#abbi bennett

[mjs-oc-corner]

𝓐𝓫𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓵 𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓽𝓽

𝐛. 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡

i know I’m two days late with this (we should all be used to me never posting anything on time anymore because let’s face it, that’s just who i am as a person at this point lol) but happy late birthday to the woman, the icon, the legend!!

[endlessly-cursed]

FBAWTFT- Aurora di Napoli

"𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨: 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙚, 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚."

Name: Aurora Ellen di Napoli 

Nicknames: Rory 

Birthdate: 8th of March, 1905 

Zodiac Sign: Pisces 

Personality Type (MBTI): INFP 

Blood Status: Half-blood 

Nationality: British with Italian ancestry 

Physical Appearance

Hair: Black 

Eyes: Blue 

Height: 1.68m 

Weight: 62kg 

Body Type: Tall and lean 

Skin Tone: Fair 

Distinguishing Marks (scars, birthmarks, etc.): Freckles, several tattoos and acne in her back 

Background

Hometown

Aurora grew up in the Di Napoli manor with her three youngest siblings. While her lifestyle wasn’t ostentatious, it was a rather privileged life. She developed a tomboy personality, quickly adopting the 20s lifestyle and becoming the rebel oldest daughter. 

Family

Mother: Abigail Jane di Napoli, neé Bennett ( @mjs-oc-corner ) 

A vivacious and strong woman, Rory loves her mother, and though she gives her strokes by smoking too many cigarettes and heavy drinking, they both have a close bond, she being her first child and helping out with her siblings, especially when her youngest sister came. 

Father: Ernest Regulus Maurice di Napoli 

A complicated man, Aurora made of her father a better man the moment she was born, for he had grown up in a deeply tramuatized and problematic family, and defying Rory’s grandfather and seeking his path and seeing his fortune decrease, Ernest was changed forever and poured his whole heart in his children, and despite having arguments with Rory, he loved her perhaps the most, being his firstborn child, and was certainly amused of how easily she outdrank him... 

Emmett di Napoli 

Temperamental, whip-smart and a but cocky, Emmett and Rory got along well and was her confidante, both relying on one another. 

Theodore di Napoli ( @mjs-oc-corner​ ) 

INFO TBD 

Christabel di Napoli ( @mjs-oc-corner​ ) 

INFO TBD, though she’s protective of her 

Dominique? di Napoli 

INFO TBD 

Hogwarts

House: Hufflepuff 

Best Class: DADA, Transfigurations and History of Magic 

Worst Class: Potions & Herbology 

Boggart: Her father becomes like her grandfather 

Riddikulus: He instead recites a very dirty limerick 

Patronus: TBD

Patronus Memory: Singing in the car with her parents and siblings 

Mirror of Erised: Living free and roaming around the world 

Amortentia (what she smells like): Cigarettes, expensive champagne, eau de cologne lavender, coconut, spicy food and plane gas 

Amortentia (what she smells): TBD 

Career

11-18: Hogwarts student 

19-35: Wanderer 

36-58: Model & actress for the wizarding cinema 

59-64: Philantropist 

65+: Retiree 

Personality & Attitude

Priorities: Wanderlust, her family and friends, having her independance 

Strengths: Charismatic, charming, funny, enthralling and uses her beauty to her own advantage 

Weaknesses: Reckless, vain, full of herself and a complete diva 

Stressed: Around men lol 

Calm/Comforted: Around women 

Favorites

Colors: Blue, red, green and white 

Weather: Sunny with a calm wind 

Hobbies: Playing roles, being around cameras and talking to people 

Fashion: Rory dresses like all the stars in the Old Hollywood 

Relationships

Significant Other/Love Interest: TBD, though due to her job she’ll have many husbands and a secret lesbian romance hehe. HMU if you want your OC to be her husband or wife!! 

