The Whispers

The Whispers in the Walls, sometimes shortened to simply The Whispers, were an organization dedicated to exposing the Bartholomews. The club was first introduced in the eponymous second book, The Whispers in the Walls, and would later be reformed in The Last Secret.

Its original members were Alice Jefferson, Emmeline Adel, Ida Louise Smith, Bronwyn Jones, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Katy Morwen, and Talia Yahalom. They were first described by Cassie Jones (who would later become the school librarian), who was questioned about Emmeline Adel's death by Talia Yahalom. The whispers were incredibly suspicious after Emmeline's death, and Edgar Bartholomew claiming it was an accident. In reality, Emmeline drowned fulfilling her punishment for not following the rules. The Whispers were not able to prove Mr. Bartholomew guilty, but Scarlet and Ivy Grey were.

In The Last Secret, Scarlet and Ivy decided to start the Whispers up again to expose Mr. Bartholomew's son's, Henry Bartholomew's, lies. They bring together friends and enemies. In the end they are able to expose Henry's lies, though their mission ended up causing a lot of drama and failed attempts to shut them down. Its current members are Scarlet Grey, Ivy Grey, Ariadne Flitworth, Rose Fitzwarren, Ebony McCloud, Penelope Winchester, Nadia Sayani, and Violet Adams.

Alice Jefferson:
Alice Jefferson was an original member of the Whispers. She was friends with Emmeline Adel, Ida Louise, Bronwyn Jones, Talia Yahalom, Katy Morwen, and Elizabeth Fitzgerald. She was also acquainted with Catastrophe Jones and Sara Smith. She most likely disbanded with the group around their graduation.

Emmeline Adel:
Emmeline Adel was a former member who died at Mr. Bartholomew's hands. She drowned after being forced to swim for an insane amount of laps as punishment for breaking Rookwood's rules. She was most likely a very strong headed, determined member, as she seemed to break the rules a lot. Her death was witnessed by Catastrophe Jones, who saw Mr. Bartholomew carry Emmeline's body away from the scene of the crime.

Ida Louise Smith:
Ida Louise Smith was Scarlet and Ivy Grey's mother. She was also Mortimer Grey's first wife. She was a very important member of the whispers. She was very scared of Mr. Bartholomew after he murdered her best friend, Emmeline Adel. Afterwards, she ran from Rookwood, changed her name to Emmeline Adel, and met Mortimer Grey. She sent letters to her sister, Sara Smith, monthly, to let her know she was OK. She died giving birth to Scarlet and Ivy, sending her husband into near depression.

Bronwyn Jones:
Bronwyn Jones was an original member of the Whispers in the Walls. The books don't tell you what happens to Bronwyn after Emmeline died and Ida ran away. She most likely married and had children. She probably didn't send them to Rookwood out of fear of Edgar Bartholomew.

Elizabeth Fitzgerald:
Elizabeth Fitzgerald was an original member of the whispers. What happened after her graduation is unknown. She most likely stayed friends with the other whispers.

Katy Morwen:
Katy Morwen was an original member of the whispers. What happened to her after graduation is unknown. She seemed to be a background whisper who didn't really do much rule breaking. She most likely got married and sent her children to places other than Rookwood.

Talia Yahalom:
Talia Yahalom was an original member of the whispers. She was the whisper who questioned Catastrophe Jones about Emmeline Adel's death. This deduces she was close with Emmeline and Ida. She most likely was expelled for breaking the rules, or she graduated and never sent her children to Rookwood. She most likely protested against Edgar Bartholomew until the moment she was either expelled or graduated.

Scarlet Grey:
Scarlet Grey was a founder and newer member of the 2nd whispers. She is the twin sister of Ivy Grey. Her mother is former whisper Ida Louise Smith. Her aunt is Sara Smith. To learn more about her, go to the Scarlet Grey wiki article.

Ivy Grey:
Ivy Grey was a founder and newer member of the 2nd whispers. She is the twin sister of Scarlet Grey. Her mother is former whisper Ida Louise Smith. Her aunt is Sara Smith. To learn more about her, go to the Ivy Grey wiki article.

Ariadne Elizabeth Gwendolyn Flitworth:
Ariadne was Ivy Grey's best friend. She was a newer member of the 2nd whispers. She is bubbly and optimistic, but can let her feelings get in the way of her decisions.

Penelope Winchester:
Penelope 'Penny' Winchester was a prefect and former bully at Rookwood school. She was a newer member of the 2nd whispers. She used to be mean but just felt bad after her parents divorced.

Nadia Sayani:
Nadia was Penny's best friend after Violet disappeared. She used to be mean but after the 1st book she became nicer to Scarlet and Ivy. She was a newer member of the 2nd whispers.

Rose Fitzwarren:
Rose Fitzwarren was Violet Adams' best friend. Her cousins locked her in the same insane asylum like Scarlet and Violet, where she helped Violet become a better person. Her family locked her up because she had the key to the Fitzwarren manor, but she refused to give it to her greedy and desperate cousins. She is a newer member of the 2nd whispers. Not much is known about her life before the books. It seemed she was always a humble, gentle, and kind girl. Rose loves horses and has a mortal fear of her greedy relatives.

Ebony McCloud:
Ebony first made her appearance as the new girl in curse of the candlelight. She was believed to be a witch and never followed the instructions. She constantly broke the rules because she didn’t want to be at Rookwood. The headmistress never expelled her because her father funded Rookwood. Later, Scarlet figures out that Ebony is just hurt at her father shipping her off to Rookwood. She’s actually really sweet and helps the girls defeat Muriel and save Ariadne. She was a newer member of the 2nd whispers.

Violet Adams:
Violet Adams was Penelope ‘Penny’ Winchester’s ex best friend. She is Rose Fitzwarren’s best friend, and Scarlet’s ex bully. Violet used to be rude and bratty, but after Ms. Fox locked her up in the insane asylum, she met Rose and turned over a new leaf. Now Violet is a loyal girl who is willing to go to astonishing lengths to save Rookwood. She is a newer member of the 2nd whispers.

The Whispers in the Walls are currently effective and working, ready to save Rookwood from any threat.