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* After the narrator is turned into a mouse, he starts coming up with clever, shrewd ideas to aid in the plan to stop all the witches of England in their tracks (such as adding the Mouse-Maker in the kitchen rather than on the dining-room table in plain sight), and his grandmother exclaims that him becoming a mouse may have doubled his brain-power. From a biological standpoint (in as far as biology applies in a story like this), this would actually make sense. Since intelligence in organisms is often determined by the size of the brain relative to the rest of the body, it makes sense that having a human brain (or mind at least) in a much smaller mouse body would make for a sharply intelligent creature.
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* As the boy lampshades when he encounters them, who were the three children that the Grand High Witch turned into frogs, to feed them to the seagulls?

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* As the boy lampshades when he encounters them, who were the three children that the Grand High Witch turned into frogs, to feed them to the seagulls?seagulls? There's also the possibility that they ''aren't'' children, since the boy is just speculating, but [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals them being thrown to the seagulls is still horrible even if they're normal frogs]].
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* The name of the witches' front organization is a clever case of ExactWords: there cannot be any cruelty to children if there are no children.
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* The boy turns all the English witches into mice with their own potion, including the Grand High Witch, causing a mass panic in the restaurant. They get chopped up by the panicking waiters and chefs, but did they ''really'' get every single one? It's possible that some of them could have escaped in the chaos, especially since the restaurant doors were wide open because people were fleeing in terror from the swarm of mice. As the boy himself says, a mouse with the intelligence of a witch and the ability to get anywhere unnoticed would be very dangerous indeed...

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* The boy turns all the English witches into mice with their own potion, including the Grand High Witch, causing a mass panic in the restaurant. They get chopped up by the panicking waiters and chefs, but did they ''really'' really get every ''every single one? one?'' It's possible that some of them could have escaped in the chaos, especially since the restaurant doors were wide open because people were fleeing in terror from the swarm of mice. As the boy himself says, a mouse with the intelligence of a witch and the ability to get anywhere unnoticed would be very dangerous indeed...
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* The hotel is going to have one hell of a PR nightmare on their hands once word gets out that a group of women turned into mice after eating the hotel's soup. That is, assuming they don't manage to cover it up somehow.

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* The hotel Hotel Magnificent is going to have one hell of a PR nightmare on their hands once word gets out that a group of women turned into mice after eating the hotel's soup. That is, assuming they don't manage to cover it up somehow.
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* The boy turns all the English witches into mice with their own potion, including the Grand High Witch, causing a mass panic in the restaurant. They get chopped up by the panicking waiters and chefs, but did they ''really'' get every single one? It's possible that some of them could have escaped in the chaos, especially since the restaurant doors were wide open because people were running in terror from the swarm of mice. As the boy himself says, a mouse with the intelligence of a witch and the ability to get anywhere unnoticed would be very dangerous indeed...

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* The boy turns all the English witches into mice with their own potion, including the Grand High Witch, causing a mass panic in the restaurant. They get chopped up by the panicking waiters and chefs, but did they ''really'' get every single one? It's possible that some of them could have escaped in the chaos, especially since the restaurant doors were wide open because people were running fleeing in terror from the swarm of mice. As the boy himself says, a mouse with the intelligence of a witch and the ability to get anywhere unnoticed would be very dangerous indeed...
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* The boy turns all the English witches into mice with their own potion, including the Grand High Witch, causing a mass panic in the restaurant. They get chopped up by the panicking waiters and chefs, but did they ''really'' get every single one? It's possible that some of them could have escaped in the chaos. As the boy himself says, a mouse with the intelligence of a witch and the ability to get anywhere unnoticed would be very dangerous indeed...

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* The boy turns all the English witches into mice with their own potion, including the Grand High Witch, causing a mass panic in the restaurant. They get chopped up by the panicking waiters and chefs, but did they ''really'' get every single one? It's possible that some of them could have escaped in the chaos.chaos, especially since the restaurant doors were wide open because people were running in terror from the swarm of mice. As the boy himself says, a mouse with the intelligence of a witch and the ability to get anywhere unnoticed would be very dangerous indeed...
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* At least on the witch's side, here is some horror; hotter climates wouldn't allow for them to wear gloves. They would stick out like a sore thumb. So it means that witches in say Cuba wouldn't be able to do a thing. GHW would be furious that some places wouldn't allow for that.

