#Granny Weatherwax

[quasi-normalcy]

Sometimes I think about how Esme Weatherwax desperately wanted to be the evil twin, but the logic of narrative causality constrained her to be good after Lilly turned evil.

#discworld #gnu terry pratchett #granny weatherwax #lilly weatherwax #witches abroad

[sator-the-wanderer]

For the Discworld designs series, the witches of Lancre

#discworld #granny weatherwax #nanny ogg #magrat garlick #agnes nitt #terry pratchett #satorart #character design

[chechula]

Discworld witches for dear Ari ♥ Female characters are one reason why I love Discworld so much♥ Thanks, mister Pratchett for them, for writing just regular girls and ladies doing weird fantasy stuff ♥

#discworld #granny weatherwax #nanny ogg #magrat garlick

[dark-lord-tom-returns]

So I'm reading Witches Abroad and the first time we see Granny use magic is in Desiderata's cottage. Desiderata (deceased) was a big proponent of everyday magic. She was also quite blind. So when Granny and Nanny check on her cottage and definitely are not looking for her wand, there are no matches for the fireplace.

Granny doesn't like everyday magic. She says so. She even tells Nanny that if they found the wand she wouldn't use it, emphatically. She doesn't like the habit. But she's annoyed and wants her tea and needs a fire for that. So she uses magic.

But then she sees the mirror. And the face looking back isn't hers but Lilith's. Heres a quote about Granny:

"Very few people in the world had more self-control than Granny Weatherwax. It was as rigid as a bar of cast iron. And about as flexible."

And she smashes the mirror immediately and without hesitation.

Now we don't know who Lilith is to Granny at this point but upon reread this is a particularly interesting passage. By the end of the book we know Lilith is "the bad witch" and because she is Granny "had to be the good one".

Granny hates the fact she has to be the good one. She knows that if she was the bad one she'd be the most terrifying witch the Disc has ever seen. But she has to be the good one. That's her responsibility since Lilith turned out bad. She has to be good and she has to be responsible, especially since she has the power to be so evil and do so much damage if she ever lost control.

And I think that's why Granny smashes the mirror right then. She was annoyed at the lack of matches, she wanted tea, she used magic to get it. And that's not responsible witchcraft in her mind. So when she find Lilith looking at her through the mirror, she sees the person that forced her to have that self control. That made Granny Weatherwax a good witch when she wanted to be the bad one. And that hurt her.

This is also interesting when you consider Sam Vimes relationship with alcohol. Vimes used alcohol as a way to deal with a feeling of helplessness and lack of control. That addiction numbed the emotional pain and he had to be so careful in later books not to fall back into that habit.

Granny is the opposite. Her power is, maybe not addictive, but something she takes immense pride in. She wants to use it, she became the most powerful witch (not the most talented, that's Nanny) through hard work and dedication. But she can't use it because that wouldn't be responsible. Because everytime she uses it, it becomes a little easier to justify using a little more until she's using it for everything. Or anything. And she can't because she has to be the good one.

How much self control must that take? Granny spent her entire life becoming the best at what she does. Decades of mastering her craft and when she reaches the top she had to essentially stop. To put it aside and only use it in the most responsible way possible because if she slips, it's a long long way to the bottom.

Cast iron indeed.

#discworld #granny weatherwax #nanny ogg

[fourdiagnosesinatrenchcoat]

She would hate this phrasing but my faith in the Church of Granny Weatherwax is being revived by this latest reread of the witches books. Her exchanges with Mightily Oats are so vital.

#granny weatherwax #discworld #sin #don't treat people as things #it's harder than it sounds in practice #carpe jugulum

[bongwater-supreme]

Granny Weatherwax and Sam Vimes wouldn’t get on at all, and they’d never admit why, but it’s because they’re too similar. They both have an internal morality more sturdy and unmovable than a mountain, they both know they contain the capacity for great evil, but keep themselves in line with self discipline the likes of which most people couldn’t dream of. They both know about the importance of choice, and of truth, and of autonomy. If either of them were able to look past their aversion to seeing their own reflection, and worked together, they’d be fucking unstoppable.

Something about two of the main Discworld series being focused on these intensely determined, stubbornly moral people just really means a lot to me. You’ve got Moist using his criminal mind to help people, and the wizards doing whatever wizards do, and Death showing kindness to people in their most vulnerable moments. And you’ve got these two, making the world a better place whether it likes it or not. It will get better, or else, they say. Or else you’ll have me to deal with.

#granny weatherwax #esmerelda weatherwax #sam vimes #commander vimes #discworld #gnu terry pratchett

[woostershiresauce]

No fucks to be found in Discworld books.

#discworld #gnu terry pratchett #terry pratchett #sam vimes #granny weatherwax #rincewind #going postal

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

The entire original discworld audio book catalogue

#gnu pterry #Discworld #sam vimes #granny weatherwax #rincewind #moist von lipwig #carrot ironfoundersson #havelock vetinari #mustrum ridcully #The librarian #Ook #gnu terry pratchett #audiobooks #internet archive

[cephalopod-celabrator]

A feature I noticed that Vimes, Granny Weatherwax, and Tiffany Aching, three of the most major discworld protagonists, have in common is that they all bear an immense anger that they use for good. Vimes has an anger that an eldritch vengeance demon sees as ideal, and yet has such self control that he contains not only the rage but the demon with it. Granny has her white-hot anger that she lets build inside of her until she releases it and gods help any that stand in her way when she does. And while Tiffany isn't as cynical or intimidating as the other two, I do believe that she holds the same righteous anger. When that little girl lets it out, literal gods fear her. And yet none of them let this anger make them abusive to those around them. Vimes might snap at people, Granny might seem a bit intimidating, and Tiffany might make the occasional stupid decision or comment out of anger, but they all ultimately have self control and will always direct that anger towards helping those that need it. Although, for your own safety, do not threaten Sam Vimes Junior, do not tell Granny Weatherwax what she is not allowed to do, and do not hurt Tiffany Aching's sheep.

#discworld #samuel vimes #granny weatherwax #tiffany aching #discworld witches #discworld watch #terry pratchett #gnu terry pratchett

[terapsina]

Random Discworld Question!

#granny weatherwax #esme weatherwax #samuel vimes #captain vimes #discworld #terry pratchett #polls #my polls #terapsina rambles

[talayse]

When I find myself in times of trouble

Granny Weatherwax comes to me

speaking words of wisdom:

I can't be having with this.

#discworld #granny weatherwax #I can't be having with this #gnu terry pratchett #beatles mashup

[puttingthebiinmorbid]

Rip Nanny Ogg you would have loved the song Rasputin

#she would have made it so much more vulgar #nanny ogg #discworld #granny weatherwax #sir terry pratchett #wyrd sisters #witches abroad #lords and ladies #maskerade #carpe jugulum #wee free men #guards! guards!

[potato-lord-but-not]

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[peppermintquartz]

This is my bias, but if Granny Weatherwax heard that some kid is sent off to fight a dark lord based on a prophecy, she would not only kill the dark lord herself but also kick the trousers* out of any bastard who thought that sending a literal child to uncertain death was the right thing to do.

*or any article of clothing of her choice

#granny weatherwax #discworld #she would Not Be Having With It

[iseutz]

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[milfdarthrevan]

love how Granny isn't afraid at all

#honor reads discworld #discworld #maskerade #so in character for her #granny weatherwax #discworld death