Josette Laughlin

Josette Laughlin's History

Dr. Josette "Jo" Laughlin (born Parker) was a character who first appeared in the first episode of the sixth season in The Vampire Diaries. She was a witch of the Gemini Coven, daughter of Joshua Parker, twin sister to Kai and elder sister to Joey, Liv and Luke. She relinquished her magic into a knife to prevent Kai from merging with her, and, as a non-practicing witch, became a doctor at Whitmore Hospital.

Jo regained her powers after being given incentive by Kai, who escaped the 1994 Prison World that she had helped trap him in; however, Luke merged with him instead, resulting in Luke's death. Although she loathed Kai for destroying her family, she agreed to help him with his post-merge sickness by transferring her magic to him, considering the whole coven would die if he did. She later learned that she was pregnant with Alaric Saltzman's children, and the two immediately decided to wed. However, Jo was killed by Kai at their wedding.

Florence was unwittingly placed in Jo's body by Bonnie Bennett in a fruitless attempt to use the Phoenix Stone to resurrect Jo. However, in I Was Feeling Epic, it is revealed that Jo had found peace, and watched over Alaric and her daughters, Josie and Lizzie, who had been placed in Caroline Forbes' womb by her coven to save them.

In I Was Feeling Epic, as an afterlife spirit, Jo is seen watching Alaric and their twin daughters grow up at the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted with a smile on her face.

Jo was a member of the Parker Family, and also a member of the Gemini Coven.