Sara Louise Smith

> "*She named you Scarlet and Ivy, like we were Sara and Ida. S and I together once more. She never forgot me.*"
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> ― Sara speaking to Scarlet and Ivy about their names
> The Dance in the Dark
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## Sara Louise Smith

### Relatives

Ida Jane Grey (late sister)Scarlet Grey (niece)
Ivy Grey (niece)

## Production Information

### Series

Scarlet and Ivy

**Sara Louise Smith** is a minor character in the Scarlet and Ivy series. She is the sister of Ida Jane Grey, and the aunt of Scarlet and Ivy Grey. She first appears in *The Dance in the Dark*.

## Appearance

Sara is a tall and pretty lady, who has perfectly curled dark hair that was starting to go grey at her temples. She wore an elegant deep red dress that had puffed sleeves and a satin bow, along with short fingerless gloves over slender fingers. She also wears a pearl necklace, much like the one her sister wore during their youth.

On the night of the Sleeping Beauty ballet recital, she wore a glamorous night-sky dress.

## History

### Story

Sara attended Rookwood School with her sister Ida. Because Sara was older than Ida, she and Ida's friendship drifted apart and Ida would meet Emmeline Adel, whom she befriended. When Emmeline died, Ida was heartbroken. Ida told Sara that Emmie had drowned by the hands of Mr Bartholomew, and that was the last time Sara ever saw Ida. Sara would eventually graduate and start *Dresses by Sara Louise* - a dressmaker shop dedicated to making beautiful fashion pieces for women.

After Ida ran away and found safety in London, Sara soon began to receive letters from her, yet there was never a return address. Ida made Sara swear that she would never tell their parents where she was, as she thought they would turn her in.

Soon enough, Ida would send her very last letter to Sara. Sara didn't notice at first, as she had no way to send any letters back, but when a year had passed by, she feared the worst. However, she didn't fear that Ida had died. She feared that Ida had forgotten about her, that she stopped caring and left her all alone in the world.

### *The Dance in the Dark*

When Sara first sees Scarlet and Ivy in her shop, she faints on the spot. She quickly comes back to her senses and brings the twins and Ariadne to the back of her shop. When the twins try to introduce themselves, Sara interrupts them, stating she already knows who they are. Before Sara continued, she asked if her sister was alive. Scarlet apologizes to her, which gives Sara her answer. Sara then asks how the twins found her, and all three of them go on about their childhood, starting at Rookwood, Scarlet being imprisoned, Ivy pretending to be Scarlet and the return of Mr Bartholomew. Upon hearing the old headmaster's name, Sara's expression grows sour. Sara congratulates them for being such wonderful detectives, then goes on to explain who the twin's mother really was, and why she faked her identity.

At the end of the Sleeping Beauty ballet recital, Scarlet spots Sara and brings her over to meet her father. Sara then explains that she is the sister of his late wife and that her name was not Emmeline Adel, but Ida Jane Smith. Sara was also spotted talking to Aunt Phoebe after the performance.

### *The Lights Under the Lake*

After overhearing Penny talking to Madame Zelda about writing to her uncle to pay to go on the school trip, Ivy considers writing to Aunt Phoebe and Sara for permission. The following Friday, Scarlet and Ivy receive a letter from Sara. Sara wrote that both she and Aunt Phoebe would be more than happy to give them permission to go on the school trip and she sent more than enough money to pay for both of them.

### *The Last Secret*

When Rookwood School was being shut down for inspection, Scarlet and Ivy considered going to one of their aunt's places instead. However, Aunt Phoebe was down with the flu which was very contagious while Aunt Sara had just left for a fashion show in Paris, leaving the twins no choice but to head back to their stepmother's house.

While in Paris, Sara met a woman named Laure, and they became friends. At the end of the Swan Lake rehearsal, Sara introduces her to Scarlet and Ivy.