Judith Maxwell

Judith Maxwell (née Gilbert), is a character of The Vampire Diaries novel series. She was the aunt of Elena and Margaret Gilbert. She stepped in to raise the Gilbert sisters after their parents' deaths in a car accident on Wickery Bridge. She was engaged to Robert Maxwell, whom she later married.
==Appearance==
Judith is described by Elena as a woman who always looked vaguely flustered. Judith has a thin, mild face and light flyway hair.
==Early History==
Judith was born into the Gilbert family at an unknown time. She had at least one brother: Thomas. She could be strict and anxious sometimes, but was caring and responsible. Judith met a man named Robert Maxwell at some point, and affectionately called him "Bob". He proposed to her, and she accepted his request.
After her brother died, Judith arrived in Fell's Church and took full custody of his daughters, Elena and Margaret Gilbert. She attended her brother and sister-in-law's funeral wearing a black dress.
==The Original Series==
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She calls Elena down as she's going to be late for school and tries to protest about Elena eating, but is cut off as her niece walks out the door for school.
Around September 26, she noticed Elena hadn't been eating well and worried about her health as Elena had actually been on edge considering what happened at the cemetery, alongside her feelings about Stefan Salvatore.
After the attack on Vickie Bennett and her niece almost raped by Tyler Smallwood, Judith has the police at her house as she didn't know where Elena was. When Stefan brings her home, she is told by Elena about Tyler and the next morning, she tells Elena that they will have to go back to the sheriff's to talk to them about Tyler once more.
As Elena was getting ready for the Haunted House, Judith had been waiting by the door with thread and needle just in case the dress her niece was wearing needed some finishing touches. She tells Elena that Stefan had pulled up and when her niece says she'll meet Stefan, Judith and Margaret are told to enjoy trick or treating.
After Mr. Tanner's murder at the Haunted House, Elena had revealed that Judith had been worried and questioned her about Stefan, but Elena isn't sure if her aunt believes that Stefan is innocent or not.
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Judith is only seen at the Graduation Ceremony. Bonnie consoles her over Elena's death.
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==The Hunters Series==
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==The Vampire Diaries==
In the TV series, Aunt Judith's character is replaced with the character Jenna Sommers. She is neither married nor engaged. She was Alaric Saltzman's girlfriend and Jeremy and Elena's aunt, but during the season finale of Season Two, she was turned and killed by Klaus because of the sacrifice which used to unlock Klaus' werewolf side.
==Name==
*Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew יְהוּדִית, or Yehudit, meaning "woman of Judea".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_(given_name)
*Gilbert is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a medieval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous").https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_(given_name)
*Maxwell is a common given name or surname. It comes from both an English and Scottish origin, with the Scottish meaning being "Mack's stream".https://www.behindthename.com/name/maxwell
==Trivia==
*In the 1996 game, Judith appears with Margaret.
*Judith is in several senses the opposite of Jenna Sommers.
**Judith is middle-aged and usually more overprotective. Jenna is young, and is often more aware of the problems of her niece and nephew.
**Judith wanted Damon to be the boyfriend of Elena. Jenna wanted Stefan to be the boyfriend of Elena.
*While L. J. Smith's books stated that she was Thomas' sister, the ghost-written books changed her to be a friend of Elizabeth's. In The Hunters series, she was also an undercover disguise used to hide Elena and Margaret from the Guardians.
==References==
==See also==
Category:Novel Characters
Category:Female Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Gilbert Family