Ariadne Flitworth

> "*My name's Ariadne. It's not short for anything. It's Greek. She helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur!*"
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## Ariadne Flitworth

### Relatives

Mr Flitworth (Father)Mrs Flitworth (Mother)

### Affiliation

Rookwood SchoolThe Whispers in the Walls (reformed)

## Production Information

### Series

Scarlet and Ivy

**Ariadne Elizabeth Gwendolyn Flitworth** is the main deuteragonist in the Scarlet and Ivy book series and is the best friend of Scarlet and Ivy. She is also a member of the reformed Whispers in the Walls. She made her debut in *The Lost Twin*.

## Appearance

Ariadne is often described as small with mousy brown hair.

## History

### Story

Before Ariadne was sent to Rookwood, she attended Hightower School For Girls. While she attended, she was bullied by a group of girls who would steal her things, pull her hair and kick her. The girls met up in a wooden shed as a club and wouldn't allow Ariadne to enter. One day, Ariadne had a match and noticed dry leaves outside the shed. She came up with an idea to light up the leaves, to scare the girls inside. When she lit the leaves, however, she wasn't able to put it out. Fortunately, the girls managed to escape the burning shed, but they told everyone that Ariadne had set the shed on fire and was kicked out of the school.

### *The Lost Twin*

On the first day of school, Ariadne meets Ivy in Dorm Thirteen and the two greet and introduce themselves to each other, with Ivy introducing herself as Scarlet. Ariadne explains that her father decided to send her to Rookwood before asking Ivy where the lavatories are. Nervously, Ivy leads Ariadne out into the corridor, where whispers start to emerge and girls are staring with hands over their mouths.

Ivy finally comes to a door marked 'Lavatories and Bathrooms' and the two head inside. While in the bathroom, Ariadne asks Ivy why those girls were staring at them. Ivy tries to reassure Ariadne that they are most likely staring at her due to being gone for so long. After Ariadne is done with her business, the two are forced back into the corridors. When they both returned to Dorm Thirteen, Ariadne started unpacking her clothes, spreading them out and refolding them.

Out of nowhere, a girl with curly copper hair with a pale blue hair bow is standing in the doorway. Ariadne stands up to greet the girl, but she ignores her and begins to scold Ivy, thinking she is Scarlet. As the girl intimidates Ivy, Ariadne tries to change the topic of conversation by asking the copper-haired girl her name. She responds by saying her name is Penny, short for Penelope. As Penny decides to leave, Ivy throws an insult at her, something that Scarlet would do. Penny warns Ariadne to be careful around Ivy, sliding a finger across her throat before walking away.

### *The Whispers in the Walls*

Ariadne helped to stand up to Penny and her group. She was accepting and kind to Violet when they found out about Rose. She helped solve the Whispers' secret messages. Due to the fire in the library, however, she was the main suspect of the cause and was expelled on the spot.

### *The Dance in the Dark*

Ariadne convinced her father to return to Rookwood after she was not found guilty of the fire. After the suspicion that something was wrong with Ms Finch, Ariadne was dedicated to helping Ivy and Scarlet find Ms. Finch. Because she took Hockey, however, she couldn't help them during ballet class. When mysterious accidents and food poisoning happened at the school, her father wanted to take her out of Rookwood. She was able to convince her father not to and was there at the end of the spring ballet performance.

### *The Lights Under the Lake*

Ariadne helped solve the mysteries, never took anything for granted, and was super kind to Rose. While she wasn't present for the final confrontation of Rose's relatives, she was a crucial part of the mission, helping find secret passages and providing sweets. Her camera was also an important part of busting Bob Owens' acts.

### *The Curse in the Candlelight*

At first, Ariadne was afraid of Muriel, because she remembered her from her old school. Scarlet told her to try and give Muriel another chance and befriend her. After befriending her, however, Ariadne didn't listen when Scarlet and Ivy warned her about Muriel's suspicious behaviour. On the All Hallow's Eve celebration, Muriel dressed as a witch, crumpled a picture of Ariadne's face and threw it in the fire as a death threat to Ariadne. In the end, Muriel kidnapped her, and locked her, Scarlet, Ivy, and Ebony in a crypt. Fortunately, they all managed to out safely, with Muriel being expelled from Rookwood.

### *The Last Secret*

She was the first girl to volunteer to be a whisper. Ariadne acted as the secretary of the reformed whispers, and she often brought snacks to meetings. She helped decode codes and helped break open the safe that Henry Bartholomew was trying to crack open for rights to Rookwood. She is last seen at the end of the book, recording all the mysteries of Rookwood that the girls had been through.

## Personality

Ariadne is very cheerful and intelligent. She is usually nervous and shy, but is seen to come out of her shell on numerous occasions. She can be bold and brave when it comes to defending her friends. She is very smart at figuring out puzzles, making her a crucial member of the whispers and with solving the mysteries around Rookwood.

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Ivy Grey

Ivy was Ariadne's roommate in *The Lost Twin*. She stood up for Ariadne when she was bullied by Penny. Ariadne thought Ivy was Scarlet, until Ivy told her about the diary pages. This did not ruin their friendship. In fact, Ariadne was happy that Ivy told the truth and helped her collect the rest of the diary pages.

#### Scarlet Grey

Scarlet and Ariadne became friends around the middle of *The Whispers in the Walls*. At the beginning. she didn't trust Ariadne because she thought she was trying to steal Ivy from her.

### Enemies

#### Muriel Witherspoon

At Hightower School For Girls, Muriel was the leader of a gang of girls who bullied others, with Ariadne being one of her victims. While Muriel managed to get Ariadne expelled, Ariadne also ratted out Muriel for her bullying and got expelled as well. She first appeared to have turned over a new leaf in *The Curse in the Candlelight*, but in reality, she was only there to get revenge on Ariadne. She successfully put a wedge between Ivy, Scarlet, and Ariadne and locking Ariadne, Ebony, Ivy, and Scarlet in a crypt. However, they manage to escape and tell Mrs Knight of her actions, to which Muriel is expelled for the second time.

### Relatives

#### Father

Her father is shown to be a doting rich man. He seems to be overly worried for Ariadne's safety and is never really disappointed with her. He agreed to send her to Rookwood, but he sent her home during Rookwood's hardest times.

#### Mother

Not much is known about Ariadne's mother. She's shown as a lavish women with fur coats and tons of jewelry. Her relationship with Ariadne is a bit strained, but deep down she cares for her safety.

## Trivia

* Ariadne used to own a pony named Oswald, but he was shortly sold after escaping his stable due to the stable boy forgetting to feed him.