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* DesignatedHero: The 'responsible' form teachers. They are nasty to every girl who doesn't fit in their picture of the perfect Mallory Tower girl yet supposedly have the right to do so and are portrayed as [[ReasonableAuthorityFigures Reasonable Authority Figures]] and obviously favor students like Darrell and Sally.
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* DesignatedHero: The 'responsible' form teachers. They are nasty to every girl who doesn't fit in their picture of the perfect Mallory Tower girl Malory Towers girl, yet supposedly have the right to do so and are portrayed as [[ReasonableAuthorityFigures Reasonable Authority Figures]] and obviously favor students like Darrell and Sally.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Gwen. She tried to skip the exams by faking a heart condition and didn't think that she would be, you know, examined by a doctor.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Zerelda's plot arc seems to come down to "If you have a dream and the teacher of the relevant subject tells you that you weren't born a prodigy and therefore will never succeed, just give up, it'll be better for you in the long run. Don't even try to, for instance, go to a special school to really try to learn- nope, just give up your dream and go do your homework."
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* TooDumbToLive: Amanda. She went swimming in the sea despite being warned that it was incredibly dangerous and that there was a fast current. End result: she nearly got killed and her career as an Olympic swimmer was over before it had begun.
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* TheWoobie: Ruth
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* {{Moe}}: Mary-Lou. Especially in the fourth book, Felicity and Clarissa
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Maureen in the fifth book right after her arrival. You're supposed to dislike her because she talks and (to be fair) brags a lot but she just seems to be really excited (and probably a little nervous) about her new school which is why she's overly talkative. Considering that she just wants to make friends and/or new contacts one can feel sorry for her because the others instantly dislike her because new students are supposed to be quiet.
** Initially, Gwen to some extent. She is lazy in class but she is behind in her education because of Miss Winter's bad instruction, yet the teachers have zero patience with her from day one.
* In a later book, when she realizes why the girls hate her, she tries to be more sensible, and the other girls ignore her self-improvement because she's "never done anything to make herself likable" and she left it too late. The fact that the girls know she's trying to work on herself and just ignore it isn't really fair, especially as it takes away everything that makes her unique.
** Catherine in the same book. Sure, she's an over-the-top goody two shoes wannabe, but she was genuinely trying to be kind and helpful only to get constantly blown off and mocked by the other girls, and you can feel quite sorry for her when Belinda humiliates her with a caricature in front of the whole class, everybody laughs at her and she leaves the room crying. Yet she supposedly deserves it and [[DesignatedHero Belinda wasn't being mean, but funny and responsibly teaching her a lesson.]]
** Initially, Gwen to some extent. She is lazy in class but she is behind in her education because of Miss Winter's bad instruction, yet the teachers have zero patience with her from day one.
* In a later book, when she realizes why the girls hate her, she tries to be more sensible, and the other girls ignore her self-improvement because she's "never done anything to make herself likable" and she left it too late. The fact that the girls know she's trying to work on herself and just ignore it isn't really fair, especially as it takes away everything that makes her unique.
** Catherine in the same book. Sure, she's an over-the-top goody two shoes wannabe, but she was genuinely trying to be kind and helpful only to get constantly blown off and mocked by the other girls, and you can feel quite sorry for her when Belinda humiliates her with a caricature in front of the whole class, everybody laughs at her and she leaves the room crying. Yet she supposedly deserves it and [[DesignatedHero Belinda wasn't being mean, but funny and responsibly teaching her a lesson.]]
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: UnintentionallySympathetic:
** Maureen in the fifth book right after her arrival. You're supposed to dislike her because she talks and (to be fair) brags a lot but she just seems to be really excited (and probably a little nervous) about her new school which is why she's overly talkative. Considering that she just wants to make friends and/or new contacts one can feel sorry for her because the others instantly dislike her because new students are supposed to be quiet.
** Initially, Gwen to some extent. She is lazy in class but she is behind in her education because of Miss Winter's bad instruction, yet the teachers have zero patience with her from day one.
* In a later book, when she realizes why the girls hate her, she tries to be more sensible, and the other girls ignore her self-improvement because she's "never done anything to make herself likable" and she left it too late. The fact that the girls know she's trying to work on herself and just ignore it isn't really fair, especially as it takes away everything that makes her unique.
** Catherine in from the same book. Sure, she's an over-the-top goody two shoes wannabe, but she was genuinely trying to be kind and helpful only to get constantly blown off and mocked by the other girls, and you can feel quite sorry for her when Belinda humiliates her with a caricature in front of the whole class, everybody laughs at her and she leaves the room crying. Yet she supposedly deserves it and [[DesignatedHero Belinda wasn't being mean, but funny and responsibly teaching her a lesson.]]]]
** Gwen to some extent. She is lazy in class but she is behind in her education because of Miss Winter's bad instruction, yet the teachers have zero patience with her from day one. In a later book, when she realizes why the girls hate her, she tries to be more sensible, and the other girls ignore her self-improvement because she's "never done anything to make herself likable" and she left it too late. The fact that the girls know she's trying to work on herself and just ignore it isn't really fair, especially as it takes away everything that makes her unique.
** Maureen in the fifth book right after her arrival. You're supposed to dislike her because she talks and (to be fair) brags a lot but she just seems to be really excited (and probably a little nervous) about her new school which is why she's overly talkative. Considering that she just wants to make friends and/or new contacts one can feel sorry for her because the others instantly dislike her because new students are supposed to be quiet.
* In a later book, when she realizes why the girls hate her, she tries to be more sensible, and the other girls ignore her self-improvement because she's "never done anything to make herself likable" and she left it too late. The fact that the girls know she's trying to work on herself and just ignore it isn't really fair, especially as it takes away everything that makes her unique.
** Gwen to some extent. She is lazy in class but she is behind in her education because of Miss Winter's bad instruction, yet the teachers have zero patience with her from day one. In a later book, when she realizes why the girls hate her, she tries to be more sensible, and the other girls ignore her self-improvement because she's "never done anything to make herself likable" and she left it too late. The fact that the girls know she's trying to work on herself and just ignore it isn't really fair, especially as it takes away everything that makes her unique.
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* In a later book, when she realizes why the girls hate her, she tries to be more sensible, and the other girls ignore her self-improvement because she's "never done anything to make herself likable" and she left it too late. The fact that the girls know she's trying to work on herself and just ignore it isn't really fair, especially as it takes away everything that makes her unique.