Friends: TBD 

Rivals: TBD 

Trivia

Aurora is based on Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor 

She has made several movies of Muggle and Magical events: she has played as Anne Boleyn in a magical interpretation of Henry VIII in 1936, as a magical Jane Eyre in 1938, in an original project based on the Malfoy family in the regency era and Cleopatra in 1942, among others 

She married at least from three to eight times, to hide her liking for women and her many scandals from nude scenes to almost being caught by the paparazzi 

She’s also based on Evelyn Hugo from The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo sjehdeud 

She changed her name from Aurora to Jade St. Claire, though her family still called her Rory 

She met Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe 

She was obssesed with skincare, and included several creams and vaseline 

She has a lesbian romance for years that is on and off 

She also sang birthday songs for Ministers of Magic and was the mistress of several 

She changed her hair to blonde and redheaded for many of her films 

Her favourite muggle actress was Romy Schneider 

[sunsis]

Fandoms will ship two het men who simply breathe next to each other but god forbid a Black woman has a relationship with or even just chemistry with the popular male lead. And this happens in EVERY fandom (see tags for examples) with a prominent Black female character. They were even vehemently against Miles Morales and the Black spider girl (Margo).

It’s just very telling that certain people are suddenly “platonic love/besties/sibling energy only otherwise the show is ruined!!” when the fem character is Black.

It’s ok to not ship characters, but the overwhelming backlash to these specific ones has been so ridiculous and very obviously racially motivated. There are articles now discussing whether harmless shipping of two fictional adult characters is acceptable, and on the cover of them is typically an interracial pairing involving a Black woman…

[ilikestuff69]

‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ (2021)

Directed by Mike Rianda

[literaryspinster]

I want to say that Black girls and women in fandoms are some of the strongest people in the world, but that in and of itself is microaggressive (I’m Black, but still). We put up with a lot of hate, icing out, misplaced jealousy and concern trolling, and that’s even the case when Black female characters are treated well by the narrative, which they often are not. And yeah, we’re still here and everything, but we deserve better.

Fandom is for enjoyment, not having to be the strongest toughest person in the room. I’m older now so I have the benefit of not giving nearly as much of a shit as I did in my early 20s, but I want more for the ones still finding themselves, trying to find community and make art about the things they love.

[klonnieshippersclub]

I’ve had this edit saved for over a year now. I am not the original creator and I believe they got their account deleted as a disclaimer.

I love everything about this edit. It is so honorable to Bonnie and the Bennett’s. It depicts a different storyline than what we were given with them. I wish they were given a bigger forefront than some other character’s families. This is the superior witch bloodline to me, they are the creators and the blueprints! This is a matriarchal line of black and brown women how amazing is that?!

Julie could not relate to Bonnie which applies to her “struggles” (racism)writing her and her bloodline. If a fan can make an edit like this then there is no excuse why a writer couldn’t uplift Bonnie and her relatives. The Bennett’s are still the superior bloodline to me.

[roisy]

Masterlist

This is a compilation of Bennett created or used spells in the show sourced from TVD wiki - Spells and Rituals. Useful for any Bennett-centric fic writers out there.

Let me know if you have additions or see an error.

Qetsiyah

Ayana

Witch of the Five

Beatrice Bennett

Emily Bennett

Sheila Bennett

Abby Bennett

Lucy Bennett

Bonnie Bennett Part 1 Part 2

Upcoming: Bennett Spirits.

[shewhotellsstories]

Shipping isn’t activism, still, from Abbie Mills to Bonnie Bennett to Iris West-Allen to Trina Robinson it’s always disturbing that people have such ugly reactions to Black women and girls being loved and cherished in fiction. 

[cancerian-woman]

call me a hater but the lack of abby is good to me

PURELY BECAUSE OF PERSIA

if abby was played by anyone else then yes we would need moreeeee

but persia already headcanons and cosplays as a series regular

It’s a safe space over here lmao. Enjoy this messy rant on Abby lol.

I just had this conversation with my lovely besties a few days ago but Bonnie deserved to tell her parents off: Abby, Rudy and Grams for different reasons that is. Abby for abandoning her multiple times, Rudy for loving Bonnie but only as a human and Grams for not being truthful about the supernatural world and guiding her early. But too keep it focused on Abby.

