Line #75 Characters/MsWiz


1	!! Dolores "Ms Wiz" Wisdom:
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3	* 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.
4	* AllWitchesHaveCats: She has a china cat she calls Hecate, but her main pet is a rat called Herbert.
5	* BabiesEverAfter: After the TimeSkip in ''You're Kidding, Ms Wiz'', she's the mother of a one-year-old called William.
6	* BlitheSpirit: She comes to liven things up whenever they're needed.
7	* CompanionCube: Hecate again, though the thing is actually sentient.
8	* CoolTeacher: In the first book only, as she's no longer a teacher after that. She does become principal briefly in ''Ms Wiz Banned''.
9	* HappilyMarried: To Brian Andrews from Book 10 onwards.
10	* 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.
11	* MagicalNanny: She turns up whenever one of the children has a problem their parents can't really help with. Sometimes just for fun.
12	* NewAgeRetroHippie: What some of the teachers and students first think of her.
13	* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: She's been - a teacher, a doctor's assistant, a librarian, a news reader, a door-to-door saleswoman, etc.
14	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The children call her 'Ms Wiz', but adults call her Dolores or 'Ms Wisdom'.
15	* PerkyGoth: By way of wearing things like black nail varnish and dark lipstick, and being an overall very perky and upbeat person.
16	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She's apparently around 11,000 and can remember cavemen.
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18	!! Jack Beddows:
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20	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''In Stitches With Ms Wiz'' - from his perspective as he goes into hospital to have his appendix taken out.
21	* DeadpanSnarker: Tries to be this, and it usually gets him in trouble.
22	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his obnoxious nature, he's still a very loyal friend.
23	* LovableJock: Loves football and skateboarding, and deep down he's a decent guy.
24	* MotorMouth: He's known for speaking without thinking.
25	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When he says he's too ill to skateboard, his mother knows it's serious.
26	* 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.
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28	!! Peter "Podge" Harris:
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30	* AbusiveParents: His dad is very stern and mocks his son's weight.
31	* BigEater: His defining trait.
32	* BigFun: His own father describes him as "like a football on legs".
33	* 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.
34	* TheDitz: He's a little scatter-brained.
35	* HiddenDepths: After some encouragement from Ms Wiz, he becomes an avid reader.
36	* OddFriendship: With Jack. Podge is a chubby nerdy reader, while Jack is an outgoing athletic type.
37	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: So much so that Ms Wiz doesn't realise who his parents are at first, because she calls him by his nickname too.
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39	!! Caroline Smith:
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41	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: A six-year-old terror known as 'Little Musha'.
42	* CharacterisationMarchesOn: The first book describes her as the class dreamer. This trait never shows up again.
43	* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Ms Wiz Goes Live'' - where Ms Wiz takes her and her sister to a TV studio.
44	* 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.
45	* IAmVeryBritish: Pulls this voice off to imitate Fergie and fool the Chief Leisure Officer.
46	* ManOfAThousandVoices: Female example. ''In Control Ms Wiz'' reveals that she's very good at faking voices.
47	* [[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.
48	* 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.
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50	!! Katrina O'Brien:
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52	* BeautyContest: Her parents enter her in one in ''Ms Wiz Supermodel''.
53	* 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.
54	* DefrostingIceQueen: She's frosty at the start but becomes nicer.
55	* HufflepuffHouse: Frequently mentioned but rarely got any story relevance until Book 11.
56	* TookALevelInKindness: Thanks to Ms Wiz's influence.
57	* {{Tsundere}}: Type A most of the time. Ms Wiz, Podge or Jack can bring out the deredere side.
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59	!! Lizzie Thompson:
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61	* CuteKitten: Named Waif, whom she rescued from the streets.
62	* 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''.
63	* DisappearedDad: Her parents are divorced. Her mother hasn't remarried, saying her dad "cured me of men".
64	* KindheartedCatLover: The plot of Book 3 has her even rescuing a whole litter of kidnapped cats.
65	* RememberTheNewGuy: She's not introduced until Book 3, but is said to have been in Class 3 from the beginning.
66	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Allows herself to be turned into a cat so she can sneak into a burglar's house.
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68	!! Herbert the rat:
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70	* ADayInTheLimelight: He's relevant to the plot of ''Ms Wiz Smells A Rat'' when he has to hide out in Podge's house.
71	* DeadpanSnarker: He provides no shortage of sarcasm.
72	* TalkingAnimal: He's the only one of Ms Wiz's pets that talks.

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