Scarlet Grey

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> "*My name is Scarlet Grey, and until today I thought I would be lost forever.*"
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## Scarlet Grey

### Relatives

Ivy Grey (twin)Ida Jane Grey (mother) †
Mortimer Grey (father)
Phoebe Gregory (aunt)
Arthur Gregory (uncle) †
Edith Grey (stepmother)
Harry Grey (stepbrother)
John Grey (stepbrother)
Joseph Grey (stepbrother)
Sara Louise Smith (aunt)

## Production Information

### Series

Scarlet and Ivy

**Scarlet Grey** is one of the main protagonists in the *Scarlet and Ivy* series. She is the daughter of Mortimer and Ida Jane Grey and the twin sister of Ivy Grey.

## Appearance

Like her twin, Scarlet has pale skin, dark brown hair, and blue eyes. Her appearance is often compared to a doll, and Ivy has described her features as pretty.

## Personality

Scarlet is short-tempered and outgoing. She is seen to have severe trust issues, possibly due to her trauma after the rooftop incident with Violet Adams, and being locked in an asylum. She is often described as a trouble-maker, and she is often blatantly honest. Despite having many positive traits, these are often overshadowed by her negative ones.

Scarlet loves fame and luxury and wants to become a famous ballerina. She is more troublesome and more of a daredevil than her sister, and has a sharp tongue. However, Scarlet is very brave, straightforward, and not afraid to speak up for herself. She is also very clever as she managed to hide her diary pages around Rookwood before being locked up in Rosemoor Asylum and made sure to leave clues for her sister to find them.

## History

### Story

Scarlet was born a short while before Ivy, who was a perfect mirror image of her. Scarlet's mother, Ida Grey, died shortly after giving birth to Scarlet and Ivy. Before he married Edith, Mortimer Grey was described as fiery, and often shouted. However, after he married Edith, he became cold and distant, which Scarlet preferred.

When Mortimer and Edith decided to send Scarlet and Ivy to Rookwood, Scarlet knew she wouldn't pass the entrance exam, so she switched her and Ivy's papers, leading her to win a place at Rookwood, while Ivy didn't and was instead sent to their Aunt Phoebe's instead.

### *The Lost Twin*

Scarlet is mentioned throughout the book and through her diary pages, but she doesn't make a physical appearance until the end. When Ivy finds Scarlet trapped in a glass room at the asylum, she puts her hand to the glass. Scarlet doesn't move for a bit, but she eventually puts her hands on the glass to match her twin's.

## Trivia

* Sophie Cleverly was originally going to name her Ruby
* Scarlet switched around her and Ivy's entrance papers because she knew that Ivy would be the one who would win a spot at Rookwood.
	+ This is confirmed at the end of *The Lost Twin* when Ivy finds a letter hidden by Scarlet, where Scarlet confesses she swapped their papers.
* In *The Dance in the Dark*, it is discovered that her mother named Scarlet and Ivy after her and her sister's initials.
	+ This is discovered when Sara Louise Smith says: "*She named you Scarlet and Ivy, like we were Sara and Ida. S and I together once more,"* showing that Scarlet was named after their aunt Sara and Ivy was named after their mother, Ida.

## Notes

1. ↑ The Lost Twin, page 282
2. ↑ The Dance in the Dark, page 242

## References

1. ↑  https://sophiecleverly.com/2018/04/23/the-last-secret-cover-reveals/#comment-177