Ann Finnbar

Ann Finnbar is the best friend of Gwenevere Lark, before their separation after the Pre-Qualification event at Mapleroad Jackson High School. A eleventh-grade student (or 'Junior') like Gwen, Ann is a girl with a freckled complexion, who apparently is more popular and respected than Gwen (as the local bullies choose not to harass her, even though they are best friends).

Ann did not pass Pre-Qualification. Among the items that she had chosen to take with her (had she made it through all phases of Qualification) were a necklace that belonged to her mother, and a number of wooden carvings that her grandfather had bequeathed her.