, Bella was never found and is taken by muggles.

1870| As the only daughter left, she was spoiled rotten and showered with gifts and attention by her family.

1873| Julius is sent to Hogwarts and is sorted in Ravenclaw. Minty was secretly bitter about it because her only sibling was sent away.

1874-1876| Araminta is raised to be the epitome of femininity by the many governess and tutors hired by the Scrimgeour family. She grew skilled in the arts, music and dancing. She especially enjoyed playing the piano for her mother and father.

1877| Muggles discover magic and they moved to Hogsmeade. She also displays her first sign of magic when she made her teapot explode while playing with a cousin.

Araminta is also told of the story of her dead twin sister. She had always felt that there was someone missing in her life and she finally found the answer. Since then Minty sometimes daydreamed of a life were Annabelle lived. Her playtimes and lessons with the governess would’ve been brighter.

1880| The day that she was sent to Hogwarts was a really strange one. While waiting for her time to be sorted, a girl whom she closely resembled to whom the Deputy Head called out as Matilda Draper was sorted in Gryffindor. She never felt so confused and hopeful in her life. Could this girl possibly be her dead twin or had she gone mad? But everyone else could tell how identical they were. Oh, she was also sorted to Slytherin but she was too distracted on finding out the real identity of her look alike.

She writes home to inform her family of her discovery and it is confirmed that Miss Draper is indeed Annabelle Scrimgeour.

1880-1881| Delighted to finally find her other half, Araminta eagerly tries to get to know her twin but Bella seems to be overwhelmed and pressured with everything. Her new life, new family and new expectations. She tries again but this time slower and in a less aggressive way and they did form some sort of relationship but they were never grew close to her disappointment. Despite her failure with her sister, she manages to befriend other students that she deemed appropriate.

1882| For electives, she takes Care of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy and Ancient Studies.

1885| Minty takes her OWLs and is happy to get good marks but she is disappointed of not being appointed as prefect.

1886| She returns for her NEWTs and drops Astronomy and Ancient Studies.

1887| Minty and Bella graduate and become debutantes. It is when she realized how socially awkward she was around the opposite gender but she tries her to be the charming social butterfly that her parents expect her to be. If the season was difficult for her, it was much worse for Bella and the stress had affected her twin’s health and mood. A month later, Bella was sent away to Aunt Laverna and had somehow convinced their parents to work in St. Mungos. She hardly approved of her sister moving away but if it made her twin happy, so be it.

1888| Witch Weekly talks about Bella’s rumored relationship with Rueben Crouch and she was quite concerned with the people Bella associates with but she also believes that the magazine is lying. Everyone else though seemed to believe the gossips- including their father. The situation that her sister created embarrass her even more considering that people either ask her about Bella or mistake her as Bella.

She is determined to help Bella find her stability and clear her sisters head before her father disowns her but before she could do that Argus lashes out on her twin forcing Bella to run away creating more drama for the family.

Bella reappears and Argus is arrested though not convicted as of yet. Bella continues to be the disappointment of the family by spending time with the unseemly types. Araminta mails her sister a light scolding which turned into a dramatic exchange leading to a falling out to what was barely a sisterly relationship.

Her sister is no longer in contact with the family and is no longer her concern - at least that is what she says. Her mother decides to retreat to their countryside home in Wales in hopes that the family could recuperate.

1889| Araminta continues to feel her isolation in Wales as her family are shunned by the family scandal. Her only hope is that she still has some remaining friends and that she can find a way to get her family back to the upper crust of society.