I’m not a fan of Persia’s performance either. Every scene of Abby and Bonnie is: Abby whining & lacking accountability. Idk, if that’s how Persia was supposed to act as her but I’m not sympathizing with Abby’s struggles. I see her victimizing herself when she hurt Bonnie. Now, yes racism plays a big part in the lack thereof for Bonnie’s family! Abby doesn’t behave as if she feels guilty. Abby talks a lot about herself what she can’t do and why she can’t do it. She doesn’t try with Bonnie. Bonnie told her directly what the problem is and what did Abby do? Make it about herself. Abby’s selfish, whiney and acts immature. Bonnie should’ve lit fire on her ass. Perhaps, Persia couldn’t do more with a limited character.

No disrespect to these gifs and the creator who did work hard on that! I want to emphasize that in the nicest way possible.

Abby becomes a tool to prove how good of a friend Caroline can be. I take no issues with Caroline defending Bonnie. This scene would be more impactful if Bonnie was speaking. Bonnie and Abby as a relationship needed to exist between them and not a middle woman lol. Abby ties Elena’s history to the Mikaelson’s even further by dissecting Mikael. Hell, I would even argue Abby was happier to see ELENA than she ever was to meet Bonnie because of her past with Miranda. But with Bonnie she just closes up. We can’t forget Abby drugging Bonnie repeatedly either… I just wished Bonnie got to request that she stays out of her life.

Bonnie’s expression arc would’ve been perfect to try and develop Abby (who had her own dark magic past) but it was a missed opportunity. We know that Abby has stopped a human heart before… who heart? We will never know but that’s all I got tonight love!

To sum it up: I don’t care who played Abby if she was going to continue to treat Bonnie like shit she might as well not been there at all or allow Bonnie to make the decision of not having her around. Grams wasn’t perfect either but we can see her first priority at all times is Bonnie. She doesn’t care about anyone else. I would have loved a scene of all 3 of them together but wishful thinking and too many black women for those writers.

Persia has headcanons about Abby? I seriously had no idea. I thought she was leaning more into the Mikaelson thing because of Joseph respectfully.

[bennettmaximoff]

Bennett Witches — The oldest and most powerful witch bloodline to ever exist.

[goldenslumbersketchbook]

Sketchbook Log: ROTG Halloween 2024 - Day 7 Howl

@rotg-halloween

[endlessly-cursed]

hp women appreciation week, day two; favourite women that are not mine

agata della rovere; she's such an interesting and multi-layered and complex woman, I was besotted with her the moment I saw her @potionboy3

gaia alden; I know she remains a mystery but she's my emmie's descendant and i'm also in love with the concept of her and olympia (make them a couple challenge!!!) @cursed-herbalist

verna malinda; the first character of gryff that I met and I fell for. She's brave, tragic, heroic, and like me, one useless lesbian. I love her and she remains in my loml list @gaygryffindorgal

astraea mckenzie; she's beauty, she's grace, she's my baby and bestest girl of the founder's era. I fell in love with her and she remains a fav of this era ♥ @magicallymalted

ava campbell: reading book two of tpr made me fall for ava quickly: reckless, badass, with a strong sense of justice and one of the strongest characters of the saga, ava is a well-developed and written character and i can't wait to dive into her stuff @lifeofkaze

ophelia burke; she's such an interesting character, and the true embodiment of abba's 'money money money'. She's cunning, smart and knows how to play the game, and i can't wait to see the last part of symphony @the-al-chemist

brianna o'rourke; she's an underrated baby, someone i highly relate to and her character alone without her li is so interesting and fun to read! A comfort character of mine @unfortunate-arrow

virginia scott; another underrated b!tch, she's literally what i aspire to be someday, not to mention an instant crush and fav, she deserves to be in this list @slytherindisaster

adelia selwyn; a crush of mine before i came into the fandom (and later inspired me to join it!) Her beauty matches her intellect and she's one of the most all-time iconic women of the era. This legend is worthy to be here @thatravenpuffwitch

siobhan llewellyn; ofc shiv should be here!!! she was another of the inspos to join here and one of the first ocs i interacted, as well as her owners. She's badass, with a soft side, funny and witty, same goes for her owner 🤍 @kc-and-co

