Violet used to drop her ribbon on the floor, using it as an excuse for eavesdropping. If she were to be caught, she would say she was picking it up.
and Violet once left a priceless atlas under an open window when it rained, ruining the book in the process. Both siblings recalled being reprimanded for making this mistake.
The family spent a weekend at , but in order to visit it, they had to transfer between two trains. Violet and were separated from their parents in the crowd and decided to search for them in a row of shops that were outside the station. The local shoemaker, blacksmith, chimney sweep, and computer technician helped them search for their missing parents. The family was reunited shortly afterwards. Their parents told them that if they ever got separated again, they should not wander around looking for them, but instead to stay put so that they could easily find them.
When Violet was ten, she had shorter hair and invented a new kind of pencil sharpener. The family went to the country fair to see a pig that their Uncle had entered in a contest, but they got bored by that so they watched the Biggest Lasagna Contest instead.
Her youngest sister, was born about a year or two before the infamous fire burned down their mansion. Not long afterwards, both and made Violet promise to always look out for her siblings, which she took as her responsibility as the eldest. She always looked back at that promise whenever either Klaus or Sunny were in grave peril.
On 's birthday, Violet, , , and woke up early to bake her a cake. Violet beat the eggs, butter, and sugar with a mixing device she had invented herself. When the electric can opener broke, Violet discovered that she didn't have the proper tools to fix it so opened a can of condensed milk for them with her teeth. In the process, she spoke her first word- "Bite"- which impressed the Baudelaire family immensely.
Sometime after that, the family all stayed inside on one boring, rainy afternoon so they all painted their toenails bright red to pass the time. Violet spilled some polish onto the yellow chair, leaving a stain that never really came off. At some point, the children watched a horror film one night. As a result, they spent the rest of it being terrified that every noise they heard were vampires breaking into the house with the intent to kidnap them - however, Klaus later hypothesizes that perhaps someone had broken into the house after all, though he did not state anything to back up his claim.
Later on, the family once had a picnic at the , for which Bertrand was so excited that he forgot to pack silverware. This forced everyone to eat sweet-and-sour shrimp with their bare hands and wash them in the river. Violet would then use this outing as an opportunity to find a place for a fishing rod she had invented. The children also went to the with their parents for a weekend, where taught them an elevator prank; to press all the buttons right before exiting, so everyone who were left inside would end up going to every floor whether they liked it or not.
Whenever their parents went out to the orchestra, Violet, , and had a routine that they followed. First, Violet and would play a few games of checkers while ripped up old newspapers for her own amusement. Then the children would read in the library until they fell asleep on the sofas. The events described would later be fond memories that the children looked back on to get them through somber moments or discover solutions that would allow them to escape life-threatening situations.
"I hate it too. I hate everything about our lives right now, Klaus, but we have to keep our chin up." — Violet Baudelaire,
Violet considers throwing a rock at Mr. Poe before realizing who he is.
Violet was at with her younger siblings, thinking of how to construct a device that could retrieve skipping rocks when approaches them in the mist; before she recognizes him, she considers throwing a rock at the mysterious figure in the fog. Poe regretfully informs them that their parents have perished in a terrible fire that burned their mansion to the ground. Violet assumed was kidding at first, but once the news sank in, she drops the rock and takes Klaus's hand as they follow .
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