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TVD/Legacies: Jade as Stefan and Valerie's great-great-granddaughter

(Re-editing this because I realized I got the generations wrong!)

Two seasons late, I know. But I've read the theories and...it would make sense, just needs to be fixed. Being of relation to Valerie and Stefan started great but as their direct child? I quickly decided to fix this theory into something more realistic!

1. A miracle of a last-minute save and Julian letting Valerie believe her baby (dubbed "Jacob") died to keep her from doing anything rash...which we already know inevitably happened.

2. It wouldn't be the first time someone with ties to the supernatural went blissfully unaware of the fact and lived normal lives before they were forced into it and killed, some no more well known than the Salvatores, specifically Tom Avery and Sarah Nelson/Salvatore. So the idea that Jacob was born and lived his entire life blissfully unaware of what his father's life tied him to and it catching up with any of his future children or grandchildren would be fitting!

3. Given the math and flashbacks, the baby would've been born in 1863, and Jade was born in '02/'03 (she was 16 when she was sent to the prison world). That estimated 140-year gap is enough for 3-4 generations of Salvatore-Tulle descendants to be born (and 156 counting Stefan and Valerie being born in the 1840s). And if my math is correct and 2002 is the year Jade is born, she fits the timeline of being Jacob's great-grandchild and Stefan's 2x great-grandchild.

4. Genes get lost and resurface over the years. Jade appears to have Valerie's looks, but I wish we'd seen more of her to know who's personality she's closer to (though considering Stefan wanted to be a doctor before he was a vampire, his distant relative, Tom Avery, was paramedic and Jade was training to be an EMT...yeah, she's likely closer to Stefan's personality).

(Notice I'm not going anywhere near the topic of Jacob - and by extension, Jade - having magic since through Valerie, either could have the gene. And ignore if that active gene could have played a part in Valerie narrowly saving her son's life. For me now, it's easier to say Jacob's line was all human and it ends with Jade being the vampire.)

(And also, how does the saying go? Ah yes: once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, and three times is a habit. Tom's death, as pathetic as it was and no accident, I could understand. While staying out of the supernatural may have prolonged her life, Sarah's death fit the coincidence. But imagine this whole theory coming to heel here: Jade being the 3rd lost Salvatore relative who died (cementing a pattern - fate or curse, you call it) but breaking the pattern when she became a vampire, thus surviving? It would have been INGENIOUS if Plec had done this route as it would add to Jade's character and be befitting of the show title since she'd be Stefan's legacy!)

In conclusion, Jade being Stefan and Valerie's 2x great-granddaughter through their supposedly dead (but miraculously surviving) son is a great way to connect the 3 characters in a more realistic (and Plec Verse-like) way. Gives her more screen time and arc compared to just being Josie's love interest, gives a next-gen. connection to the Salvatores (because as much as I dislike Damon's character, ain't no way would he let anything happen to the only living tie he had left of his brother), and gives fans the satisfaction of seeing what no one else saw. Plus, it could be a running gag that she and Stefan share a Ripper status, like 2x great-grandfather, like 2x great-granddaughter!

a special treat for those of us who enjoy watching sam reich torture his friends and/or employees

Not me just now realizing the parallel of how Clint’s dog is named Lucky and Natasha’s cat is named Liho which basically means misfortune in Russian.

It's the first year back at Hogwarts after the War. Most students have returned to finish their education, some just forgot that they CAN leave Hogwarts.

The second years are the hardest to watch. They are only 12, still learning basic runes, and yet they can describe how to cast a crucio curse in detail.

They show their scars off like medals of courage to the older students. The Heros that fought in The Battle! Neville simply pulls them into a hug. Seamus avoids them like the plague, so that they don't see him crying. Every one of their scars is proof that he failed.

Ginny- she can't avoid them, not like Seamus, and she's never been the comforting one; that's Neville's job. But she can protect them. She doesn't promise them that He's never going to hurt them-she won't lie to them-but she will always be there when they need a sword or a shield by their side.

The new DA pro-...DADA professor, they still forget sometimes, doesn't know what to think. What can she possibly teach these children. She was naive to think that these soldiers, cause truly what else could they be called, would be able to hide their flinches or the way they shield the younger students from her, but all she can do is TRY to make them feel safe in a classroom again.

Looking at Mr.Finnigan, who can't bring himself to step inside her classroom half the time, she wonders if these halls will ever be home again. Can home and hell be the same place?

Dean doesn't remember.

When is his parents anniversary? Dad's favorite color is blue, or was it yellow? His youngest sister is either 7 or 8. He can't remember. He can draw Seamus from memory. Until he can't. Hogwarts is the first sketch in his sketchbook, but it was burned in the fireplace at Malfoy Manor. Maybe that's why it feels like he's drawing it for the first time.

Luna is floating. Drifting through empty hallways and crowded streets as if they were the same. Skipping class to sit in the cemetery until the sun sets. The professors never scold her. It's ironic how many people come to her to feel grounded when she can't even stomach breakfast most days. Harry, Dean, Neville, Ginny, Dennis, and so many others. Maybe everyone was right. She really is going crazy.

Blaise doesn't understand. Why Theo won't use his last name, Why Draco doesn'tuse his wand, Why Goyle doesn't talk above a whisper. Why that blonde Griffindor, Jasmine? No Lavender, broke down every time she saw the corner of the great hall.

He KNOWS what happened, but he'll never understand.

Filch Can't. Can't yell at them. Can't scold them. Can't look at them. Can't imagine them as the kids that they're supposed to be. Can't remember what those red haired devils looked like smiling.

43. 43 funerals. McGonagall watched as 43 of her students were put to rest. Most in a small cemetery in the forbidden forest. She doesn't cry. Not at Colin Creevy's not at Fred's, not at Remus' or Sirius'. It's been months and she still hasn't cried.

Until she sees Neville pull a first year away from the DADA professor. Ron carrying Hermione to the infirmary after forgetting to eat for days. Pansy shaking at the mere mention of her brothers. Albus always said to not pity the dead, and instead pity the living. She finally understands what he meant.

But the world keeps spinning, maybe a little too fast some days, classes continue, first years are sorted, quidditch is played, and scars fade.