odette bellerose; yet another underrated baby, she's literally living my dream: live in marseille in a big ass mansion in late victorian england. she's such a complex and interesting character, she deserves to be here @kathrynalicemc

miriam cairncross; of our brokencross universe, miriam was the first lady i was introduced to and she was an instant fav!! She always shows that she's not just eli's wife and is interesting in her own right. She deserves to be here as well @cursebreakerfarrier

mathilde coventry; a recent one, she's such a badass as well! Poisoning her way through everything and ofc her special relationship with my bruna is one of the best girls out there @camillejeaneshphm

abbi bennett; ofc i had to put my wife here! She's one of the best characters, and alongside roxie, is a fav of mine. I'm forever thankful that you chose her to be ernest's wife 💜 @mjs-oc-corner

[bennett-mikealson]

What is the obsession with comparing Bonnie to witch’s on a different show? Compare them to each other not Bonnie. Bonnie Stan’s could be praising Bonnie for her power or hyping her up then here come the haters ready to discredit anything she’s ever done.

The Bennetts are the blueprint to TVD remember that!! Had it not been for Qetsiyah you would have no originals, doppelgängers, other side, immortality and the cure.

A Bennett witch told Esther about immortality and was her Bestfriend/MENTOR. Remember that!!!

[moghraidhs]

rest

just a little something for my favourite sailor <3

tw: allusions to ptsd, past character death mention

"Where were you last night?"

Your hands stilled over the teacup you were washing in the sink. Tom's tone wasn't accusatory, but you could feel him watching you.

You took a quick breath and pasted on a smile before turning around. "Rosie's been fussy. I stayed with her." Your six-month-old daughter lay fast asleep in her basket nearby, sucking her thumb contentedly. You envied her.

"I didn't hear her crying." You felt more than saw the crease in Tom's brow and your chest tightened, but you managed a laugh regardless.

"That doesn't mean anything. You once slept through a thunderstorm and didn't realise."

"Realised you never came to bed at all last night, though." Tom's voice was flat. He wasn't going to let this go. "In fact, since I came back we haven't slept in the same bed once."

Your eyes widened. "That's not true. The first night…"

"Yeah, we were together, and I fell asleep, and then when I woke up it was 3 o'clock and you were downstairs cleaning the kitchen." He stood up, jaw set tight. "You've not been sleeping in Rosie's room. Lois is driving an ambulance all night and even she looks less tired. What's going on?"

"Nothing," you said it quietly. The word sounded feeble even to your ears. "Nothing's going on, I just–" You turned back to the sink, intending to put the cup down, but somehow it slipped from your grasp and shattered on the floor.

"Fuck." You let the curse slip without thinking. Automatically, you bent down to pick up the broken pieces. A sharp bit sliced across your palm, and a thin scarlet line appeared. Tears filled your eyes, less from pain than frustration. "Fuck!"

"Leave it." Tom's hand grasped your wrist. Without looking at you, he guided you over to the table and went and rummaged around in the cupboards. You sat staring at your bleeding hand blindly, tears and unspoken words crushed together in your throat.

Tom came back with a bottle of antiseptic and some bandages. You sucked in a breath as the sharp smell of the alcohol hit your airways and the liquid stung your hand. After the wound was clean, he started bandaging it up deftly. You watched him, a little surprised and strangely saddened at how easy this was for him now. That was all life had come down to this past year. Patching things up and hoping the cracks didn't spread.

"I can't sleep." The words came out almost involuntarily. Tom glanced up, but you didn't meet his eyes. You looked over at Rosie, still sound asleep.

"I was at the house that night. When your dad–" You swallowed hard. "I brought Rosie over and we had dinner with him and Lois and Vera. Later on…"

Why was this so hard? Your throat was getting progressively tighter, but you forced the words out anyway.

