Vanessa Monroe

Vanessa Monroe is a human who appeared in the third episode of the second season on The Vampire Diaries. She is smart, young graduate student at Duke University who worked with Isobel Flemming and her research on the supernatural. She briefly helped Alaric Saltzman, Damon Salvatore, and Elena Gilbert and shared Isobel's research on the Sun and Moon Curse with them.
==Early History==
Nothing is known about her early history except that she's bright enough to gradate with an undergraduate degree and the pursue a graduate degree in Comparative Folklore while working with Isobel Flemming.
==Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series==
===Season Two===
In Bad Moon Rising, Vanessa was contacted by Alaric Saltzman about Isobel Flemming's research in the Anthropology Department atDuke University. Upon their arrival, she guided Alaric, Elena, and Damon to Isobel's office in order to find any research on werewolves. She wanted to ask Alaric how Isobel was, but Alaric preferred to keep it quiet. After entering the office, Vanessa walked out quietly and came back in with a crossbow. She aimed it right at Elena, but Damon sped in front, allowing the arrow to hit him instead. Alaric spoke to her, and wanted to find out why she did that. While Elena was pulling the arrow out of Damon's back. Vanessa explained to Alaric that she read Isobel's research about what happened in 1864. She thought that Katherine and Damon were both dead at that time, but Elena explains who they are and what they were looking for.
Later, she explained the sun and moon curse to Elena, Damon and Alaric. She also explained more about legends regarding doppelgängers to Elena, who was worried about her physical similarities to Katherine.
==Personality==
Vanessa is a very smart graduate student who worked with Isobel and seemed concerned about her whereabouts, asking Alaric if he heard anything. When she shoots an arrow at Elena, she admits she freaked out and thought that she was Katherine, but later told them what else she knew from Isobel's research.
==Physical Appearance==
Vanessa is an attractive young lady with dark brown hair and blue eyes.
==Appearances==
Season Two
*Bad Moon Rising
*Plan B (Mentioned)
==Name==
*Vanessa is of Greek origin and means "butterfly".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_(name)
*Monroe is an Scottish name and it means "from the river's mouth", while in Gaelic it means "from the red swamp".http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/monroe
==Trivia==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==See also==
Category:Characters
Category:The Vampire Diaries (series)
Category:The Vampire Diaries Characters
Category:The Vampire Diaries Season Two Characters
Category:Female Characters
Category:Guest Characters
Category:Humans