| 单词 | witch |
| 例句 | There’s an odor of witch about them, something mysterious and exotic; it remains despite the scrubbing and the welts on their feet and the time they’ve spent in Solitary. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “A terrible loss. She was a great witch. Just up here, I think — ouch.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t a bird; the witches knew it at once for a dæmon. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently they identified the leafy structure where the witch lived. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “She must be a witch. Even Mrs. Larkin called her a sorceress. A caster of spells.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They got a shiny little set a tools they use, sharp as witches’ fingernails, tidy and laid out neat, like the picks on a dentist tray. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was mixed up with religion and witch doctors. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And because she was a witch she wouldn’t have been afraid of a boy, normally. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “No one will want me now. I’ve turned into a witch,” she sobbed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a witch had stepped out of his childhood nightmares to grab him, and he’d lived through that. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "A witch wouldn't come in through my window in the night, would she?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z "Grandmamma," I said, "when you were a little girl, did you ever meet a witch?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “If you don’t take your curse off me, witch, I will kill them both right now,” the man said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z "Where is the witch now? Is she in the hotel?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The Norwegians know all about witches, for Norway, with its black forests and icy mountains, is where the first witches came from. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher must be a fan — bet it’s a witch.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Could you please tell us from which witch or wizard you took that wand?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry hurried off up the corridor as the young witch said, “I bet it sneaked up here from Experimental Charms, they’re so careless, remember that poisonous duck?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “And there’s another angle to this thing, too,” Lee added, and told Grumman of the witch council at Lake Enara, and the resolution the witches had sworn to. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Bad teeth don't belong only to witches. I have some myself." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z His heart stirred, and he looked up at the witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Though she may look pleasant, she’s still a witch. You are to keep your distance, understood?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One of the witches leapt to her feet and unfastened the chains. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Ahead of her, somewhere, was the white witch, who had a palace of ice with a heart to match. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Having apparently failed with witch doctors, she began exploring other options. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa alerted the nearest village, who arrived with their witch doctor. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Instead, she imagined standing on tiptoe and spitting three times into this old witch's face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z After some time had passed, Kaisa said, “Look! A witch’s dæmon, lost...” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was moving steadily towards the island, and Malcolm had to hold himself still because he longed to fling himself to the ground and hide behind anything: a rock, the canoe, the witch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “But we have an understanding with the witch Circe. She will buy the women—either as slaves or trainees, depending on their skill. But not you, lovely Annabeth.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To put the seriousness of this in perspective, that year six so-called witches were burned in the town where she was now living, Leonberg. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “I hear there’s a witch in the wood. Did you know?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The witch woman buried fetishes in secret places, took her payment, and departed in her mule cart. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The witch’s spell did not cover the blood that must have spilled, and insects and the sun and the wind had dispersed it completely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And the water roiled, and the witch watched on, and Hazel could hear the bells of her voice in her head: Do you see, now, there are things worse than the ice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He was a witch’s daemon, and much older than she was, and stronger. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And all around these neatly lettered words, scribbles had been added by other witches and wizards who had come to see the place where the Boy Who Lived had escaped. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “And if I am to go toe-to-toe with witches using forbidden magic, I’m going to need it.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z How can a queen be both a good witch and a bad witch? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But even now, when a car drove across the bridge at night, you could hear the witch scream. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Old witches become enchantresses, and kindly grandmothers hide forests of secrets behind their twinkling eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The witch who flew back to spy was called Lena Feldt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch glanced toward the shining mahogany door facing the space full of pamphlet-makers; Harry looked too, and rage reared in him like a snake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Will heard Lyra gasp, and turned to see another witch holding a squirming, struggling hare in her tough hands. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hollister led them to a round table decorated for Halloween with a giant paper spider, a witch’s cauldron, and cotton-strewn webs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She said, “The witch gave me a name. I had no need of one before. She called me Kirjava. But listen, listen to us now...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mitch rings the doorbell, and after a few minutes, an exhausted woman in a witch hat and a sweat suit answers the door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Seven knew she was right; covens were made up of a mix of all sorts of witches, but she couldn’t imagine Mr. Pepperhorn being classified as virtuous. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Besides, there was that strange dæmon of his, which seemed so like a witch’s: sometimes it was there, and sometimes it seemed to have vanished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Also sometimes we’ll see a witch doctor with aspirins, pink pills, yellow pills, and animal pieces all laid out in neat rows on a black velvet cloth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The trick-or-treat group was a milling mob of devils, witches, tramps and monsters. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d be in a Mrs. Rylance wig and would turn to Libby and say, A suburban house witch, actually, who drives her son to auditions and then burns the other boys’ applications. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Just three misfit witches, a red glow all around them, and the unmistakable truth that Seven was a Spare. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The tapestries were the best she’d ever seen—better than the witch Circe’s work, and, yes, even better than some weavings she’d seen on Mount Olympus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her body was hairless and her skin had been rubbed with lemon and cream of witch hazel, as she explained to me, which made it as soft as a baby’s. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z May came in with witch hazel and cotton balls and began to clean up Rosaleen’s stitches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And Mrs. Coulter drew herself up, and snapped her fingers to the Specter feeding on the witch’s dæmon. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He belonged in the land of phoenixes and witches, the place where things were too fantastic to be real. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He cast a wary eye around the sleeping witches and wizards on the walls. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Once she finds a dead body, the bodiless witch nestles against the corpse all night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just when you think you know a witch,” said Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Did you hear him telling Seamus what he did to that witch who shouted ‘Boo’ behind him on April Fools’ Day? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I pledge a lesson to the frog of the United States of America, and to the wee puppet for witches’ hands. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z And since the failure of the witches’ spell to stop his bleeding, he thought they were regarding him with fear, too, as if he was marked by some curse greater than their own powers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Other nights, the children visit camps of other witches for competition. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Not the witches, not those angel-beings, but that sleeping child: the final weapon in the war against the Authority. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, they had decided it would do no harm to see what terms they could reach with the witch. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Using it to keep any witch quiet now was considered a most heinous offense. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Lee thought and then said, “Swear by whatever it was made you turn down the love of the witch. I guess that’s the most important thing you know.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t just a monster on the loose—there were witches working with it—working against them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “If they took you for a witch right now I’d scarce blame them. Wait a minute.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “You see my family over there? They are fighting the witches that did this to you. That made you do things you didn’t want to do.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My mother, a witch who lived here in this village, fell in love with him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They didn’t reveal too much about their totems, because such information could be used by witches. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They had taken her to a witch doctor, who had pinched her thin arms and rubbed a thick paste on them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Let us now turn to the one question that witches and wizards ask more than any other when the conversation turns to Magizoology: why don’t Muggles notice these creatures? Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the brother and sister running down the marble staircase ahead and aimed jinxes at them, but merely hit several bewigged witches in a portrait on the landing, who ran screeching into neighboring paintings. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I finally decided that I was more afraid of losing Winn-Dixie than I was of having to deal with a dog-eating witch, so I went through the gate and into the yard. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “There is no witch here!” my father answered and crouched as if to await their attack. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But one false move, one cough, one sneeze, one nose-blow, one little sound of any sort and it won't be just one witch that gets you. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z They were the witches coming in to dinner! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “I did not hope to have visitors again so soon,” laughed the witch when her song ended. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Witches. There’s one witch lady who wants to talk to you. When we get clear of the cloud, we’ll get our bearings and then we can sit and have a yam.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The filthy witch sat inside, her back against the tree stump, chewing on a knot in a bristly rope. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the distance was the lair of the white witch, cold radiating out from it like heat from a fire. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I stand in front of my window and imagine myself a fearless knight, imagine myself a witch who hid her heart in her finger and then chopped her finger off. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They considered in their minds the questions of wells, witches, unicorns and the practices of mothers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch took from the boy his name Duny, the name his mother had given him as a baby. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z My parents, thinking I was bewitched, took me to a witch doctor, who made me drink a strange brew and bled me with a razor blade, all to no avail: I continued withdrawing into myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea how Lettie found out that my family worked root—probably that local girl who whispered in Lettie’s ear told her my uncle was a witch doctor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The witch, she was none of these things, for her parents had angered the fairies. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Either way, I didn't envy him being up there in front of all those witches. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “I was lost — Floo powder —” Hagrid seized Harry by the scruff of the neck and pulled him away from the witch, knocking the tray right out of her hands. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Ma’s looking at me like she might actually change her mind about training me to become a witch! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Worst of all was the realization that she had been possessed by the spirit of a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s not a witch, and you know it. She’s a lonely old woman, and Judith, you couldn’t help liking her if you knew her.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It is la llorona, my brothers cried in fear, the old witch who cries along the river banks and seeks the blood of boys and men to drink! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me take you to the witch doctor before it’s too late.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Another imp seized Grandma to bring her to the witch. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Everyone’s coven had to be sealed by a magical contract, to contain the magic and the witches in their own circles. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z "Wherever you find people, you find witches," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z My uncle spoke as if he knew the witches who cursed Lucas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a witch. I’ve been watching you for a while. But there’s nothing wrong with that. My mum’s one, and I’m a wizard.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The witch tilted her white head, as if Hazel were a great curiosity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z That made the muvuki very close to being a witch himself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m well on my way to becoming a cantankerous old witch.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor told the chief that this was not a difficult thing to do. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Hermione plucked a few hairs from the witch’s head and added them to a flask of muddy Polyjuice Potion she had taken from the beaded bag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Any witch can be a friend, if you just give them a chance. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The witch’s cheeks were plump and red; she had a vivid and passionate nature. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "I didn't mean it, Your Grandness!" the witch cried out. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Suddenly, she threw back her head and screamed, “Yes! Yes! I am a witch!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Are you a good witch or a bad witch?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I myself had two separate encounters with witches before I was eight years old. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The one thing that may not be forgiven a witch is her ability to distress people, to make them restless and uneasy and even envious. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At the age of one year old, Harry had somehow survived a curse from the greatest Dark sorcerer of all time, Lord Voldemort, whose name most witches and wizards still feared to speak. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps, she told herself, this was what they called the witching hour. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As an answer the witch took an arrow from her quiver. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The witches were a great power in those latitudes, and the alliances they made were costly but valuable. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z On the rare occasion that they did catch a real witch or wizard, burning had no effect whatsoever. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Hazel searched the witch’s eyes for some sign that the words were true. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She wondered what the witch was thinking, and if she was impressed with Hazel for convincing Jack to go. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Our Father could not seem to accept what seemed clear enough even to a child: when he showered the idea of baptism—batiza—on people here, it shrunk them away like water on a witch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood up slowly and looked down at the dead witch, at her rich black hair, her flushed cheeks, her smooth pale limbs wet with rain, her lips parted like a lover’s. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “So,” the witch said, leaning in, “what brings a girl like you to me?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She jumped from her tree and ran, faster and faster, all the while feeling the witch's breath like a cold wind on the back of her neck. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I must say, I never thought he would end up in the diplomatic service of the witches.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I have heard! I have heard the word of God, alleluia! He said, ‘You witches come out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That was what looking at the witch was like. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I have disobeyed and the witch teacher will eat me. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z A witch, you must understand, does not knock children on the head or stick knives into them or shoot at them with a pistol. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Sorry to Lucy Hummer for calling her a witch after Rafik's ball skipped into her yard and she kept it a week before pitching it back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Start reading, will you, little witch!” she hissed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She washed witch hazel over the rupture and taped me tightly with extra-long Band- Aids. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “They did used to talk' at one time, about the Cornwall sisters being witches. Of course, the worst of them was Morgan le Fay. But that there Morgause ran her dose.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If anyone was trying to keep Spares down, it was this witch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Someone—probably a witch—was responsible for the deaths and Masvita’s condition. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Several of the witches and wizards around the walls stood up, shaking their heads, and even their fists, at Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then the witch stalks the wretched child like a hunter stalking a little bird in the forest. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, he’s real nice,” said Seven of their local witch doctor. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Something tells me she’s a witch, too, though she and Ma could just be related. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Voldemort had then turned his wand on Harry; he had performed the curse that had disposed of many full-grown witches and wizards in his steady rise to power — and, incredibly, it had not worked. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The witches were not bothering to chase me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z "Are you kidding? Tina's a monster. She's what would happen if the devil married the wicked witch, and they rolled their baby in a bowl of chopped evil." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He believes witches can summon up storms that sink ships at sea—James had almost lost his life in such a storm. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I kept picturing a Celia-led mob chasing me down the street, screaming about my devilish crime like Puritans at a witch trial. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The witches in the audience grinned, appreciating this joke. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The witch was one who fled, hiding alone in a cave up on the Kapperding Scarp and sealing the cave-mouth with spells. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen Mrs. Walters a hundred times and never knew she was a witch. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But she was a nice old witch, and she was always kind to little Jeanne. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z What Jefferson had described as “the reign of witches” even began to assume the shape of a political comedy in which the joke was on the Federalists. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “He is a rare nut, is what he is. A nut of the type that never falls far from the tree! Where I come from, sir, that is what we call a witch doctor.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “How dare you take a witch’s wand, how dare you defy your masters?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Come on, girls, we don’t need to stick around here. The witch baby might turn us into frogs or something.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The horsewoman, who wore rough canvas breeches and rode like a man, said nothing to the witches. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Mrs. Baumbach, could you hem my witch's costume? I need it for tonight." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes you will,” said the third witch, and it suddenly all snapped into place. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z All the women, or rather the witches, were now sitting motionless in their chairs and staring as though hypnotised at somebody who had suddenly appeared on the platform. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The Texan blinked with surprise, for no man had ever been known to join a witch council. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z What use would a trial be with no one to speak in her defence but a foolish girl who was suspected of being a witch herself? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He turned, halfway along the third-floor corridor, to see Fred and George peering out at him from behind a statue of a humpbacked, one-eyed witch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The witch watched their beauty burn, their bounce, their intelligence, their wit, their open hearts, their charm, their dreams for the future. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The three Witchlings and the two older witches settled into cushiony floral chairs around a table covered with an old-fashioned doily tablecloth. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In unison, the witches and wizards along the right-hand side of the dungeon raised their hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I may be dead, but I’m a dead witch, remember. And we don’t forget.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The wizened witch who had flitted into her neighbor’s painting when he had joined the champions downstairs was now sitting smugly beside the Fat Lady. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ghosts were mostly friendly and less likely to see through their disguises than witches since, weary from their alive days, they tended to pay less attention to the living. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was used to keep away leopards and—and—she almost had it—to keep witches from plundering graves! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard not to be friendly when Thorn was around, if only because it made Seven feel like a crummy witch to be mean or have not-nice thoughts. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “The men were spooked by the story. I guess the old witch was supposed to live near Loomis Lake, in that old-growth forest, right where they were supposed to be cutting.” I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks, and they ride on broomsticks. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z But in her fury, Ivy had stared straight into the witch’s eyes, and suddenly, she found herself unable to struggle against the old woman’s grip. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Tell us about the child, witch,” said Mrs. Coulter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that he was still aloft, borne by the winds toward Nova Zembla, and that he had been unharmed by the cliff-ghasts and had fought off the other witch clan. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He turned away from the window and his gaze fell upon another peculiar object standing upon the cluttered, curved sideboard: a stone bust of a beautiful but austere-looking witch wearing a most bizarre-looking headdress. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Oh,” said the witch, placing a long finger on her cheek. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It was the witch’s dæmon, there after all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I remembered about a year ago, when the police got it in their minds to investigate all the witch doctors and rootworkers in the area. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I looked up, expecting to see a witch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch in the story kills Ivy’s gran. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And why, for heaven's sake, were all the other witches gazing at her with such a mixture of adoration, awe and fear? The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Whitefolks said he was a witch doctor, but they said that so they wouldn’t have to say he was smart. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your power cannot touch us, witch, and our cause is true.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z For Miss Hilly, Louvenia would just be another jail key on that witch’s belt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "Listen," she said, "I have known no less than five children who have simply vanished off the face of this earth, never to be seen again. The witches took them." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Attendance is now compulsory for every young witch and wizard,” he replied. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That a witch had enchanted him and swept him off into the night. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Every witch in the audience was staring at Bruno. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z With the help of the witches they dragged the machine gun out and set it up, and began to fight in earnest on the ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “We have to lock him up again. The witch, too. And we have to rescue my Grandpa and Grandma Sorenson, and my brother, Seth, and Lena.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “You may not know it, my friend, but there is a witch in the woods.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A witch might get interested in an unguarded body. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When it looked as though one of them had died, our mother arranged the puppy in a casserole dish and popped it in the oven, like the witch in Hansel and Gretel. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The stage is flooded with wizards and witches. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z They were like humans, but winged, and much taller, and, as they were naked, the witch could see that three of them were male, two female. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lots of people had come from Muggle families and, like him, hadn’t had any idea that they were witches and wizards. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “You wanted to find the Witch? This is your witch, my friend. You call her Sister Ignatia?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think he would want to know a witch built a shack on his property?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Lyra said, “Do the witches want him to make this bridge? Are they on his side or against him?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The air had smelled of freshly baked bread, smoke, and damp clothes, and Meggie had watched a smith making a sword and had hidden behind Mo’s back from a woman in a witch’s costume. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "That wouldn't be too difficult for a clever witch." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She was probably covered with warts like an old witch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stan came back downstairs, followed by a faintly green witch wrapped in a traveling cloak. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Everything the witch had told him was true. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a handful of other witches in the small café, sipping on tea and nibbling on dainty cakes in the shape of different animals. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “If you wish to live your life out there, that is your choice,” the witch continued. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Hecate mentioned a formidable enemy in the House of Hades—a witch who couldn’t be defeated except by me, using magic.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The most horrible thing was that a person could be a witch and not even know. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was keen to know more about the witches, but the men had turned their talk to the matter of fuel and stores, and presently she grew impatient to see the rest of the ship. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The witch covered him with leaves and turned to Lyra, who was still gnawing the rabbit. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I can think of a sensible witch question to ask, a homeless man pushing an overflowing grocery cart comes our way. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “It’s all in place but for the witch’s testimony! I say we should torture her again!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like she really does think of herself as a fairy-tale witch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z "I sincerely hope you won't," she said, "because those English witches are probably the most vicious in the whole world." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z A day before we were to leave for Alexandra my father terrified me by saying: “What would you do if I were to leave you here and let that witch doctor raise you?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere, a monster and a witch wandered the world. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “We can get you food, not witches, but delicious food all the same, and you won’t need to hurt us.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z If the only reason the Nightbeast had come to Ravenskill in the first place was because of a witch, if they could find out who that witch was, maybe they could stop it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Anyway, the witch theory was always a convenient one for something they didn’t understand, wasn’t it?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z This engraving from the sixteenth century shows witches being burned alive. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Not many years before, Gran’ Hopper would have been hanged for a witch. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Roke pushed himself back against the nearest rock, and Mrs. Coulter grappled directly with the witch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “There is little honor in a fight with such a creature. I’d rather face a thousand honest men with swords than one of those deceitful witches with unnatural powers.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Harry couldn’t help noticing that the statue of the one-eyed witch on the third floor remained unguarded and unblocked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There is so much to fill in that I do not hear the witch teacher talking. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Thorn nodded so quickly, her witch’s hat almost flew off. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “We have heard of your red witch, oh yes. She would turn us against the Seven to bow before a fire demon!” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was, I think it’s fair to say, a witch. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The witches spread out as they were told. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z There was no snowstorm, no churning sky, no assaulting cold on this side of the witch’s palace. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It was the Fjerdan word for witch, but he had no name for her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her parents hadn’t realized this was a Halloween-themed concert, and the front benches were filled with zombies, witches, and fairies. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “And what about that funny old witch and that little wizard in the navy robes?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Homes of the prayerful are concealed from witch planes that fly overhead. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z In another few seconds, all the witches had completely disappeared and the tops of the two long tables were swarming with small brown mice. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Crouching behind the one-eyed witch, he smoothed it out. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Thorn and Seven ran through the night, the winter wind howling as it whipped their cloaks and threatened to send their witch’s hats into the Boggy Crone River. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They rattle and chatter like all true wizards and witches can. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Before Christianity came to Southern Sudan, people there believed in witches, and they thought that illnesses came from being cursed or bewitched. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The tarry oil, which someone had bought from her village witch, fumed in black clouds. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One-eyed ogres and giant spiders stole into Meggie’s sleep, hounds of hell, witches who ate children, all the bugbears she had ever met in stories. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The witch doctor made him drink spurting blood from a goat whose jugular had been ritualistically severed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As the moon rose, the witches began their spell to heal Will’s wound. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rancher swore that he had etched a cross on his bullet, and that proved that the old woman was a witch, and so he was let free. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Could there be a witch in her forest? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z This creature hadn’t the intelligence to be a witch; She was powerless, invisible, Wastefully daft. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was like the witch in the story. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z "Oh, thank you, thank you!" cried the old witches. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Being chased by witches and warlocks, battling monsters, even defeating demons, was nothing compared to the task of facing the reality of our father’s abandonment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “What's more," my grandmother said, speaking with a touch of relish, “to a witch you'd be smelling of fresh dogs' droppings." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z When they arrived at Hagrid’s cabin, however, they found an elderly witch with closely cropped gray hair and a very prominent chin standing before his front door. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Of course, and Lyra is their child....Serafina Pekkala, if I had borne his child, what a witch she would be! A queen of queens!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Five chairs had been set behind the velvet-covered desks, and Ludo Bagman was sitting in one of them, talking to a witch Harry had never seen before, who was wearing magenta robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In a matter of seconds, the entire assembly of witches had taken up the dreaded cry of dogs' droppings. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z A few witches listened, while others ran out to help the Uncle fight. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Professor McGonagall, a bespectacled witch with her hair in a tight bun, was placing the famous Hogwarts Sorting Hat on a stool before the newcomers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z That the witch was far more wicked than he could have imagined. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And Ma may be a witch, but we still got lost in time, which means she needs more than magic on her side. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z A dozen witches were making for the flares, carrying thick-leaved, bushy branches, and with them they brushed the glaring lights aside, sweeping them away into the sky beyond. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a look that made her a little scary, like an angry witch, but also kind of pretty. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z A short way farther on, they saw two little witches, barely older than Kevin, who were riding toy broomsticks that rose only high enough for the girls’ toes to skim the dewy grass. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It was the mother was the witch,” said the saint and continued with his story. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not, of course, telling you for one second that your teacher actually is a witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It was a cutting from the Daily Prophet: Investigations continue into the break-in at Gringotts on 31 July, widely believed to be the work of Dark wizards or witches unknown. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She gazed at Mrs. Coulter with awe, and listened rapt and silent to her tales of igloo building, of seal hunting, of negotiating with the Lapland witches. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “The witch told me he set out to find the man called Grumman,” said the bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The witch reached out a gloved hand and grabbed me by the hair but I twisted free and jumped away. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Valley threw her witch’s hat to the ground. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “My father threw me down a well the day I was bom, but I was so ugly that the water witch who lived down there spat me back.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For over a thousand years it has been used by witches and wizards to guard valuables and secret hideaways. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The spell whizzed right at the witch, and the thread holding one of his silver jacket buttons came undone. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Speak for yourself. I smell worse,” Tia said, and the two witches took off in the direction of House Hyacinth’s Grand House. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As she drifted off after her father, Ron reappeared with an elderly witch clutching his arm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She must end this witch’s suffering, and soon, but the strain of holding herself unseen was enormous. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I peeped round the leg of the chair and watched the hundreds of witches' feet walking out through the doors of the Ballroom. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z When slave girls and daughters-in-law ran away, people would say they joined these witch amazons. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bears and the witches alike were used to their conversations being scavenged as well as the meat they’d finished with. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Aztec queen, Tonantzin, Holy Mother of all mankind, give us your magical assistance! Make this witch tell the truth so we can get to Abuelita’s house!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Harry went through the door out of the Great Hall and found himself in a smaller room, lined with paintings of witches and wizards. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “There’s another difference between us, Mr. Scoresby. A witch would no sooner give up flying than give up breathing. To fly is to be perfectly ourselves.