"I left," you whispered. "A few minutes before it happened. Rosie was getting fussy so I thought I'd take her back to ours. Then the sirens started up and I went to the shelter. When I came back in the morning with Lois, it was just…everything was gone. And all I could think about was that if I'd stayed five more minutes I'd have been there too with Rosie and your dad. So, since then…whenever it gets dark…I just–I can't sleep. Because if I go to sleep then I might not hear the sirens and I need to–I need to know…" Your voice cracked on a sob, and then another, until you were crying hard, your shoulders shaking.

You felt Tom shift, pulling you in close. You buried your face in his shoulder as he stroked your hair. He didn't say anything, but that had never been his way and you were just glad to have him there.

Finally, your sobs eased. You pulled away, swiping your uninjured hand across your face. "Sorry. I'm being stupid. I should've said…"

"It's not stupid." Tom's voice was quiet. He reached up and thumbed away the tears from your cheeks. "Sometimes I think I'll be glad if I never have to get on a ship again when all this is over. After the first one, when I went back, I traded someone a whole pack of fags just so I could sleep near the door. Didn't want to be trapped if we got hit."

Instinctively, you reached for his hand, linking your fingers with his. He glanced down and held onto you a little tighter.

"Being scared isn't stupid. If there's one thing I learned from my dad it's that we're all the walking wounded around here. Doesn't matter if you're on a ship or driving an ambulance or looking after the baby. We've just got to take care of each other. One day at a time."

A fragile smile tugged at your lips. "How did you get to be so smart?"

The familiar cheeky glint in Tom's eyes returned. "Just call it life experience, love. Had to happen sometime."

You squeezed his hand.

"Go on upstairs and get some rest," Tom said. You opened your mouth to protest, but he shook his head. "If you stay up, we won't have any cups left. I'll look after Rosie." As if reading the silent fear in your heart, he kissed the top of your head and held you close. "I won't let anything bad happen. Promise."

And even though you knew this was only temporary, even though you knew a day would come where he'd have to leave and you'd spend the next few months praying for his safe return, you believed him.

[simply-ellas-stuff]

Bonnie's mom ditching is consistently one of the most infuriating storylines.

[andreal831]

If you don’t mind, can you make a post ranking all of the mothers in TVDU (e.g. Esther, Lily, Hayley, Caroline, Liz, etc)?

Ranking of TVDU Mothers, Worst to Best:

16. Dahlia

While Dahlia is not Freya's biological mother, she raised her. She was the only maternal figure Freya had over a thousand years. It goes without saying why Dahlia is dead last. While she is an excellent villain with a complex backstory, it doesn't change the fact that she was awful to Freya. So much so that Freya tried to take her own life, causing her to lose her baby. Dahlia had no love for Freya, only seeing her as a tool for power. She was ready to discard Freya as soon as a more powerful, easier to manipulate option came along. Dahlia never viewed herself as Freya's mother, which explains why she put no effort into being a good one.

15. Kelly Donovan

It's honestly surprising how good of a guy Matt is considering he had Kelly as his only role model. Kelly abandoned her kids when they are both in high school to chase after a man, forcing Matt to work nearly full time to afford to live and take care of Vicki who had a known drug problem. She only ever showed back up when she needed something and wound up causing havoc in her children's lives. While we can feel sympathy for Kelly losing her daughter the way she did, Kelly then continues to abandon her son, forcing Matt to deal with the loss on his own. Matt throughout the series is seen struggling much more than his friends due to his financial insecurity and his very warranted emotional attachment issues. Every other male character is given slack for having mommy-issues, but Kelly really did a number on Matt and he is given no sympathy by anyone. Not even the other parents on the show who could have stepped up and helped.

We also can't forget her SAing her son's best friend, Tyler.

14. Greta Sienna

We don't know much of how Greta was before Klaus killed her husband, but Greta allowed her hate and need of vengeance to consume her, shifting her focus away from her children, Roman and Antoinette. While she did care for them, risking Klaus' wrath to protect them, she then largely abandons them to lead her cult. Greta attempts to influence her children with her ideals, however, when Antoinette does not follow her beliefs, their relationship seemed to suffer. Roman also spent 50 years desiccating before Greta saves him. When they are reunited she uses him to get close to Hope, putting him in danger of angering the Mikaelsons. She then drags Antoinette into the conflict by manipulating both her daughter and Elijah with lies. Greta repeatedly put her own anger and hatred over her children, and it almost cost them their lives.

