When Tigris was 8, she started cooking for the family after the death of Snow’s parents as they could no longer employ cooks.

Īt an unknown point during or before the Dark Days, her parents were dead, forcing her to live with her close cousin, Coriolanus Snow, and her grandmother, who was often referred to as the Grandma'am in one of the most opulent Capitol penthouses. This factor alongside the sabotage of the Capitol’s supplies from the rebels eventually threw the entire family into poverty. Despite their considerable wealth before the Dark Days, the family was affected terribly by the First Rebellion, as their wealth was amassed through laboratories in District 13. Her family status also allowed an Avox to attend to her needs.

Their status gave them a lot of privilege, as she alongside her family could enter the amphitheater (later repurposed as the arena of the earliest Hunger Games) with an exclusive entrance. Tigris was born into the affluent Snow family, a part of an old guard of the elite from the Capitol, including other prominent families such as the Cranes.

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