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* AwesomeMcCoolName: When going to Hollywood, she creates the alias 'Diamante Wisporina'.
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* RapunzelHair: Long, black hair that goes past her waist.
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Black Best Friend was renamed Token Black Friend in TRS. Removing examples that are low-context or otherwise not about a Satellite Character who adds diversity.


* BlackBestFriend: Some illustrations make him black, which would make him this to Podge.

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* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: She's been - a teacher, a doctor's assistant, a librarian, a news reader, a door-to-door saleswoman, etc.



* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: The adults have this reaction. She's been - a teacher, a doctor's assistant, a librarian, a news reader, a door-to-door saleswoman etc.

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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: The adults have this reaction. She's been - a teacher, a doctor's assistant, a librarian, a news reader, a door-to-door saleswoman etc.



* BlackBestFriend: Some illustrations make him black, which would make him this to Podge.



* BlackBestFriend: Some illustrations make him black, which would make him this to Podge.



* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Power Crazy Ms Wiz'' - where he has to worry about his father making him transfer schools. Also ''Ms Wiz Smells A Rat'' where he has to hide Herbert in his house.



* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Power Crazy Ms Wiz'' - where he has to worry about his father making him transfer schools. Also ''Ms Wiz Smells A Rat'' where he has to hide Herbert in his house.



* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Ms Wiz Goes Live'' - where Ms Wiz takes her and her sister to a TV studio.



* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Ms Wiz Goes Live'' - where Ms Wiz takes her and her sister to a TV studio.



* OnlySaneMan: She's usually the voice of reason. ''Ms Wiz Goes Live'' has her getting annoyed with being expected to be mature all the time.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Deconstructed. She resents having to be the sensible one, feeling she never gets to cut loose or have fun as a result of everyone's expectations.

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* OnlySaneMan: [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: She's usually the voice of reason. ''Ms Wiz Goes Live'' has her getting annoyed with being expected to be mature all the time.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: WiseBeyondTheirYears: Deconstructed. She resents having to be the sensible one, feeling she never gets to cut loose or have fun as a result of everyone's expectations.



* BeautyContest: Her parents enter her in one in ''Ms Wiz Supermodel''.



* BeautyContest: Her parents enter her in one in ''Ms Wiz Supermodel''.



* {{Tsundere}}: Type A most of the time. Ms Wiz, Podge or Jack can bring out the deredre side.

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* {{Tsundere}}: Type A most of the time. Ms Wiz, Podge or Jack can bring out the deredre deredere side.



* CuteKitten: Named Waif, whom she rescued from the streets.



* CuteKitten: Named Waif, whom she rescued from the streets.
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* TalkingAnimals: He's the only one of Ms Wiz's pets that talks.

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* TalkingAnimals: TalkingAnimal: He's the only one of Ms Wiz's pets that talks.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted. She hits it off with a man dressed as Dracula at the PTA dance. Then when it's discovered he's just a school inspector...she's still very interested.



* BabiesEverAfter: After the TimeSkip in ''You're Kidding, Ms Wiz'', she's the mother of a one-year-old called William.



* CoolTeacher: In the first book only, as she's no longer a teacher after that. She does become principal briefly in "Ms Wiz Banned".

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* CompanionCube: Hecate again, though the thing is actually sentient.
* CoolTeacher: In the first book only, as she's no longer a teacher after that. She does become principal briefly in "Ms ''Ms Wiz Banned".Banned''.



* HotWitch: She's young and pretty, in contrast to the older teachers at St Barnabus.

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* HotWitch: She's young and pretty, in contrast to the older teachers at St Barnabus. She dresses up as a glamorous witch for the PTA Halloween dance.



* PerkyGoth: By way of wearing things like black nail varnish and dark lipstic, and being an overall very perky and upbeat person.

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* PerkyGoth: By way of wearing things like black nail varnish and dark lipstic, lipstick, and being an overall very perky and upbeat person.
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!! Dolores "Ms Wiz" Wisdom:

* AllWitchesHaveCats: She has a china cat she calls Hecate, but her main pet is a rat called Herbert.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: When going to Hollywood, she creates the alias 'Diamante Wisporina'.
* BlitheSpirit: She comes to liven things up whenever they're needed.
* CoolTeacher: In the first book only, as she's no longer a teacher after that. She does become principal briefly in "Ms Wiz Banned".
* HappilyMarried: To Brian Andrews from Book 10 onwards.
* HotWitch: She's young and pretty, in contrast to the older teachers at St Barnabus.
* MagicalNanny: She turns up whenever one of the children has a problem their parents can't really help with. Sometimes just for fun.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: What some of the teachers and students first think of her.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The children call her 'Ms Wiz', but adults call her Dolores or 'Ms Wisdom'.
* PerkyGoth: By way of wearing things like black nail varnish and dark lipstic, and being an overall very perky and upbeat person.
* RapunzelHair: Long, black hair that goes past her waist.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She's apparently around 11,000 and can remember cavemen.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: The adults have this reaction. She's been - a teacher, a doctor's assistant, a librarian, a news reader, a door-to-door saleswoman etc.

