The Mentor and Her Student

Miss Peregrine and Miss Avocet’s relationship links generations of Ymbrynes and makes the abduction crisis a personal as well as communal loss.

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The Academy Years

The Academy Years Training under Miss Avocet Miss Peregrine recalls studying at the academy founded by Miss Avocet and Miss Bunting. Miss Avocet’s teaching helped shape her into a guardian and keeper of loops. A lifelong bond The former student regards her mentor with respect and affection. Their history explains why Miss Avocet’s sudden arrival has immediate emotional force.

A Warning at Night

A Warning at Night A wounded messenger Miss Avocet reaches Miss Peregrine’s home in a shocked and weakened state. She reports that Wights abducted Miss Bunting and other Ymbrynes. Shared alarm Miss Peregrine cares for her former teacher while absorbing the warning. Their closeness gives the wider threat a human face and a personal history.

The Captured Mentor

The Captured Mentor A second abduction Dr. Golan forces Miss Peregrine and Miss Avocet into bird form and cages them. Miss Peregrine’s attempt to protect the children cannot prevent her mentor’s removal. Separation without resolution The children rescue Miss Peregrine, but Miss Avocet remains captive. The mentor-student bond becomes one of the reasons they must leave the island and pursue the abducted Ymbrynes.

Miss Peregrine’s youth

After the attack on Miss Avocet’s loop

During Dr. Golan’s raid on the home