Ava Rueda

. The chosen one (formerly)

. The head council member

. Gigi Ryland

. Emily Archer

. Shawn Ryland

. Thomas Ryland

. Isabella Masters

. Anabella Masters

. Noah Masters

. Mason Masters

. Gabriella Masters

. Gage Masters

. Valentine Ryland

. Evie Ryland

. Kaycee Masters

. Maycee Masters

. Brandi Masters

. Amara Masters

. Leah Masters

. Mystery Ryland

. Clove Masters

. Midnight Ryland

. Shadow Ryland

. Twila Ryland

. Shane Ryland

. Phillip Archer

. Chance Archer

. Grayson Ryland

. Flynn Ryland

. Austin Masters

. Lance Masters

. Blaze Masters

. Baylen Masters

. Clive Masters

. Reese Masters

. Payton Ryland

. Callie Archer

. Harley Archer

. Zoe Archer

. Quinn Archer

. Scarlett Ryland

. Keegan Archer

. Preston Ryland

. Davian Archer

. Kenley Archer

. Jeremy Archer

. Precious Archer

. Sky Archer

. Anderson Ryland

. Nolan Archer

Books 6 - 9- regular recurring

Books 10 + - semi recurring

**“Change nothing and nothing will change.” Ava - Emma**

Name: Ava is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "life; bird; water, island". It isn’t known why she was named Ava or what her maiden name was. When she married her second husband, Ava took his last name making her Ava Rueda.

Magic life: Born in January of 1970, Ava happens to be one of the oldest Full-Witches in the series though is nowhere near as old as Desdomona or the Fletcher brothers as she is centuries younger than them. Ava comes from a long line of chosen-ones and was a chosen-0ne herself. That was until 1988 when she was caught being married to a mortal, which was illegal at the time because she was a Full-Witch. As punishment, the council decided to strip her of her magic and chosen-one status, making her a Powerless-Witch. However, after divorcing her husband shortly after, the council granted her request of getting her normal magic back, yet she didn’t get back her chosen-one status or chosen-power, which she didn’t care about all that much. In the early 2000’s, Ava trained the current chosen-one on her obligations and skills. Ava was also one of the most powerful witches being on the highest level (level 10) on the magic strength scale. Even those more powerful than her (Superiors and chosen-ones who don’t fall on the scale because they are the most powerful) went to her when in need of magical info. This was because Ava was very knowledgeable about magic.

Career: For a good portion of the series, Ava was the principal of Iridium high school. Ava didn’t like how public schools were run and both of her children wanted to quit home-school/private school and attend a regular high school. In compromise, Ava applied to be Iridium high’s new principal and got the job. (Magic may or may not have been involved in her getting the job.) This was sometime in the summer of 2004. Ava stayed at the school until her oldest grandchildren graduated, then she decided it was time to retire to avoid suspicion from mortals because witches don’t age as fast as mortals.

Past: Ava comes from a long line of chosen ones and was a chosen one herself. THat was until 1988 when she was caught being married to a mortal man, which was illegal at the time because she had magic. She was stripped of her magic and title as punishment, though did eventually get her magic back. Ava’s first husband fathered her daughter Ruby. He and Ava divorced before she had a chance to tell him she was pregnant. (He had decided to divorce her because he didn’t want her to have to live without her magic just to be with him. He didn’t think it was fair to her.) Ava chose not to tell him because she decided she was going to give the baby up for adoption and didn’t want him to ask to raise the baby himself. There was a reason behind this. Ava said she had chosen adoption to put the past behind her but this wasn’t true. It wasn’t explained how Ava knew, but she knew Ruby was a Superior before she was even born and felt there was no chance she could raise the most powerful witch in the world. So, she arranged for a couple who knew about Superiors and could handle raising one to adopt the baby. Ava was only 19 when gave birth to Ruby. Ava wasn’t a part of Ruby’s life while Ruby was growing up and it wasn’t exactly clear why. When Ava found out Ruby was snooping around the school she worked at and around her other two children, she called Ruby’s parents and said she was open to talking with Ruby but Ruby continued sneaking around and never directly approached her mother.

When she had given up Ruby, Ava was already involved with a new man named Andrew Rueda (Drew for short.) After learning she was pregnant, Ava and Drew got married. Then, the month after Ruby’s first birthday, Ava and Drew welcomed a set of fraternal twins: Diego and Gigi. Ava was a strict but fair kind of mother who never let her children get away with misbehaviour. When it came to school, Ava decided she would home-school the twins. That was until Gigi asked to attend a real school in 2001, and then her son as well in 2004. That is when she applied to be the principal at Iridium High school and got the job.

Gigi and Maddie's teenage pregnancies

Ava wasn't very surprised when she found out her daughter was pregnant at 15 and her son was going to be a father at 15. This was most likely due to having witnessed Gigi in an intense make-out not long before and knowing how very sexual and rebellious Maddie was. Ava chose to stay out of it and allow her children to figure it out for themselves. One thing she did occasionally give her opinion about was Gigi's choice about telling her boyfriend she was pregnant. She tried to make Gigi realize Pete wasn't going to stay though Gigi refused to believe her. She also agreed with Diego that Pete deserved to know and needed to know. Later on, Ava decided to be more involved with the babies. She made an effort to get to know Diego's girlfriend's family so everyone involved with this baby would be on good terms. She also told her children she would let them be the parents but would be willing to lend a hand when needed. In the final chapter, Ava was present at the hospital for the births of both her grandchildren. Her son Diego gave her a granddaughter named Emily, and her daughter Gigi gave her a grandson named Shawn. Ava met and held both of her grandchildren with open arms..

Family

The names of Ava’s parents were never given and she was never mentioned to be speaking to them. She didn’t speak of them either. So it is unknown if she doesn't have contact with them or for what reason or if they are even still alive. No siblings or other family members aside from her descendants were mentioned. Ava is the biological mother of Ruby Masters but did not raise her. However, Ava and Ruby reunited at the end of 2016. At the time, Ruby was nearing the age of twenty-eight. Ava and Ruby had a wonderful relationship and Ava adored Ruby’s children. Ruby gave Ava three granddaughters and three grandsons. (Isabella, Anabella, Noah, Mason, Gabriella, and Gage.) Diego and Gigi both gave her grandchildren as well. Diego had a biological daughter named Emily and adopted a daughter named Melanie. Gigi had a biological son named Shawn and a biological daughter named Valentine. She also adopted two brothers: Robert and Tommy. Melanie and Robert ended up falling in love despite their family’s disapprovement, and they had two biological daughters: Secret and Mystery. Each of her grandchildren gave her great-grandchildren, and she also got some great-great-grandchildren and some great-great-great-grandchildren. The youngest in the family being Nolan Archer, born in 2057.)

**FUN FACTS**

. Ava was one of the few witches in the entire world who knew about Superiors.

. Ava trained Emma on how to be the chosen-one.

. Ava is the go to for magical information.

. Ava was technically a teen mom having been only 19 when her first child was born.

. Ava and Francisco are the same age, they were both born in early 1970 but not in the same month.