Edwina grew up in a proud Pure-blood family hailing from Kilkenny county. Growing up, her father used to tell her stories about their countless ancestors and their impacts on the wizarding community (“mind auld Bailintin Gibbon, an’ ‘ow yer man banished the Banshees o’ Ballybunion”). Portraits of grumbling great-grandfathers and snoozing great-great-aunts filled the walls of their stone house, and a precious Goblin-made necklace had been passed down through the generations. All in all, being Gibbon and being Pure-blood was something Edwina had taught was the epitome of the wizarding world.

 

That was why, when in her third year in her first Care of Magical Creatures class she first lay eyes on a Gryffindor named William Whisp, her thoughts went into turmoil. Edwina fell head over heels in love with the Muggle-born wizard, but out of fear of being scorned by her fellow Slytherins, she never acted or even told anyone about her feelings.

The years went on but Edwina’s feelings for William never waned. After learning that he had taken a job at the Three Broomsticks, she started to visit the pub as often as she could. It took almost a year before she mustered up the courage to introduce herself, but as soon as she did William professed his love for her. She made a decision then and there and left her family's values behind for the man she loved. The couple moved into a cottage in the village and had three children together. Edwina worked as a landlady at the Three Broomsticks until she retired.