Sheila Bennett

(Ancestor)

* Emily Bennett † (Ancestor)
* Emily's Unnamed Brother † (Ancestor)
* Emily's Unnamed Children † (Ancestor)
* Marie Bennett † (Ancestor)
* Rose Bennett † (Ancestor)
* Ernestine Bennett † (Ancestor)
* Amelia Bennett † (Mother)
* Unnamed Father †
* Abby Bennett Wilson (Daughter)
* Rudy Hopkins † (Ex-Son-in-Law)
* Bonnie Bennett-Mikaelson (Grand-daughter)
* Kol Mikaelson (Grand-son-in-law)
* Sheila Mikaelson (Grand-daughter)
* Jamie (Adoptive Grandson)
* Unnamed Sibling †
* Pauline Bennett † (Niece)
* Pauline's Unnamed Sibling † (Niece)
* Joanna's Mother † (First Cousin, Twice Removed)
* Joanna Bennett † (First Cousin, Three Times Removed)
* Lucy Bennett † (First Cousin, Four Times Removed)

*You got some nerve messing with a Bennett witch!*

-Sheila about Bonnie

**Sheila Bennett** was the maternal grandmother of Bonnie Bennett, mother of Abby Bennett, and also a very powerful witch. Bonnie refers to her as **Grams**.

she is the daughter of Amelia Bennett and an unknown father she is the mother of Abby Bennett Wilson the grand-mother of Bonnie Bennett-Mikaelson the adoptive-grand-son of Jamie the grand-mother-in-law of Kol Mikaelson the great-grand-mother of Sheila Mikaelson.

Sheila, a member of The Bennett Family and The Bennett Coven, lived in Mystic Falls, where she led an anti-war sit-in in October 1969 when she was barely a teenager and first met Stefan Salvatore. She would later pursue higher education and eventually teach at Whitmore College as the Professor of Occult Studies.

Sheila "Grams" Bennett was the warm and loving grandmother of Bonnie Bennett, and as a descendant of a long and powerful line of witches, she knew all along that Bonnie was capable of being a powerful witch as well. In *The Night of the Comet*, she begins to tell her granddaughter, Bonnie, about her heritage, though she didn't believe her until she started manifesting her powers unconsciously in *You're Undead to Me*. Afterward, she often went to Sheila for help.

In *Haunted*, Sheila began to teach Bonnie more about their family's past and how their family fled Salem. In modern times Bonnie berated her grandmother saying that everyone knows she's a witch, though it can't possibly be true. Sheila goes on to teach Bonnie about the dangers of witchcraft and begins to train Bonnie on how to control her magic. She insisted on Bonnie's wearing of a crystal talisman that had belonged to their ancestor Emily Bennett, who she tells Bonnie more about.

In *162 Candles*, she instructs Bonnie that the talisman is hers and not to give it back to anyone. Unknown to Sheila, it was later destroyed by Emily herself while she was possessing Bonnie's body.

In *Bloodlines*, a fearful Bonnie shows up having temporarily lost her powers due to fear. She goes on to explain that there is nothing within her spell books that will help unblock her, that it's in her mind and they have to clear out what is got her so scared.

Sometime later after Bonnie leaves, Sheila is visited by Stefan, who was looking for Bonnie. She senses that he knows why she is upset and fearful and employs that he protects her and precedes to tell him that she will not invite him in, knowing that he will understand why. That night, Stefan returns with Bonnie and Sheila gives him her thanks while they reminisce about their brief history in October 1969. Though she appreciates what he did, she goes on to tell him that she will protect her own before anybody else!

In *Fool Me Once*, she is visited by the other Salvatore brother, Damon, who was also looking for Bonnie. She refuses him, going as far as to tell him "You got some nerve knocking on a Bennett witch's door and asking her for anything" and telling him that he is no friend to the Bennett's. Damon threatens her by demanding her to step outside her home and tell him that. Damon, who was more bark, begins to fall to the floor, crippled with pain as Sheila steps outside using her magic, telling him "You don't wanna mess with me!".

Learning that her granddaughter was missing, Sheila helped Stefan locate Bonnie and Elena, who had both been kidnapped by Anna and Ben. Later, she and Bonnie would lower the spell over the tomb, allowing vampires to enter but not to leave so Damon could get Katherine; she describes it *Opening the door didn't remove the seal, it just opened the door*. With Bonnie's plea, she and Bonnie continued the spell to lower the seal. The spell eventually broke, releasing Stefan and Damon, but the effort had greatly weakened her if Bonnie had insisted on her getting rest she would be dead.

Born and bred in the picturesque town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, Sheila was a level-headed and strong-willed witch, who loved her family dearly. She also disliked vampires and getting involved in "vampire business". She was also the Occult teacher at a local community college and let people believe that she was "just a kooky lady" because they don't know the truth.

Sheila Bennett had almond brown eyes, cocoa brown skin, and curly long hair. On several occasions, she states that "witches talk, even on the Other Side". She was very devout to the craft and employed to Bonnie the same teachings. As an occult professor at Whitmore, she was adept at teaching, which contributed to Bonnie's quick knowledge of the craft. Though Bonnie's inexperience showed, Grams was powerful enough to manage the Tomb Unsealing Spell at Bonnie's plea and inability to keep the spell going, though she almost passed away doing it