In any case, this appellation is tactfully avoided in her presence, with those commenting on the coven's structure calling her 'the other one'. From the triple nature of a coven (maiden, mother, and crone), it has been suggested that she embodies all three, although the crone is the most obvious. ('I learned my craft from Nanny Gripes, who learned it from Goody Heggety, who got it from Nanna Plumb, who was taught it by Black Aliss.' – Granny, in Lords and Ladies). It does seem that her teacher's teacher's teacher's teacher was Black Aliss.

She is a very powerful witch, and is reckoned to be more powerful than the most well-known witch on the Discworld, Black Aliss (real name: Aliss Demurrage), who is responsible for any number of witcheries in fairy tales, such as putting a castle to sleep and getting pushed into her own oven by naughty children. She is one of the Discworld series's main protagonists, having major roles in seven novels. She is the self-appointed guardian of her small country, and frequently defends it against supernatural powers. She is a witch and member of the Lancre coven.

Esmerelda ' Esme' Weatherwax (also Granny Weatherwax or Mistress Weatherwax) is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

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