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* At least on the witch's side, here is some horror; hotter climates wouldn't allow for them to wear gloves. They would stick out like a sore thumb. So it means that witches in say in, say, Cuba wouldn't be able to do a thing. GHW would be furious that some places wouldn't allow for that. Similarly, in some cultures it is not normal for a woman to be wearing gloves at all times, making it easier for witchophiles to notice and catch women who never remove their gloves.
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* Remember how the witches use magic, hate kids, and want to get rid of them all? One could take a guess that the witches might have had hand in the high child mortality rates of centuries ago.

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* Remember how the witches use magic, hate kids, and want to get rid of them all? One could take a guess that the witches might have had a hand in the high child mortality rates of centuries ago.
* The boy turns all the English witches into mice with their own potion, including the Grand High Witch, causing a mass panic in the restaurant. They get chopped up by the panicking waiters and chefs, but did they ''really'' get every single one? It's possible that some of them could have escaped in the chaos. As the boy himself says, a mouse with the intelligence of a witch and the ability to get anywhere unnoticed would be very dangerous indeed...
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* The dog poop smell that kids smell like to witches dissipates as the child ages, presumably during puberty. One of the changes that happens during puberty is that a different type of sweat gland activates, hence the B.O. the teens now have to deal with. Since it's stated that being dirty and avoiding washing hides the poop smell, it's possible that they stop smelling bad to witches because they start producing a naturally bad smell to conceal it.
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* There may have still been hope even if the witches ''had'' managed to get all the kids in England turned into mice. Once turned into a mouse with mouse-maker, someone is still A.) sapient, so the children would know to avoid the mousetraps unless they were already very dumb, and B.) able to talk, so they'd be able to tell the adults that they're not normal mice.
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* Remember how the witches use magic, hate kids, and want to get rid of them all? One could take a guess that the witches might have had hand in the high child mortality rates.

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* Remember how the witches use magic, hate kids, and want to get rid of them all? One could take a guess that the witches might have had hand in the high child mortality rates.
rates of centuries ago.
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* Also if you are a witch, you may get fried just for showing up to the meeting and shooting your mouth off. And if you don't shoot your mouth off, or no one does, your leader will find other reasons to burn someone to a crisp.

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*Remember how the witches use magic, hate kids, and want to get rid of them all? One could take a guess that the witches might have had hand in the high child mortality rates.
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** Given that the book/film probably takes place about 50s/60s, those probably weren't a thing yet or, if they were, the witches probably wouldn't be bothered.

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* At first, there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.
** The witch in the kitchen may have been the reason that specific hotel was selected for the meeting.
* At the end of the film, why doesn't the Grand High Witch use her eye beams on her arch-enemy Grandma before getting turned into a mouse? At that point the masquerade was broken and she was being in mortal danger... unless it is a power that can't be used more than once in a day.
** Considering the intense focus in her manner, it may have been that the Grand High Witch was focusing her powers on keeping herself in human shape and couldn't spare the energy for that, particularly when it took something as simple as a bite from Bruno to make her lose focus.

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** Given that the book/film probably takes place about 50s/60s, those probably weren't a thing yet or, if they were, the witches probably wouldn't be bothered.

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* At first, there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.
** The witch in the kitchen may have been the reason that specific hotel was selected for the meeting.
* At the end of the film, why doesn't the Grand High Witch use her eye beams on her arch-enemy Grandma before getting turned into a mouse? At that point the masquerade was broken and she was being in mortal danger... unless it is a power that can't be used more than once in a day.
** Considering the intense focus in her manner, it may have been that the Grand High Witch was focusing her powers on keeping herself in human shape and couldn't spare the energy for that, particularly when it took something as simple as a bite from Bruno to make her lose focus.
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* The likely fate of Bruno Jenkins certainly falls into this category. Considering Grandmamma's opinion is that his horrified parents will take him home and drown him. Of course this is merely what the main characters think has happened, its never confirmed for sure. But even if you don't think this occurred, there's still the fact that Bruno, like the main character, has had his lie shortened down to nine years due to being transformed into a mouse, and neither he nor his parents are aware of this. They may end up being in for a nasty surprise some years down the line....

