Violet Prince

Violet Ruth Prince-Ford is a main character of the series *Hallie in The Valley* and the sequel movie *Hallie Back in The Valley*. Violet is the best friend and roommate of Hallie Dennison, Emily Park, and the friend of Sam Stewart, Cameron Washington, and Brandon Ford. She is also the daughter of Harry and Cheryl Prince and the wife of Brandon Ford. Violet is first introduced in season one episode one, "Welcome to The Valley", and is immediately presented as a highly intelligent, and often times odd, young girl. Violet is one of the two roommates that Hallie acquires upon her arrival at Hillbank Prep Academy. Violet informs Hallie during their meeting that she has been going to the school since she was eleven years old, getting in on an academic scholarship. Even though Violet has gone to Hillbank for years, she does not have any real friends before Hallie comes along. Over time, Violet forms strong friendships with Hallie, Emily, Sam, Cameron, and even Brandon. She also evolves into a brave individual who shines beyond her academic achievements.

Violet is originally from Seattle, and at eleven years old she got into Hillbank Preparatory Academy due to her exceptionally high IQ of 142. Violet says that her father is an accountant, but her mother's occupation is unknown, and it is assumed she is a housewife. It is also clear that Violet doesn't have the strongest relationship with either of her parents, especially her mother. When Violet came to Hillbank it was very hard for her to make friends because everyone thought she was too weird to hang out with. Her parents had even requested that she live alone. The 2004-05 school year is the first year that Violet convinces her parents to remove the request so she can have roommates. The first time Violet meets Hallie and Emily is in their dorm room, and both girls are quickly taken aback by Violet's quirky behavior. This may have something to do with how the first thing Violet says to them is, "Don't move," followed by her plucking a hair from each of their heads. It takes them a while to warm up to her and accept her as their roommate.

Hallie is most welcoming to Violet and really tries to see past her strange ways. In fact, it is Hallie who helps Violet get her first boyfriend, Jeffrey Sanderson. Hallie and Violet definitely develop a special bond over the course of high school. Hallie went from being offput by Violet's personality to embracing it and encouraging Violet to be her truest self and loving her for it. Violet went from being very socially awkward and emotionally distant to being able to bravely and freely express her feelings. Violet is the first one to comfort Hallie when Jared breaks up with her. It is presumed that Violet and Hallie keep in touch after high school, even though Hallie moves back home to Indiana at some point after college, and Violet asks Hallie to be a bridesmaid in her wedding.

Violet and Emily have a very different relationship than Violet and Hallie. Emily is not a fan of Violet for much of their first year as roommates, and Violet doesn't love Emily either. They often got into arguments about Violet's experiments or Emily's sewing materials being in the way. Both girls have such strong personalities, and being polar opposites does not do them any favors when they first develop their friendship, or lack thereof. But when their dormitory has an emergency lockdown and Violet and Emily are stuck alone in their room, they bond and come out seeing each other in a brand-new light. Violet and Emily discover that perhaps being so different from each other is what makes them so special to each other. They both remain in The Valley throughout adulthood, and they have remained best friends. When Emily finds out that Violet and Brandon are getting married, she states that she has been designing wedding dresses since their junior year of college, and Emily does indeed create a beautiful wedding dress for Violet. Hallie also asks Violet to be her maid of honor.

Perhaps the person who was originally Violet's least favorite of the group, Brandon, wound up being the person with whom she developed the most important relationship of her life. When Violet and Brandon first meet, they immediately dislike each other. Brandon taunts Violet for being a nerd, and Violet says that Brandon is just a dumb jock. For the first couple years Violet and Brandon know each other, they just can't stand each other. They constantly take digs at one and another, and during prank week they go out of their way to make each other miserable. However, when Brandon is in danger of failing his classes, Violet agrees to tutor him secretly. It is one of the first times in Brandon's life he actually asks for help from anyone. As Violet helps him, she and Brandon slowly move further away from being enemies and closer to being friends. They still take cheap shots at each other, but over time they start to bond and actually enjoy each other's company. During junior year shortly before Violet is dumped by Jeffrey, Brandon realizes that he's developing feelings for her, but is too scared to act on them at first. After Jeffrey and Violet break up, Brandon became Violet's shoulder for to cry on, and they began a romance. They continued dating for the entirety of senior year, at first in secret. Zay was the first to find out in season four episode ten, and he was sworn to secrecy. Finally, when Emily sets up herself and Violet on a double date, Brandon gets jealous and asks out a girl in their class so that he can spy on Violet's date. When he gets found out, he admits that he and Violet have been dating in secret since the end of junior year and he professes his love for her for the first time. Violet reciprocates, saying that she is in love with Brandon, and the word is officially out that they are together. Their relationship continues for the duration of senior year, and they are still together to this day. In the sequel movie *Hallie Back in The Valley* it is revealed that they have stayed together since high school and are now getting married.