avery

Avery Sanchez ► Witch ► 19 ► Chloe Bridges

I would give it all up to be a part of this, a part of you.

Born in San Francisco, California, but ran away to LA when she was eighteen.

Knows very little about magic, only what she’s read in books, but tries to play off that she knows more.

Isn’t in a coven, but is interested in learning more from one.

For most teenagers, being nineteen means having your whole life ahead of you. The way Avery sees it, she already spent hers being way too oblivious to what was around her. Born and raised in San Francisco, Avery had always been an only child that was pampered and showered with anything she wanted. Her dad was a wealthy man in the movie business, while her mom was a fitness instructor for some of the top movie stars in the country. But despite all her friends and getting everything she wanted, when Avery started to mature, she started to feel… different (and not different in the puberty sense). A fire coursing through her veins, it was pretty obvious to her family that the fourteen year-old wasn’t feeling well. That was when Avery’s parents started getting really strict on her, her dad in particular. He never allowed her to go out and do anything unless he knew where she’d be at all times, and always need her to check in every hour on the dot. At the time it bothered her, but she didn’t think too much of it. At home her parents were always acting strange, trying to constantly spend time with her and get in her way. Their overbearing attitude never went away though, unfortunately for Avery, until her father died when she was seventeen. It was a random and sudden heart attack, and killed him almost instantly. It changed the whole Sanchez family; her mom flipped a switch and went from being overbearing to practically ignoring her daughter, instead taking extra shifts at her job. The only time her mom would actually talk to her was when she was forcing different colleges down Avery’s throat. And with Avery alone to mourn for her father, the powers had been growing inside of her kind of just snapped. Strange events started happening everywhere the girl went, until it reached the point that naive Avery was afraid to leave the house without something happening.

One day Avery was home alone when she was greeted by a visitor, a woman who claimed to know her father. Against her better judgement she let the woman in, and the two began to talk. The woman introduced herself as Kennedy Sherwood, an ex-secretary of her father’s. It was with this woman that the truth came pouring out - Avery’s father had been a witch, and Avery was one as well. Her mother, it turned out, knew vaguely about her powers, but back when her father was still alive they tried to make sure nothing happened to her while they were still developing. Though Kennedy didn’t know much else about her powers, she did let it slip that Avery did have a half-brother, a boy a few years older than her that Kennedy had to give up for adoption right after she had it, and Avery’s father had never knew. She told the teenage girl to find her brother, and maybe she could figure out more about her powers. So instead of going to college like her mother wanted, on her eighteenth birthday Avery packed up and left town, in search of her brother. With some birthday money she had managed to hire a private investigator, and it didn’t take long to find him in Los Angeles. Thankfully her brother, named John, welcomed her in with open arms. Unfortunately, however, he already knew about their powers and was dead set against using them. With another dead end, Avery took to the library to research as much information as she possibly could on witchcraft. But while it did help, reading and practicing it were two different things. So when Avery felt the pull of the comet beckoning the two to Maddox, she begged John to let them check it out. It was more powerful than anything the nineteen year-old had felt, and she needed to know more about it. She just hoped it would be the last piece of the puzzle she was searching for. But so far she’s been there for a few weeks, and so far all she’s done is make a few friends and attract the eye of a coven leader — much to John’s dismay. 

Feisty and ambitious, Avery on the surface is what you’d totally except from an LA girl. Back in high school she was a major partier, and could hold her fair share of liquor. Guys always wanted her from a distance, but the witch always seemed like too bright of a star to ever try to go for yourself. Now with her father dead and her world changed, Avery’s still that same start, except a bit dimmer. While she still doesn’t mind the occasional party, she’s a lot more careful about the situation she puts herself in, not wanting her powers to go haywire and ruin something good. Also since her father died she had become almost obsessed with the idea of witchcraft, wanting to uncover every inch of surface about magic that she doesn’t know — which is a lot, unfortunately. She never really knows when enough is enough, but thankfully with John always watching over her she never really has to worry about the seriousness of the situation.

Relationships:

Half-sister of John Tyree. The two haven’t known each other for more than two years, but they’re already as close as can be. Being with him helps Avery remember their father, even if he refuses to talk about family. She has yet to tell him about their father dying or meeting his mother, but as long as John refuses to talk about it, she’s not going to push him.

Believes Sophia Shepard and her coven of witches can help Avery learn more there is to know about witchcraft. She’s promised John that she won’t blindly believe what they tell her, and Avery’s not very interested in joining a coven, but she won’t mind telling Sophie what she wants to hear in exchange for getting taught about her powers. 

Thinks William Rudd looks familiar, though she’s unsure how she knows him, just that she’s seen him before.

Has been talking a lot with Jo Groves lately, getting to know the local girl. She finds the girl really sweet - a bit shy, if anything - and plans on trying to open her up some more.

Has made friends with Violet Reed and Lulu Connolly, despite the two of them not really being the most open girls. Avery, missing having a large group of friends back home, have kind of paraded the two quiet girls into making their own three person group. She knows people definitely mock them from afar, since they’re all completely different, but she doesn’t mind.  

Is curious about Alex Dresten, especially all the attention the other girl has been giving her. Avery knows she’s a witch, but is still skeptical on trusting her, especially since John doesn’t seem to approve. 

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