Lily Dodds

Lilly Jane Dodds-Cameron (born 1995) is a former student of Bridgeton Preparatory School and a close friend of Chloe Dixon. Having attended on the school's foreign exchange student program, Lily found it hard to learn American customs but over time; she found it easy to get used to it.

Early life
Lily was born and raised in London, England, on May 10, 1995. She is the only daughter of Henry Dodds and his beautifully kind wife, Sophie. Her father stumbled upon the foreign exchange student program at Bridgeton Preparatory School when Lily was still in secondary school. After giving it a lot of thought, Henry and Sophie enrolled Lily when she was fourteen years old. Upon leaving her home in London, her parents arranged for her to stay with her grandparents, who lived near Dixon Mansion in Rochester, New York. During this time, Lily took up playing the cello, which was strongly supported by her parents back home in London and her grandparents in America.

Her talents as a skilled cellist made her doubt her full potential, making her turn into a quiet and reserved person. In addition to this, Lily thought her only known quality was being the smartest person in the room; but she also learned to be the kindest one as well.

Haunted
Lilly makes her first appearance in Haunted. She is viewed as shy but kind by Chloe, who has a theater class with her. As time passes, she becomes one of the few friends Chloe makes after moving back to Rochester. She is also one of the few people who later learns of Chloe's time traveling capabilities of being immune to the Butterfly Effect, which is a principle in time travel stating that anything someone does to physically change an event in the past can have catastrophic consequences in the future.

At the end of the novel, she is seen at the Dixon Mansion annual Christmas party chatting with a boy named Albert Cameron, a boy who is in the same foreign exchange student program as she is.

Golden Girl
In Golden Girl, Lilly is now dating Albert. She spends more time in Chloe's company, especially in the aftermath of her grandparents' deaths. Next to Jack and Chloe's father, Lily is worried about Chloe's mental health and implores that she seek out professional help in order to improve her catatonic depression. This helps, but it does little to fill the emotional void in Chloe's chest.

The reader does not see Lily again until the end of the novel when she is out with Albert on a date. When the cars that Marjorie and Chloe are driving in appear out of thin air, which are a Chrysler Model B-70 and a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, Lily and Albert are both shocked as it barrels down Town Square during evening rush hour. She is surprised when she spots a glimpse of famed pianists, George Gershwin and Cole Porter, riding in the same car as Chloe. After seeing this, Lily comes to the conclusion that Chloe successfully time-traveled to the present day without ripping a hole between the space-time continum.

After Marjorie's death, Lily demands an explanation as to what her and Albert saw in Times Square. Chloe tells Lily everything and they end up rekindling their friendship as a result.

Angel Wings
Lily doesn't play a large part in Angel Wings, but comes to Dixon Mansion with her parents to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner with Chloe, Jack, and Chloe's father, James. She also attends Chloe and Jack's wedding with Albert as her date, and the ceremony was performed by her father's friend, Thomas McLeod, who was a Catholic priest. She also wishes them well on their honeymoon.

Physical Appearance
Lilly has a pale complexion and mahogany brown hair streaked with hints of natural red highlights. Her hair, which is slightly wavy, flows down to the middle of her back. Although her forehead is broad, her jawline and chin are very soft around the edges. Her eyes are slightly bigger, but give off a doe-like appearance. Her nose has a wide bridge and a button-like tip. Her lips are slightly out of proportion as her bottom lip protrudes out just a little bit.

Lilly's eyebrows are darker than her hair and possess a soft arch. Despite her slender carriage, she is a little busty and has voluptuous hips. As for fashion, she has a habit of wearing sweaters and jeans outside of school or whenever she isn't performing on her cello.

Personality and Traits
Lily has a kind-hearted personality. She never thinks bad of Chloe and cares for others with all of her heart. She also knows when to leave her nose out of other people's business and give others personal space, which is one of the main reasons she isn't much into gossip spreading.

Even though she is an only child, Lily was still taught how to share from a young age. However, she can be a little selfish if she loans something to someone and they don't respect it.

Relationships
Lily is very close to her parents and her grandparents.

She also has a strong relationship with her boyfriend, Albert Cameron, whom she had a crush on before asking him out. Their first date was at the Christmas party held at Dixon Mansion, during which Chloe's father showed up unexpectedly halfway through the party. Her and Albert stayed together the remainder of high school and ended up attending college together at King's College in London, where they both pursued Liberal Arts degrees. She later ends up marrying Albert and gives birth to two children: Edward and Victoria.

Lily was also best friends with Chloe Dixon at Bridgeton Preparatory School. Even though they were somewhat close when Chloe grew up in Rochester, they became best friends after Chloe stayed in New York following her grandparents' deaths.

Appearances

 * Haunted
 * Golden Girl
 * Angel Wings 
 * The Timekeeper's Saga Companion (Mentioned only)

Trivia

 * Lily Dodds was inspired by several strong female characters, but her sharp intelligence was modeled after Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series.
 * Initially, Lilly introduced herself in an original draft of Haunted, but Lange decided to make her and Chloe appear as childhood friends rather than complete strangers.
 * She is the only character in the series who is named after a flower.
 * Initially, Lange intended for Lily Dodds to be from Reading, England, but changed it to London instead since she had been to the city prior to reworking Haunted.
 * Lily's favorite color is periwinkle.
 * She is often seen reading British authors ranging from Jane Austen to J.R.R. Tolkien as she isn't much of a fan of American authors.
 * Lily is prone to getting cluster headaches when she's stressed out.
 * Lilly is ambidextrous, meaning she can write with both hands.
 * Her children, Richard and Elizabeth, are named after two British monarchs: Queen Elizabeth I and Richard III
 * Lily is a virtuoso cellist.
 * Her London accent never changed to an American one as she found it difficult to speak due to the difference in enunciation.