She smiled grimly.Īnd froze as she heard the screams, and the thunder of horses, and the deadly whisper of arrows and the damp, solid sound of spears in flesh. “Chop his head off, what ho,” she commanded. She beckoned arrogantly at the grandfather clock. Granny drew herself up proudly, and waved a hand imperiously in the general direction of the hearth. Granny’s wariness comes in handy when she tries it on. A crown that has been worn by many kings and calls out to be worn again. When King Verence is assassinated by Duke Felmet, and his baby heir comes to the three Witches, he is accompanied by a crown.

To her being a Witch is all about hard work, abstinence and treating magic like a friend you need to be wary of. Yet Granny loves magic and being a Witch and goes out of her way to help people with what they need (not necessarily what they want). That has made her defensive and preachy about how to use magic, and she is often incapable of acknowledging the depth of other Witches’ abilities or admitting that she might be wrong or not know the answer. Because of her older sister’s tendency to make lives about fairy-tales, Esme had learned to be wary of the effects of power on herself and others. The Weatherwax sisters were born with strong magical powers.

Vulnerability is not a trait I see mentioned in connection with Esmerelda Weatherwax (“Granny”, “Mistress” or “Esme). Three official artists have managed to capture the likeness of the Witches of Lancre fairly well: Paul Kidby, Katarzyna Oleska and Marc Simonetti. Paul Kidby’s 2013 illustration of Wyrd Sisters

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