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* The likely fate of Bruno Jenkins certainly falls into this category. Considering category, considering Grandmamma's opinion is that his horrified parents will take him home and drown him. Of course course, this is merely what the main characters think has happened, its happened; it's never confirmed for sure. But even if you don't think this occurred, there's still the fact that Bruno, like the main character, has had his lie life shortened down to nine years due to being transformed into a mouse, and neither he nor his parents are aware of this. They may end up being in for a nasty surprise some years down the line.... line...
** And there's also Topsy the cat. If she stays with the Jenkinses (and Bruno ''isn't'' drowned), she might kill him, and if they ''do'' "get rid of" her like they said they would, where would she go?

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* The likely fate of Bruno Jenkins certainly falls into this category. Considering Grandmamma's opinion is that his horrified parents will take him home and drown him...
Of course this is merely what the main characters think has happened, its never confirmed for sure. But even if you don't think this occurred, there's still the fact that Bruno, like the main character, has had his lie shortened down to nine years due to being transformed into a mouse, and neither he nor his parents are aware of this. They may end up being in for a nasty surprise some years down the line....

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* The likely fate of Bruno Jenkins certainly falls into this category. Considering Grandmamma's opinion is that his horrified parents will take him home and drown him...
him. Of course this is merely what the main characters think has happened, its never confirmed for sure. But even if you don't think this occurred, there's still the fact that Bruno, like the main character, has had his lie shortened down to nine years due to being transformed into a mouse, and neither he nor his parents are aware of this. They may end up being in for a nasty surprise some years down the line....
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Of course this is merely what the main characters think has happened, its never confirmed for sure. But even if you don't think this occurred, there's still the fact that Bruno, like the main character, has had his lie shortened down to nine years due to being transformed into a mouse, and neither he nor his parents are aware of this. They may end up being in for a nasty surprise some years down the line....

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* At the end of the film, why doesn't the Grand High Witch use her eye beams on her arch-enemy Grandma before getting turned into a mouse? At that point the masquerade was broken and she was being in mortal danger... unless it is a power that can't be used more than once in a day.

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* At the end of the film, why doesn't the Grand High Witch use her eye beams on her arch-enemy Grandma before getting turned into a mouse? At that point the masquerade was broken and she was being in mortal danger... unless it is a power that can't be used more than once in a day.



** The witch in the kitchen may have been the reason that specific hotel was selected for the meeting.

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** The witch in the kitchen may have been the reason that specific hotel was selected for the meeting.meeting.
* At the end of the film, why doesn't the Grand High Witch use her eye beams on her arch-enemy Grandma before getting turned into a mouse? At that point the masquerade was broken and she was being in mortal danger... unless it is a power that can't be used more than once in a day.
** Considering the intense focus in her manner, it may have been that the Grand High Witch was focusing her powers on keeping herself in human shape and couldn't spare the energy for that, particularly when it took something as simple as a bite from Bruno to make her lose focus.
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* At the end of the film, why doesn't the Grand High Witch use her eye beams on her arch-enemy Grandma before getting turned into a mouse? At that point the masquerade was broken and she was being in mortal danger... unless it is a power that can't be used more than once in a day.
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* The hotel is going to have one hell of a PR nightmare on their hands once word gets out that a group of women turned into mice after eating the hotel's soup. That is, assuming they don't manage to cover it up somehow.

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* At first, there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.
** The witch in the kitchen may have been the reason that specific hotel was selected for the meeting.

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!! Film
* At first, there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.
** The witch in the kitchen may have been the reason that specific hotel was selected for the meeting.



** Given that the book/film probably takes place about 50s/60s, those probably weren't a thing yet or, if they were, the witches probably wouldn't be bothered.

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** Given that the book/film probably takes place about 50s/60s, those probably weren't a thing yet or, if they were, the witches probably wouldn't be bothered.bothered.