13. Lily Salvatore

We are told that Lily cares for her sons, and we even get glimpse of it throughout the show. But like Greta, Lily largely abandons them for her cult. She gets some credit for attempting to take her sons and run, but then quickly loses them for letting her son take the blame for the missing money and be beaten by his father. Lily then fakes her own death, forcing her sons to mourn her, all the while leaving them behind to face the abuse she was aware of from their father. While she is a ripper and potentially worried about harming her children, the fact that she didn't hunt down Giuseppe and kill him puts her pretty low in the ranking. Damon and Stefan would have been better off being orphaned at that point. But we see her getting control of herself enough to form her new family, never once going back for her children.

Even when she is released from the prison world, she prioritizes her new family over her sons. While I have sympathy for Lily for what she likely went through with her husband, it doesn't redeem her as a mother. Stefan does attempt to repair their relationship, but it is in a large part due to his forgiveness and less of an effort on her part. She is a better mother to her heretics, but even then, prioritizes Julian over their needs until the very end. She gets a couple of points for sacrificing herself to protect her heretics, who she viewed as her children more than her own sons, however, it does little to help her rank as a mother.

12. Isobel Flemming

Isobel does get some credit for knowing she wasn't ready to have a child since she was only a teenager, hoping Elena would have a better life with the Gilberts. But her caring more about her ancestor, Katherine Pierce, than her own daughter puts her pretty far down on the list. It seems that a lot of her actions against Elena are either from being compelled by Klaus or just fearing him, however, nearly all of her actions throughout the show seem to be putting her own daughter in harms way.

While Isobel clearly never wanted children and does not appear to be very maternal, she at least had the compassion for Elena to tell John to get Elena away from the Salvatores. While, as an audience, we may love the supernatural relationships, as a mother, Isobel did not want Elena to be invovled in the dangerous, supernatural world.

11. Katherine Pierce

Katherine was forced to give away her daughter and that clearly stuck with her. We see glimpses of the mother Katherine could have been had her life been different, but that unfortunately wasn't the mother Nadia had. Katherine did attempt to search for her missing daughter when Nadia was still a child, which is more than a lot of these mothers do, however, when given a second chance with Nadia, Katherine struggles to bond her.

Like everyone, Katherine has some valid reasons for her actions, but it doesn't fix how she treated her daughter. Much of their relationship seems to be Katherine using Nadia, prioritizing Stefan over her own daughter. She gets some credit for being by Nadia's side at the very end, however, it's a little too late.

10. Esther

This is a complex one because on one hand, Esther tried to murder her children multiple times. But on the other, she truly did lover her children in the classic toxic, Mikaelson way.

Esther only has her children thanks to her sister, Dahlia, and a bargain they made forcing her to give up her first born child. Esther is clearly devastated by this deal when she realizes just what it cost her, effecting her relationship with each of her children later.

Like Lily, Esther should have done more for her children to protect them in an abusive household. However, unlike Lily, Esther never leaves them. She does attempt to shield them from Mikael's abuse, often putting him to sleep or lying to Mikael to protect her children from her mistakes. Even after Klaus murders her, she still shows him forgiveness. Yes, she is attempting to kill him at that point, but I can't fully blame her.

At least the next time when Esther comes back, she attempts to give them another option rather than just death. While her actions are questionable, she does it out of love, which is more than a lot of the mothers on this list can say. At the end she sacrifices her life for her children. Similar to Katherine, it is too late, but it is clear she has a complex relationship with all of her children. They all show a fondness for her at points, signifying that there is mutual love there. Her sacrifice at the end at least allowed her children to attempt to remember her fondly.

9. Abby Bennett

At least when Abby abandoned her daughter, she left her in good hands. It is clear Abby loved Bonnie, but for whatever reason decided she couldn't raise her. However, watching her prioritize her adoptive son over Bonnie was devastating. Bonnie didn't deserve that.

