Miss Jean Louis' childhood started out like most, being raised primarily by a friendly green and gold dragon, Gertrude. The dragon taught her valuable lessons in life, such as how to fly and where best to hoard treasure. These are lessons she clearly still holds dear today. This was an idyllic childhood filled with adventures, pirates, and elves.
It is not well known that her life was actually the basis of "The Hobbit." JRR Tolkien did, however, get many details wrong. Although on the shorter side, her family would not be considered Hobbits as their feet were not as hairy. The "One Ring" was little more than a Cracker Jacks box trinket. But, Miss Jean Louis' biggest regret is how her dear dragon nanny was portrayed in the books. Of course, Mr. Tolkien was merely mimicking the general public feeling toward dragons at the time, as it was filled with prejudice and misunderstanding. To this day Miss Jean Louis blames Gertrude's early death (at 347, which is quite young for a dragon) on Mr. Tolkien and the villagers he incensed who drove her from their home.
Due to her early exposure to such prejudice, Miss Jean Louis has always been a strong advocate for Dragon causes hoping that what happened to Gertrude won't ever happen to another dragon again.
