Childhood| 1874-1885| Edevane Estate of Wellingtonshire
May 1874: Juniper is the oldest child of the Edevanes, being thirty four minutes older than her twin sister. Malinda and Alistair Edevane had been delighted, fearing that Malinda would be far too old to have another successful pregnancy. They are both fussy babies and share a nursery in their rented town home in London. They are separated once they are old enough and a governess takes over the duties of spending the most time with them.
November 1878: Ophelia displays signs of magic a year before Juniper does. Juniper is four when the seat on the swing set her sister is sitting on suddenly shrinks, causing her to fall into the sand below; it doesn’t cause any harm, but Ophelia wails anyway and Juniper just stands there staring at her. (She wouldn’t let her have a turn, and of the two of them, she has the least amount of patience.) For siblings they are not close, and for twins they are pretty indifferent about each other. They are different, there is no mistaking that. Soon after, they moved into the Edevane Estate in Wellingtonshire now that Alistair's father has passed. Juniper is thrilled for the extensive nooks and crannies to hide in.
January 1880: A surprise pregnancy, Malinda and Alistair welcome their first male heir, Redford. Malinda does not survive childbirth. Alistar turns toward the dark arts in hopes of reviving his wife, to no avail. Despite her young age and inability to truly understand what her father is attempting, Juniper develops a fascination with the dark arts; she hears him muttering a spell and she commits it to memory, although she is too afraid to try it herself.
He nearly plunges them into the middle class, but Alistair manages to keep his job; his desire to bring back Malinda continues, now under the guise of shadows.
Hogwarts| 1885-1892| Slytherin Dungeon at Hogwarts
1885 - 1886: Juniper (and Ophelia, ugh) are sent their Hogwarts letters. Juniper is sorted into Slytherin, a fact she is thrilled with - her fascination with the dark arts has only continued to grow, although she is afraid to use it and won’t touch it. She meets Poppy her first year, and finds herself much closer to the girl than she’ll ever be to her twin.
Summer 1886: In the summer of 1886, Alistair weds Grace Crowther, a governess for an upper class family. She is older and less picky of who she married. She attempts to teach the girls the manners they are apparently lacking. June hates her immediately.
Alistair promises she won’t be around for long, whatever that means.
1886 - 1889: Second, third and fourth year aren’t exciting; June finds she has a pension for the Defense Against the Darks Arts and Transfiguration. She also immensely enjoys Charms. She butters up to her professors in hopes of gaining permission to enter the restricted section of the library (she just wants to browse to see what spells she’s not allowed to be taught, nothing more), but none of them are daft enough for that. She and Poppy are nearly inseparable, and lose many points for the mischief they cause. Still, Juniper focuses on her O.W.Ls and N.E.W.Ts.
1889 - 1891: Juniper returns for a fifth and sixth year and she spends just as much time in the library as she does flirting with boys. (It’s always thrilling when people confuse Ophelia for herself, and when she’s feeling especially frisky, she’ll introduce herself as her twin. Juniper wouldn’t blink an eye if Ophelia’s reputation was ruined.)
She uses her first dark arts spell to give Ophelia antler ears during a confrontation in the courtyard. Juniper takes the detention with pride.
Though she still focuses on her studies, she also spends time pouring over books she’s borrowed from her father, who in turn bought them from Knockturn Alley. Her fascination becomes more than just the dark arts - she’s interested in those who are forced to live in the night. The lore behind them is interesting to read. It's a secret hobby, and she keeps it to herself.
Summer 1891: She sleeps with an older man the summer before her seventh year - he breaks her heart, of course, and she vows to herself that he will be the first person she curses when she learns the dark arts.
1892: In January she meets Mr. Olixander Blackwood, who is equally as intriguing as he is frustrating. She graduates Hogwarts with little fanfare.
Debutante Years| 1892-Present| Blackthorn Manor in Magical London
Summer 1892: A fresh debutante. Oh joy. She manages to survive her first season without much drama, outside of being reunited with the man she lost her virginity too in August. As expected, she hates him.
26 May 1984: Thaddeus Flint offers to court her, in which June says yes.