She gets some credit for showing up a few times when she was needed, however, the fact that she didn't even know Bonnie died shows just how out of touch she is with her own daughter. Abby's motivations are unclear as to why she couldn't be more present in Bonnie's life. They hint at it a few times, but the fact that Abby didn't even bother to show up for Bonnie when Grams died or when she lost her father speaks volumes.

8. Liz Forbes

Liz and Caroline have a complicated relationship. Liz ends up raising Caroline on her own after husband abandons them. However, Liz's focus on her career tends to put a strain on their relationship. It only gets worse when Liz finds out Caroline is a vampire. Liz takes a lot of time, but eventually comes around to it and accepts Caroline, even saying she is proud of her. Liz standing up for Caroline against Bill was such a great moment for them.

Liz has the benefit of living longer than a lot of the mothers which allows her and Caroline to repair their relationship and even develop a close bond.

But she loses massive points for ignoring the twenty-something year old man hanging around her daughter and then later befriending him. Yes, she didn't know what Damon did to Caroline, but still. I need her to be a little more invovled in Caroline's life and recognize what she was going through. She is a cop after all.

7. Carol Lockwood

Carol is yet another example in the series of a mother allowing their child to face abuse at the hands of their father. Like the other examples, we can't dismiss how difficult it can be for a woman and her child to escape abusive men, especially when they are well connected like Mayor Lockwood was. Carol seemed to be a better mother after the death of her husband. Although her elitism likely contributed to much of Tyler's bad behavior in the early seasons.

Carol gets massive points for never turning on her son even when she finds out he is a werewolf. While Carol doesn't appear to be an overly affectionate mother, she did everything in her power to protect her son with no hesitation. She was definitely in over her head trying to protect the town from the supernatural, it was still clear that her son was her priority. Her last words were trying to protect Tyler.

6. Pearl

The worst thing Pearl did to her daughter was befriending Katherine Pierce which led to them being separated for a century, leaving Anna alone. We don't know much about their long lives, but it is clear Anna and Pearl had a close bond and clearly loved each other very much.

5. Jenna Sommers

Again, Jenna is not biologically a mother, but she does become Jeremy and Elena's legal guardians after their parents die. Jenna is still so young when she takes on this responsibility, balancing school on top of managing two children mourning their parents. Jenna is far from a perfect parent, often letting her emotions cloud her parenting, however, she has a closer bond with her children than most of the parents on this list. She allows them to be messy and imperfect, but makes sure they still feel loved and safe. In her last moments, she spends them trying to protect Elena.

She gets massive points for finding Damon hanging around her teenage niece weird. But does lose some for not actually doing anything about it. Jenna likely would have been even better had they trusted her with the truth. A lot of her struggles was her attempting to make sense of what was happening with only half of the information.

4. Caroline Forbes

Caroline clearly loves her daughters and would do anything for them. If we were only looking at TVD, then she would be right up at the top. But we can't ignore Legacies. While the writers do a better job of implying Caroline is invovled in the twins lives, there are just too many moments that it didn't make sense for her not to be present. She essentially, like so many of the TVDU moms, abandons her daughters due to writing.

I haven't seen Legacies, but even I know that Lizzie dies and becomes a heretic and Caroline doesn't come back for an entire season. While I believe the excuse is that Caroline is seeking a way to end the merge, the twins are still years away from the merge and her daughters needed her. Especially with how neglected they felt with Alaric prioritizing Hope. It's a shame the writers ruined Caroline as a mother because she was clearly dedicated to them when they were little.

3. Freya Mikaelson

While Freya wasn't Hope's mother, she essentially becomes a surrogate parent to her when the rest of the family is forced to separate. Freya is willing to do anything for family and oddly enough that does lose her some points. At times she does allow her determination to keep her family together to put Hope in questionable positions. But it always comes from a place of love. She is also one of the few family members that stays connected with Hope after she loses her family. Freya would do anything for Hope and she proves it by being willing to turn into a vampire and take the Hollow to save her. Even though Freya is a late arrival to the Mikaelson family, she winds up having one of the closest bonds with Hope out of any of them.

