Dark‑haired girl (Fiction Department)

A dark‑haired girl from the Fiction Department appears beside Winston during the Two Minutes Hate. Mentioned as a possible zealot in the Ministry who might notice Winston’s secret writing. The dark‑haired girl from the Fiction Department sits near Winston in the canteen, watches him closely, and may be spying on him. She follows Winston onto the street after he leaves the junk‑shop, indicating possible surveillance; remains a member of the Fiction Department. The girl slips Winston a love note, arranges a meeting at Victory Square, provides a precise escape plan to Paddington Station, and briefly holds his hand in the crowd before urging him to flee. She confesses betrayal to Winston and discusses her self‑preserving motives and emotional detachment.