!! Jack Beddows:

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''In Stitches With Ms Wiz'' - from his perspective as he goes into hospital to have his appendix taken out.
* BlackBestFriend: Some illustrations make him black, which would make him this to Podge.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tries to be this, and it usually gets him in trouble.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his obnoxious nature, he's still a very loyal friend.
* LovableJock: Loves football and skateboarding, and deep down he's a decent guy.
* MotorMouth: He's known for speaking without thinking.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When he says he's too ill to skateboard, his mother knows it's serious.
* RealMenWearPink: He loves football, skateboarding and everything boyish - and owns most of Creator/BeatrixPotter. He's near tears when Peter Rabbit (freed from his book) gets squashed by a bus.

!! Peter "Podge" Harris:

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Power Crazy Ms Wiz'' - where he has to worry about his father making him transfer schools. Also ''Ms Wiz Smells A Rat'' where he has to hide Herbert in his house.
* AbusiveParents: His dad is very stern and mocks his son's weight.
* BigEater: His defining trait.
* BigFun: His own father describes him as "like a football on legs".
* TheDitz: He's a little scatter-brained.
* HiddenDepths: After some encouragement from Ms Wiz, he becomes an avid reader.
* OddFriendship: With Jack. Podge is a chubby nerdy reader, while Jack is an outgoing athletic type.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: So much so that Ms Wiz doesn't realise who his parents are at first, because she calls him by his nickname too.

!! Caroline Smith:

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Ms Wiz Goes Live'' - where Ms Wiz takes her and her sister to a TV studio.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: A six-year-old terror known as 'Little Musha'.
* CharacterisationMarchesOn: The first book describes her as the class dreamer. This trait never shows up again.
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Her parents have no problem arguing in front of their daughters. Caroline gets freaked out when the aftermath of a spell has them holding hands.
* IAmVeryBritish: Pulls this voice off to imitate Fergie and fool the Chief Leisure Officer.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Female example. ''In Control Ms Wiz'' reveals that she's very good at faking voices.
* OnlySaneMan: She's usually the voice of reason. ''Ms Wiz Goes Live'' has her getting annoyed with being expected to be mature all the time.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Deconstructed. She resents having to be the sensible one, feeling she never gets to cut loose or have fun as a result of everyone's expectations.

!! Katrina O'Brien:

* ADayInTheLimelight: Despite being introduced in Book 1, she doesn't get one until ''Ms Wiz Supermodel'' (the eleventh book) - where she enters a child fashion show.
* BeautyContest: Her parents enter her in one in ''Ms Wiz Supermodel''.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's frosty at the start but becomes nicer.
* HufflepuffHouse: Frequently mentioned but rarely got any story relevance until Book 11.
* TookALevelInKindness: Thanks to Ms Wiz's influence.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A most of the time. Ms Wiz, Podge or Jack can bring out the deredre side.

!! Lizzie Thompson:

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''You're Nicked, Ms Wiz'' - where Ms Wiz helps her find her lost cat. She also has a big role in ''Ms Wiz Loves Dracula''.
* CuteKitten: Named Waif, whom she rescued from the streets.
* DisappearedDad: Her parents are divorced. Her mother hasn't remarried, saying her dad "cured me of men".
* KindheartedCatLover: The plot of Book 3 has her even rescuing a whole litter of kidnapped cats.
* RememberTheNewGuy: She's not introduced until Book 3, but is said to have been in Class 3 from the beginning.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Allows herself to be turned into a cat so she can sneak into a burglar's house.

!! Herbert the rat:

* ADayInTheLimelight: He's relevant to the plot of ''Ms Wiz Smells A Rat'' when he has to hide out in Podge's house.
* DeadpanSnarker: He provides no shortage of sarcasm.
* TalkingAnimals: He's the only one of Ms Wiz's pets that talks.
* YouDirtyRat: Played with. Other people have this perspective, but he's portrayed as harmless and lovable.

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