In 1876 Emma is born to Jackson and Rosie Flitwick . As far as she knows they are happily married, because what kids knows different.

Emma displays magic at 3 causing characters from her books to be projected onto the ceiling.

A bookworm since she was old enough to understand what books were she begged to be allowed to spend as much time as possible in the book shop in which her uncle worked. No one seemed to mind since there are worse things that a cihild could be into than reading. She especially enjoys books about far off places, magical creatures and famous people. But will read anything that is put in front of her.

Her mother gets sicks with the laughing plague and she is terrified that her mother is going to die, thankfully she recovers.

Her siblings go off to Hogwarts and she is both envious and delighted. Envious that they get to go and learn magic, and delighted that she now effectively gets to disctate the schedule! Que- more visits to the book shop!

Emma bores everyone to tears by insisting on recounting, in detail, the contents of whatever book she is reading at any given time.

1888 Emma gets her letter to go off to Hogwarts! She is sorted into Ravenclaw, just like her uncle Zacariah! She is delighted, although saddened by the fact that she can't spend as much time with her uncle and in his shop. However, he promises they can write as often as she would like. And she likes to very much!

Her father improved the family's finances to the point where they became officially in the upper echelons of society, however her father's ambition was not sated. The difference however is that his ambition has turned to his children and their connections. While there is now the funds to afford all manner of respectability, her father expects Emma and her sister to marry quickly and well, to families with more name than money