InsaneJournal

HISTORY. Mariette Edgecombe had always been a mess of a child. At school it was mistaken for the ways of a teenage girl. She switched her interests to latch on to a group of friends and clung to Cho Chang for dear life. When the tide swayed the other way she sold out her friends and then blamed the D.A. for all that fell on her. In truth, Marietta was a borderline and her problems only got worse after Hogwarts.

With the war over, Marietta had a chance at a fresh start. Instead she bounced from bad boyfriend to bad boyfriend and got addicted to drinking. This lead to a number of one night stands which she always thought would turn to more and when Sarah was born it seemed like a late coming inevitable event.

Baby Sarah was healthy and happy despite her mother's lifestyle and constant search for identity. Marietta took her baby as a chance to have someone who would love her unconditionally and poor Sarah has always had the job of taking care of her mother. Lucky for her, her grandmother stepped in to help out often. Margaret Edgecombe remained unsure of where she and her late husband had failed her daughter, but she did her best to make sure that Marietta's inbalance did not rub off on her grandchild.

Sarah was often not allowed to go to sleepovers and Marietta had been reluctant to let her go to Hogwarts. Marietta had a new sleazy boyfriend constantly. When Sarah was old enough to see what was going on with her mother she tried to put distance. Marietta saw Sarah's blossoming into a woman as a chance at a new best friend. Sarah entered seventh year unsure of how she could escape her mother's clingy oppression after graduation.