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Extreme Doormat: Comes with being a wet hen. What little self-confidence she has tends to curl up and die in the face of the overwhelming force that is Granny Weatherwax glowering at her. The last vestiges of this fade during Lords and Ladies, with her reappearance in Carpe Jugulum demonstrating that rather than being a wet hen, becoming a Mama Bear means that, at most, she's only slightly damp. Ascended Extra: Originally introduced in Lords and Ladies as just a member of Diamanda's coven, albeit probably the most sensible and with one scene from her perspective. Maskerade is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighteenth book in the Discworld series. [1] The witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg visit the Ankh-Morpork Opera House to find Agnes Nitt, a girl from Lancre, and get caught up in a story similar to The Phantom of the Opera.
Dimmity is a young witch in apprenticed training, and a member of Anagramma's coven. She appears in A Hat Full of Sky, in which she sets fire to her own hat, and in Wintersmith, she makes a toothache cure explode. Her name is similar to that of Jill Murphy's character Mildred Hubble of The Worst Witch novels, although Pratchett says this was not intentional. Most fully qualified witches are known by the title of "Mistress". Senior witches, also known as 'Mistress', are known by honorary titles such as "Granny", "Nanny", "Nana", "Goodie/Goody", "Old Mother", etc. In his debut novel he came up with the plan to discredit the Witches, which was in Granny's belief the most dangerous and unstoppable threat they'd ever faced, because it couldn't be fought but had to be prevented as soon as possible. Good thing he switched sides.Icy Blue Eyes: Much attention is given to her piercing, diamond-blue eyes and their owner's ability to outstare a snake. Diamanda duelled Granny Weatherwax in Lords and Ladies. The challenge was to look directly at the sun for as long as they could stand. Nanny Ogg realized that Granny would lose the duel, so she enticed her grandson, Pewsey Ogg, to run across the magic circle in which the duel was taking place. Crossing the circle caused Pewsey to cry out. Granny looked away from the sun, got up and returned Pewsey to his grandmother. While Diamanda was the technical winner of the duel, the crowd considered Granny the best witch, because witches are supposed to help young boys who cry instead of being selfish. It is as yet unknown what happened to her following the events of Lords and Ladies. Never Mess with Granny: She's an extremely powerful witch with a sour disposition to match. More than one person has made the mistake of underestimating her and rarely had the opportunity to do so again. Greenwell, Bill, 2006-10-05, A fantastical, mythical, magical whirl through whimsical, The Independent. Amber is a girl who has suffered from domestic abuse at the hands of her father. After learning that she has fallen pregnant to a young man who has pursued a profession as a seamster, a profession he looks down upon in a man, her father beats her in a drunken rage, causing her to lose her baby. When this is discovered, she is left with the Nac Mac Feegle of the chalk for a time by Tiffany to undergo the 'soothing' by Jeannie, the Nac Mac Feegle kelda, who discovers that Amber has " the gift of understanding"; being able, for example, to intuitively understand the old language of the Feegle. As of the end of the events of I Shall Wear Midnight, she is married to her lover in a wedding presided over by Tiffany. She is currently being trained by the Chalk Kelda.
It has been explained in the books that three witches are required for a coven. Two witches get on each other's nerves; the third one can get them to make up, so they can all get on the nerves of everyone else. If a coven has more than three members, they all get on each other's nerves. (It is also mentioned that the true collective noun for a group of witches is not "coven", but "argument".) This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: In Lords and Ladies Granny brings a patient to Magrat because Magrat knows herbs and herbal healing better than anyone and that's what said patient needs. Obfuscating Stupidity: So much so that she's even got Granny fooled (mostly). You expect Granny to "happen to people," as Magrat puts it, but the rare occasions when Nanny is really mad about something are truly scary. It is described as being bitten by a large friendly dog. Emphasis on large. Wide-Eyed Idealist: Debuts as this, and though she slowly learns the ways of the world and gets harder and tougher she still believes in making things better for people. According to Maskerade, where an attempt by Mrs. Plinge to lay her out cold with a full bottle of champagne to the skull merely leaves her woozy for a few seconds. Apparently, there's Dwarf in the Ogg ancestry and that means "a skull you could go mining with".
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Knight in Sour Armor: Insists she "ain't got no romance in her soul." However, that suspiciously dramatic streak persists, and she grudgingly notes to Ridcully in Lords and Ladies that thanks to her mind bleeding into the thoughts of other Granny Weatherwaxes - some of whom were actually Grannies and happy enough that way - that there was some potential for it. Big Fun: Fat, jolly, and loves good food and drink. Nanny is the life of every party she finds her way into (and it's implied that she finds her way into a lot of parties). Smug Super: Granny's one of if not just the strongest witches on the Disc. She knows it, they know it, and she sees no point in being humble about it or coddling their feelings. She's better'n them. End of story. Every year at the annual contests of witchcraft, she shows up and wins, no matter how much it might upset everyone else ('cept Nanny Ogg, who's fine with someone else doing the work). Beware the Nice Ones: People often overlook her (understandably, considering that most of their attention is occupied by the overtly terrifying Granny Weatherwax), making her Let's Get Dangerous! moments that much more effective. The card appears for the final time in The Shepherd's Crown... where Granny, knowing she's about to die, changes the message to I IS PROBABLY DEAD and places it by her bedside before she meets Death.
Brainwash Residue: The shapeshifting variety. For example, she stopped using owls to see at night because "You ends up for days trying to twist your head right round," and after she's borrowed an entire beehive, she declares, "I wantzzz a bunzzch of flowerzz, a pot of honey, and someone to szzzting." Charm Person: A low level example, but she's got a way of winkling herself in pretty much everywhere and instantly being at home, as well as taking about five seconds to get to know someone. It's so effective that Granny occasionally wonders if she wouldn't be better off trying things Nanny's way.
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Compulsive Liar: Not a vicious one, but Nanny Ogg's got views on telling the truth. Namely, if it's boring, don't do it. Susan manages to force an honest answer out of her via sheer willpower. Celibate Eccentric Genius: Though it would be hard to call her eccentric - perhaps her eccentricity is that she is very, very sane - she's a type of genius, and she is celibate. See below.
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