[1877] Cecil and Beth Potts, along with their three children, join the magical community in their retreat to Hogsmeade. They find a place on the bustling corner of Wright Street and Bonham Close, where life goes on.
[1879] A fourth child is welcomed into their family, named Mildred for her mother's great-aunt. The pregnancy and birth comes as a surprise to the neighbors, who were more accustomed to Beth's sole command of her household more than Cecil's rare presence.
[1881] Edmund, the eldest child, graduates from Hogwarts. Mildred cries when he transfigures her stick-mounted kite into a small dragon. Only when Dorothea changes it into an owl instead does she relax.
[1883] Growing up in the cloistered city life is a delight for Mildred, though she never fails to accompany her mother to the market so they can pass by Grove Glen on their way home. The tall trees mystify her, and she can conceive of nothing in the world that could ever be taller.
[1884] Fletcher, her closest brother, enters Hogwarts just as her sister graduates. Mildred much prefers the company of her brother, until she spends more time with the sister who quickly becomes a role model for her.
[1886] Cecil's work takes him closer to home, often meeting with visitors in his home office. With the frequent expectation of playing hostess, Beth often loses track of Mildred, who wanders on her own. She is almost always found near the trees of Gnome Glen, resting or playing under their massive trunks.
[1887] Taken to playing within view, or at least earshot, of her home, Mildred enjoys the company of fellow children on Wright Street. They sometimes team up with Pluckering children to put the hellspawn of Bonham Close in their place.
[1889] Mildred often spends her days at home, rejoicing when her mother sends her to the market. She envies other children who can still freely play, Cecil doesn't approve of his daughter acting so wild and unrestrained. She always stops by her trees on the way home, leaving them tokens or resting easily under their shaded branches.
[School Year 1890-1891] In her first year at Hogwarts, Mildred is sorted into Ravenclaw. One of her new classmates, Zadie Hawkins, is a former rival from Bonham Close, whose family struggled to afford it and was forced to move away. They become better friends than they were enemies, Zadie inspiring Mildred to study hard and Mildred luring Zadie away to play instead.
[School Year 1891-1892] Her brother, Fletcher, graduates from Hogwarts, leaving Mildred as the youngest Potts left at the school. Cecil informs Mildred that he will make the same accord with her as he did with Dorothea; if Mildred studies well enough to get all Es or above on her O.W.L.s, she can remain at Hogwarts for the rest of her studies. Otherwise, she will attend a finishing school after her fifth year.
Mildred is bitterly displeased by the news, and utterly distraught when her friend, Zadie, is absent that year when poor grades and worse finances deny a return. She spends part of the year in a funk, only barely passing her year-end exams.
[School Year 1892-1893] Mildred returns to Hogwarts for her third year, more determined than ever to surpass her father's expectations. She takes a renewed interest in Transfiguration, the only class she did well in her second year, and gains some assistance from a new friend,
Anne Moony, in Potions. Her adventures lead her to encountering another new friend,
Greta Gillenwater who helps to rescue her cat and her from ghostly suits of armor alike.
[Summer 1893] During the break, Mildred spends her free time reading outdoors in Gnome Glen or engaging in the Wizards vs Inferi game, until the summer takes a turn with the death of her cousin's friend and fellow student, Sloane Bixby. It brightens again with her cousin Dahlia's wedding, for which she acquires a brand new dress.
[School Year 1893-] In her fourth year, Mildred finds herself keeping a closer ear among her schoolmates for hints of news and changes. She makes changes of her own: in her grades, additional clubs (Dueling and Charms), and the discovery of a few she didn't expect.