!! Film
* At first, there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.
** The witch in the kitchen may have been the reason that specific hotel was selected for the meeting.
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* A minor one, but can't the witches just wear a soft cap ''in between'' their wig and their scalp?

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* A minor one, but can't the witches just wear a soft cap ''in between'' their wig and their scalp?scalp?
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* At first there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.


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* A minor one, but can't the witches just wear a soft cap ''in between'' their wig and their scalp?
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* As the boy lampshades when he encounters them, who were the three children that the Grand High Witch turned into frogs, to feed them to the seagulls?

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* As the boy lampshades when he encounters them, who were the three children that the Grand High Witch turned into frogs, to feed them to the seagulls?seagulls?

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* A minor one, but can't the witches just wear a soft cap ''in between'' their wig and their scalp?
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* Grandma sets Mr. Jenkins on GHW as mild revenge. Technically, however, she doesn't lie; she tells him GHW changed his son into a mouse, which is true. She also warns him that if he tries to sue her, GHW will probably turn him into a cockroach.

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* Grandma sets Mr. Jenkins on GHW as mild revenge.revenge, so that Jenkins vows to confront and sue GHW for changing Bruno into a Mouse. Technically, however, she doesn't lie; she tells him GHW changed his son into a mouse, which is true. She also warns him that if he tries to sue her, GHW will probably turn him into a cockroach. Not to mention the amount of evidence is lacking, given the magic and all.

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* Film only. At first there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.

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* Film only. The BittersweetEnding seems rather dour, in that the boy-mouse decides having a shorter lifespan isn't so bad since he can't imagine a life without his grandmother. Then one has to consider that he and Grandma will have full run of the Grand High Witch's castle, which will include access to her money-printing machine. There's hope that in the castle, they can find more formulas, potions and spells, possibly one to change the boy back and to extend Grandma's lifespan. If not, they'll find more ammo to use against witches rather than the mouse-making formula.
* Grandma sets Mr. Jenkins on GHW as mild revenge. Technically, however, she doesn't lie; she tells him GHW changed his son into a mouse, which is true. She also warns him that if he tries to sue her, GHW will probably turn him into a cockroach.
* Witches seem to have a flair for the dramatic, while wanting to avoid being caught. It seems to be more of a status symbol than anything; the Grand High Witch has the money for bail, and most of the disappearances can't be blamed on mundane issues. It also means that a witch wasn't responsible for killing the boys' parents; the witches would rather have children disappear in obviously supernatural ways rather than MakeItLookLikeAnAccident.
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At first there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.
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* The likely fate of Bruno Jenkins certainly falls into this category. Considering Grandmamma's opinion is that his horrified parents will take him home and drown him...

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* The likely fate of Bruno Jenkins certainly falls into this category. Considering Grandmamma's opinion is that his horrified parents will take him home and drown him...him...
* At least on the witch's side, here is some horror; hotter climates wouldn't allow for them to wear gloves. They would stick out like a sore thumb. So it means that witches in say Cuba wouldn't be able to do a thing. GHW would be furious that some places wouldn't allow for that.
* Also if you are a witch, you may get fried just for showing up to the meeting and shooting your mouth off. And if you don't shoot your mouth off, or no one does, your leader will find other reasons to burn someone to a crisp.
* As the boy lampshades when he encounters them, who were the three children that the Grand High Witch turned into frogs, to feed them to the seagulls?
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* A minor one, but can't the witches just wear a soft cap ''in between'' their wig and their scalp?

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* A minor one, but can't the witches just wear a soft cap ''in between'' their wig and their scalp?scalp?

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* The likely fate of Bruno Jenkins certainly falls into this category. Considering Grandmamma's opinion is that his horrified parents will take him home and drown him...
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* Film only. At first there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.

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* Film only. At first there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.children.

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* A minor one, but can't the witches just wear a soft cap ''in between'' their wig and their scalp?
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* Film only. At first there being a witch in the hotel kitchen preparing the witches' food seems like a ContrivedCoincidence (just so someone 'good' doesn't accidentally get turned into a mouse) but makes a lot of sense. Of course the witches would want one of their own to prepare their food since there are known witch hunters out there. A witch in a hotel kitchen is also in a very good position for getting to children.

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