Childhood| 1868-1880| Potts Residents of Bartonburg

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1868: Zinnia is born. She is the fourth daughter of the Potts family.
1870: Daffodil is born.
1873: Dahlia is born and Amaryllis is off to Hogwarts.
1874: Senna is off to Hogwarts.
1875: Calla is born.
1876: Thistle is off to Hogwarts. The same year Zinnia displays her first sign of magic when her mother’s embroidery re-stitch itself from a rose to a tulip because she likes those more.

Hogwarts Years| 1880-1887| Ravenclaw Tower

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1880: Amaryllis graduates and Zinnia goes to Hogwarts and is promptly sorted into Ravenclaw. While she is excited to finally learn magic, Zinnia is also very excited to be able to take art classes alongside them. She takes a liking to using watercolors to paint the scenery around Hogwarts.
1881: Senna graduates and Daffodil joins Zinnia in Ravenclaw at Hogwarts.
1882: Thistle graduates. Zinnia has an affinity for Herbology, naturally, and chooses to add Earth Magic and Care of Magical Creatures to her roster.
1884: Aunt Myrtle dies from the Laughing Plague. Dahlia joins her sisters at Hogwarts.
1885: Zinnia finishes her OWLs and drops History of Magic and Divination. She tries her hands at watercolor portraits and she finds she likes them a lot.
1886: Zinnia continues to do well in her classes, although the fear of graduation looms in the distance. It doesn’t scare her because she’ll focus on working at the flower shop. She likes the arrangements portions more than she does the business side.

Debutante Years| 1887-| Potts Residents of Bartonburg

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1887: Zinnia does well enough on her NEWTs and becomes a debutante at the coming out ball. She settles into the flower show alongside her family Calla starts at Hogwarts. The next few years fly by without much notice.
1889: With nothing truly better to do, Zin masters her animagus form sometime in the summer of 1889. A sheep. It suits her well.
1890: Senna marries in the summer. Zinnia has no prospects despite trying her hardest which is a bit disheartening, but at least the flower shop is doing well.
1891: Until the flower shop explosion in November. Luckily Zinnia was off with a friend, but she feels terrible that Calla has permanent hearing damage from it.
1892: Another year down, another year closer to spinsterhood. Zinnia focuses on the shop, the designs and working on her watercolor paintings.