She and Keelin also have a child later, so honorable mention to Keelin because, even with zero evidence, I just know Keelin would be such a great mom.

2. Sheila Bennett

We don't know much about Sheila as a mother to Abby, but she took on that role for Bonnie and excelled. Sheila was one of the few adults who was actively invovled. She would do anything for Bonnie, even watching over her from the otherside. Anytime Bonnie needed her, she was there. They had such a special bond and Grams died far too soon. Grams knew just how kind and selfless Bonnie was and attempted to protect her from herself multiple times. But Grams wasn't much different, performing the complex spell, knowing it would likely take all of her energy. If Grams had lived, I just know she wouldn't have allows Bonnie to be taken advantage of the way she often was throughout the series. Sheila Bennett was a force to be reckoned with and no one was allowed to hurt her granddaughter.

Again, extra points for warning Damon to stay away from Bonnie, but she could have held that same energy for Stefan. We needed more mothers protecting their teenagers from being preyed upon by these 100+ year old men.

1. Hayley Marshall

There's no question who the best mother, no best parent, in TVDU is. From the moment Hayley decides to keep Hope, she does everything in her power to make the best life she possible can for Hope. Not only does she protect Hope's physical safety, but she also protects her emotionally and mentally, something that is missing from a lot of the other parents. Hayley will do whatever it takes to protect Hope, even if it is not a popular decision.

She was at a large disadvantage since many of the threats to her child were leagues more powerful than she was, but she never backed down. The amount of enemies she faced off with, knowing she likely didn't stand a chance, all in the name of protecting Hope. She was ready from the beginning to die for Hope and inevitably did.

There is also something to say about the bond they have throughout the show. Hope clearly feels safe and loved by Hayley, even when her life is in complete chaos. I don't think a mother-daughter bond comes close to the trust and love Hayley and Hope have for each other (besides Grams and Bonnie). Hayley had to be killed off in TO, because there is no way Hope would have been able to go through what she did in Legacies if Hayley was around. Hayley got one phone call from Alaric and dropped everything, traveling halfway across the country to bring Hope home. She disciplines Hope, but also talks to her, making sure she understands the deeper reasons for why Hope was acting out. There is nothing Hope could do that would make Hayley hesitate for a second to love and protect her.

I just know if Hayley had heard about a 150 year old vampire (Roman) hanging around her daughter, she would have immediately gotten invovled. She had gone down that path and wasn't about to let Hope get dragged down it as well.

Honorable Mentions:

Jo Laughlin - If Jo had been given the chance, she would have been a great mother. She was a very maternal person and loved the twins so much. Unfortunately it's hard to judge since Kai took that chance away from her. Valerie Tulle - Valerie is another one that I am just assuming she would have done a great job if given the chance to have her child. While she did a lot of questionable things, at the end of the day she was a compassionate person who would have done anything to protect her child. Miranda Gilbert - Miranda seemed like an overall good parent, seeming supportive and compassionate to Elena when she was having issues with Matt. I honestly don't remember how much she knew about the supernatural world or the vampire hunting her husband's family was into, so potentially problematic if they were dragging their family into the supernatural world. However, we don't know much about Elena's mother, but we do know how much she loved her. Hayley's Mother - Again, we don't know much about Hayley's mother, except for the fact that she agreed to her daughter's arranged marriage when she was an infant and that she sacrificed her life to protect Hayley. From what we are told, it seemed like Hayley's parents were on the right side of the war, but it is hard to say. Nadia Petrova - We assume Nadia had a child so she is in the honorable mentions as a mother, but we have zero information on what she was like as a mother. Kai's Mother - I'm just going to assume she was awful. We know Kai grew up not being allowed to touch others, and being isolated. We don't know anything about his mother, so it could be that she had no control over her own life, but considering she is never mentioned, it doesn't seem that her kids have fond memories of her. Tatia - People often forget that Tatia had a child, but she did. We know she took her child and ran to protect them after her husband died in battle, but not much else. There is no mention of what happened to her child after she died. However, she was a mother so she gets an honorable mention.