Guinevere Fox

> "*I can make things very unpleasant for you, Scarlet Grey. I think perhaps your mind doesn't work properly. Perhaps you need to see a doctor.*"
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> The Lost Twin
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## Production Information

### Series

Scarlet and Ivy

**Miss Guinevere Fox** is an antagonist in the *Scarlet and Ivy* book series. While Edgar Bartholomew was on sick leave, she was in charge of Rookwood School. During her time in charge, she imprisoned Scarlet and Violet in Rosemoor Asylum because they found out Miss Finch was her daughter. In *The Lost Twin*, Miss Fox is caught by Ivy and Ariadne, but runs away. In *The Dance in the Dark*, she kidnaps her daughter so she can keep her safe from the catastrophe she was going to cause at the school's ballet recital, but was stopped and arrested during the performance.

## Appearance

Miss Fox is a tall and skinny woman with brown hair pulled into a tight bun, making her look like she had a row of clothes pegs on the back of her head. She wore a long, black dress that looked several sizes too large and was covered with pockets.

## Personality

Miss Fox is a strict woman, seemingly liking rules more than people. She is also described as delusional, wanting to build up and destroy Rookwood School's reputation.

## History

### Story

Guinevere Fox got pregnant at a young age while being unmarried and was sent to Rosemoor Asylum. When her daughter was born, she gave her up for adoption. Years later, when she was working at Rookwood, her daughter tracked her down and asked for her help. Fearing her respect would go down, Miss Fox let her daughter stay and teach at Rookwood on one condition: she couldn't tell anyone she was her daughter.

### *The Lost Twin*

Miss Fox turns up at Phoebe Gregory's house to pick up Ivy to head to Rookwood School. When they arrive at Rookwood, she escorts Ivy to her office and tells her she must pretend to be Scarlet, Ivy's twin sister. When Ivy is looking for diary pages in the stables, Miss Fox spots her in her horse's stable and believes she's trying to pull a prank on her, which results in Ivy getting a canning.

When Ivy and Ariadne go to confront Miss Fox in her office, Miss Finch comes in, and they get into an argument about Miss Finch's identity. During their bickering, Ariadne takes the chance and looks through Miss Fox's drawer, finding an open file overfilled with papers and a glass keepsake box. As Ariadne accuses Miss Fox of bribery money, the telephone in the office rings. Without thinking, Ivy picks up and is now on a call with Edgar Bartholomew, the headmaster of Rookwood. Ivy tells Mr Bartholomew that Miss Fox has been abusing her power as acting Headmistress, to which Mr Bartholomew demands to speak to Miss Fox.

Miss Fox appears surprised during the phone call. Miss Fox, who is overwhelmed by the call, shoves Ivy out of the way and flees Rookwood School. Ivy tries to chase her down, but Miss Fox is faster and has vanished by the time Ivy reaches the front door.

### *The Dance in the Dark*

When Scarlet, Ivy and Madame Zelda find Miss Finch, it is revealed that Miss Fox is the one behind all the poison-pen letters and the recent accidents at Rookwood School. However, she does not make a physical appearance until the school's ballet recital, where she kidnaps Ivy and threatens to push her off the railing of the stage. It is then that Miss Finch intervenes with Madame Zelda and vents about how she always wanted to find her mother, only to find a monster. Upon hearing her daughter's words, Miss Fox stands defeated as she is arrested.

### *The Last Secret*

In an attempt to save Rookwood school, Scarlet and Ivy travel with Miss Finch to Broadgate Prison to chat with Miss Fox, to see if she knows anything important about Rookwood school. At first, Miss Fox was upset to see the twins there, as they were the reason she was in prison in the first place. After some convincing, however, Miss Fox revealed that Henry Bartholomew was indeed not the true owner of the school and that Miss Fox had tried for years to find Lady Wootton's will, so she could have the school to herself.

## Notes

1. ↑ As revealed in The Lost Twin, page 293