Intro. Violet is an intelligent inventor whose wit and skills have saved her and her siblings countless times from death. She has a habit of tying her hair back with a ribbon when concentrating to keep it out of her eyes. Violet is possibly the greatest inventor of her time. Before the demise of her parents, she liked to visit the Verne Invention Museum and its many exhibits, including one of the mechanical demonstrations that inspired her to be an inventor when she was just two years old. When Violet was five years old, she won her first invention contest with an automatic rolling pin, which she made using a window shade and six pairs of roller skates. The judge praised Violet, saying she could invent anything with both her hands tied behind her back. When Violet was around ten, she invented a new kind of pencil sharpener. She also built a telephone from scratch and created a device to soothe her sister's teething pains. Her favorite inventor is Tesla.