MELANIE

Melanie is a bit foul-mouthed and has a heavy NYC accent, and even though she is a good-hearted kid she has many bad habits picked up from bad parenting. Her single mother has a drinking problem and her fifteen-year-old sister doesn't take good care of her when she's entrusted with the "chore." She ends up very independent because of this, and it's through her that Ivy starts to both communicate more and take the upper hand in caring for herself when there's no adult around.

Melanie is still at that age where her beliefs about reality haven't exactly settled in yet, so once Ivy's abilities become known to her she doesn't have much of an issue in adjusting. She considers Ivy a magical creature, but doesn't really care that she's never heard of such a thing before, and she is a little jealous of Ivy's powers but mostly just takes the weirdness in stride. She tends to bring stolen treats for Ivy and often doesn't realize she's completely talking over the toddler's head.