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The fact that he willingly, without question or protest, submitted to the witch doctor’s rituals made him a stranger to me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch was standing right next to her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time there was a witch who found a baby in the woods,” Xan said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The witch stood in the shadows beyond the fire and no one ever knew where this witch came from which tribe or if it was a woman or a man. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Bang him on the counter,” said the witch, pulling a pair of heavy black spectacles out of her pocket. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It was cold, but the witches piled leaves over him, and Lyra slept huddled close behind his back. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch rested a long finger on her cheek and shook her head. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Three witches, just like Seven, Valley, and Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They built this castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He looked up, and the witches followed his eyes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think Ambrose is a witch, but what if he gets angry and refuses to help me? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I was fascinated by it and I kept wondering what awful thing had happened that time when she had met a witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Last year, our clan all dressed up as witches. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It is my fondest hope that a new generation of witches and wizards will find in its pages fresh reason to love and protect the incredible beasts with whom we share magic. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All the witches were asleep on the grass, and so were Will and Lyra. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Desperate to find a job, her only way to qualify for residential status in Alexandra, my mother, at my father’s suggestion, began visiting several witch doctors, who prescribed various remedies, but to no avail. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Those accused of being witches were usually poor peasant women, often widows. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The witches listened wide-eyed to this tale of a world so like theirs and yet so different. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that all you can do? Tell me to shut up? You’re still a witch baby.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But the important thing was this witch didn’t show off any dark thunder charcoals or red ant-hill beads. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A group of House Hyacinth witches pointed and laughed at Seven as Thorn and Valley helped her up. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I saw the witch who had let him in quietly putting the chain back on the door-handles. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She did not need to look to know the witch was standing there, perfectly erect, watching them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I started giving the three witches at the next table the eye again. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He had had dreams as a child, dreams every child had, of the witch who chased him down dark alleys, between lawn trees, and finally into rooms from which he could not escape. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z If the one-eyed witch was boarded up too, he would never be able to go into Hogsmeade again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The mourners followed in single file to keep witches from following them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We played “witch doctor” with the many odd-looking bones extracted from the rotting carcasses of dogs, cats and rats. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look,” the witch whispered when dawn came, rosy and blithe. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When we left the witch doctor’s kraal three hours later, my father seemed a new man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That old woman’s ghost. Suppose she was a witch?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z What does an old witch with baby lizards from Madagascar do in a place like Prospect Park? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Look at all the lovely gifts you brought me,” the witch gushed, clasping her veiny hands together. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z No witch would be stupid enough to leave anything suspicious lying around for the hotel maid to see. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Are they alive, do you think, Serafina Pekkala?” said Ruta Skadi as the witches circled high above a group of the things that stood motionless at the edge of a tract of forest. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly she rose from her chair and walked out of her world like a witch. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They abhorred McCarthy’s witch hunts for communists and his attacks on civil liberties. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There were no baskets of bones, no cauldrons of bubbling witches’ brew. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z People said it was a magic tree from the secret grove in Everica where the trees walked, whispering to the witching woman who lived among them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He said the witches had this prophecy about me, I was going to do something great and important, and it was going to be in another world... The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “We want you to come along with us. We’re going for the witch.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Today, on the Festival of the Holly King, I present to the three witches here before us a token of the town’s gratitude.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But they all sounded like witches’ brews: the plasma of chickens, puree of calf fetuses, special salts, and blood from human umbilical cords. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I could not believe that anyone could ever think that Ultima was a witch! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the wicked witch was done with her wicked spell, she blinked, and Ivy found herself able to move once more. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Under the old law there was no penalty for killing a witch. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The enchantments they had cast around themselves ought to be sufficient, in the near total darkness, to shield them from the notice of Muggles and normal witches and wizards. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The brilliant snake's eyes that were set so deep in that dreadful rotting worm-eaten face glared unblinkingly at the witches who sat facing her. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Take this,” said the witch, picking up a large white fur. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Peace my child,” said the woman, “for I am no witch. She has been vanquished, thanks to you.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “They’re taking children,” the boy said, “so that means they have witches with them.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At one o’clock, the plump witch with the food cart arrived at the compartment door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It wasn’t unusual for witches to wear black; in fact, it was Seven’s favorite color, but Valley never ever wore anything different. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “If he sees you....How do you open the witch’s hump again?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “So what? You’re smarter than any other witch I know, fancy coven or not. They’d be warlocks not to run something you wrote.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cadaver came screeching up to the curb in her yellow Volkswagen, with her wild red witch hair flying all over the place. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Why do you spend your time in these crazy witch hunts?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo had heard a story of a witch who had her eyes poked out with a sharpened stick. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The witches were thinking of nothing except The Grand High Witch up there on the platform and her great plan for wiping out all the children of England. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And there was a witches’ cauldron full of golden soup. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay. I’m a witch, remember? Nobody messes with me—I’ve got magic on my side.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He wondered whether the witch would be old and iron-toothed and travel in a house on chicken legs, or whether she would be thin and sharp-nosed and carry a broomstick. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z As if his words could have any effect on this witch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He passed her several small golden coins, all embossed with the letters M.O.M. which he had taken from the witch’s purse. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ivy’s new friends insisted that she eat and drink before setting out to meet the witch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He hadn’t actually seen her, but he could never forget that snow witch’s voice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Will looked at each of the bodies in turn, but none of them was Serafina Pekkala, the queen of the witch clan, Lyra’s particular friend. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His little ink self appeared to be tapping the witch with his minute wand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Every single witch stood there as stiff and silent as a corpse. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Nice witch tights, by the way,” Madison said, her voice dripping with scorn. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He moved on more slowly, and she kept watching the sky until her eyes splintered again with tears of cold, and she saw no end to the numberless witches flying north. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The witch held the reins, steering the sled surely through the trees as if they were no obstacle at all, as if they were not even there. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z "My darling," she said, "you won't last long in this world if you don't know how to spot a witch when you see one." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Cuco tracks were found along the path, with droplets of blood confirmed by the local witch doctor to be a match for the victim. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I guess when even ole witch ladies call her purty and say she look like a angel, Biddy got something to smile about, fat or not. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Enough of this talking. We came to take the witch! Let it be done!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’re discounts. Half-price tickets for Broadway. I want to see Wicked. A musical about the witches of Oz.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z It was like thinking of bloodroot and witches, or of mushrooms called “destroying angels” and “death cups.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And dropping a small, gilded bottle at the witch’s feet, the spirit vanished. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever spell the witch had tried to cast apparently had no effect. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Watch your words, man. The girl has admitted to being a friend to the witch. And there is a complaint against her, made according to law and signed.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Calling on a powerful witch doctor, he asked him to provide charms that would be sure to attract a handsome man to the house. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The crowd cheered wildly, and Thorn whooped and waved her witch’s hat in the air. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My replies involved ghosts, witches eating people, and monsters swallowing parents alive. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It looked like a birth defect, not an injury, so it could have been caused by a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “My clients want to hang me as a witch! And Hazel—her curse is getting worse. Your protection is killing us.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But witches and wizards never reveal their identity, so you never know where their traps lie waiting. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Pepperhorn looked at the council members expectantly, and he along with Mr. Dimblewit and three other witches from the Hill voted to send her away. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Or what, you will report me to the magical insurance police? Useless, witch.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A hundred thousand witches and wizards were taking their places in the seats, which rose in levels around the long oval field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She wore dark eyeliner all the time, her nails were always painted black, and sometimes she even wore black lipstick like the Moth House witches. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And then he would tell the whole school that Crazy Hazy believed Jack was kidnapped by a witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Seven felt the ascot in her pocket, wondering if maybe they had not suspected the wrong witch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There came another sickening crack, and this time a flood of sobbing broke from the witch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z On some nights, she would tell of chiefs, witch doctors, sages, warriors, sorcerers, magicians and wild, monstrous beasts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And in confirmation, a little Arctic flower, a purple saxifrage, blossomed improbably where the witch had planted it as a signal in a cranny of the rock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Are you, like, a witch? Or a warlock?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The witch gets chucked into the oven by Gretel, the Selfish Giant goes to heaven. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z And it’s my belief, though she never admitted to this, that the great red bird I shot was another witch’s daemon, in pursuit. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I hate to admit this, but I can totally see where the witch rumors came from when we were kids. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “No you wouldn’t. It sucks. And I think that woman who lives downstairs, Mrs. Singer, is a witch or something.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The witch or wizard would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Was I a witch because the only time I felt good about myself now, like a real, whole person, was when I was learning magic? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "I really didn't see it," she repeated under the questioning gaze of her partner, Turtle Wexler, witch. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They would holler, “There goes the preacher’s daughter, visiting the witch.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z While the witch slept Yvaine would sit on the roof of the caravan and look up at the stars. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The witch saw her and turned up her tear-stained face, and Serafina bent to kiss it and slid her knife gently into the witch’s heart. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She put witch hazel on his swollen neck. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if she were a beach witch, and could throw bones and see right into his soul, to all his hunger and greed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The witch’s eyes and head bobbed side to side, following the light emanating from the ear pendant much like a cobra follows the movement of a charmer’s flute. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Jack believed in something—he believed in white witches and sleighs pulled by wolves, and in the world the trees obscured. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “What have you done with me, witch, sorceress? Who is in the room besides you? Have you plotted to drown me?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To earn the words of power he did all the witch asked of him and learned of her all she taught, though not all of it was pleasant to do or know. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Some folks swore she was a witch; a few misguided harpies insinuated she had poisoned or otherwise murdered the three husbands who had died on her. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Another witch, an ancient witch, filled her to bursting with more power than she knew what to do with. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Satan, the old man had explained, was like an ngozi and witch rolled into one. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At once the aeronaut lowered his arm in a signal, and the witches let go of the rope. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Please get me a witch doctor to cure me, Mama,” the words spilled out of my mouth unpremeditatedly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s looking for its witch master,” someone whispered. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she waited, watching the shadowed forest below for any sign of the witch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She is a crafty witch in nurse’s clothing. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Then can I eat at the houses of those people who aren’t witches?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was rare for a witch to be jailed; only killings on a mass scale and usage of dangerous Forbidden Curses ever warranted it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They wrestled furiously among the rocks, while the golden monkey set about tearing all the needles from the witch’s cloud-pine branch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She was young—younger than Mrs. Coulter; and fair, with bright green eyes; and clad like all the witches in strips of black silk, but wearing no furs, no hood or mittens. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Not the misunderstood kind of witch who only wants to heal with her chants and herbal remedies, but the creepy kind who cuts off crow heads and eats children and small pets. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z "I've known English witches", she went on, "who have turned children into pheasants and then sneaked the pheasants up into the woods the very day before the pheasant-shooting season opened." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z When the 46th Guards were quietly idling their engines, maybe the cowering soldiers below imagined that the swooping wings sounded eerily like witch’s broomsticks soaring through the dark sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “You think”—Madame Crommelynck snorted smoke—“‘This old witch is crazy! Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Hazel looked from the witch to the window, then pushed herself off the chair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Have I got myself a family of witches within my jurisdiction?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “That witch might cook us up in her big old witch’s pot.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Now that she was twelve, she’d be placed in her coven, but like every ceremony before, tonight three witches would be left over: Spares. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The man pushed back his hood, still holding his rifle warily, because a witch was an enemy sometimes, and she saw an elderly man, long-jawed and grizzled and steady-eyed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In answer the witch queen kissed him on both cheeks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The second night, I applied a liberal dose of white liniment—Uncle Holt’s own concoction of hartshorn, arnica, witch hazel, camphor gum, eggs, and cider vinegar. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was agitated and fearful, but he didn’t want the witch’s daemon to see his fear, so he had flown to Lyra’s breast and taken sanctuary inside her furs. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t know who ter trust, didn’t dare get friendly with strange wizards or witches ... terrible things happened. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The young witch looked shocked; then a look of understanding passed over her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t give the other witches in her class or the adults who were snickering and looking sorry for her the satisfaction. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Picking up the big white hat off the daybed, she handed it to Mr. McAllister and said, nervous as a witch, “He was just leaving when you came, Mr. Blakeslee. He’s got business in Atlanta.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z So it was good to have other things to think about, like an evil old witch with smoldering black eyes. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “Tell us how to get back home,” I demanded of the witch. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But can't nobody really see nothing anyway, because of the gates, the tops of the metal posts curling up into the air like witch fingers. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “The witch? Have you lost your senses, Kit?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Speaking of witches,” another boy said, and proceeded to tell a gruesome story about someone who wrapped herself in other people’s skins. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "You must remember that here in Norway we are used to that sort of thing. There are witches everywhere. There's probably one living in our street this very moment. It's time you went to bed." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Making her bow ready, just in case, she sped forward and flew alongside them, calling: “Angels! Halt and listen to me! I am the witch Ruta Skadi, and I want to talk to you!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They left her knowing that there surely wasn’t a witch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Seven looked at a glass display case that held several awards the town and various witch organizations had awarded to Valley for her monster-hunting prowess. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z George was left to deal with the middle-aged witches and Ron took charge of Mr. Weasley’s old Ministry colleague Perkins, while a rather deaf old couple fell to Harry’s lot. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She could see no other witches, but they were probably patrolling the skies; Kaisa would know what to do. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He never stopped accusing various neighbours of being witches responsible for his arrest. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gale does not like hearing about nonbelievers and con artists. She herself was once a witch, you see.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Starlight, as every witch knows, is a marvelous food for a growing infant. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Far ahead, and a little below, the long rope extended from the suspension ring of the balloon, pulled by six or seven witches sitting on their cloud-pine branches. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z That the new queen was in fact a witch, that his grandfather had suspected it to be true when he married her, but that he had overlooked it because of her beauty. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes the witch's bird would sit with her and then she would pet it and make a fuss of it, for it was good to have something about that acknowledged her existence. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “You ever want to leave there, I have a job for you here. I will treat you with dignity, like a witch and not just a puppy dog to follow me around.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Presently, the witch appeared in her white fur cloak, holding her long wooden staff. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Seven shook her head as she stared at the witch who was supposed to be her best friend, and white-hot rage filled her body. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But it was no use; all witches in attendance were arguing and yelling, and the room only grew louder and louder. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The only witches they couldn’t go up against were the Town Gran and Uncle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z His right spur was deep in the witch’s neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He was furious about not being invited—sort of like the witch at Sleeping Beauty’s ball. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Humph! Not exactly. Your witch’s skill is rather at fault sometimes.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The witches stood up and began gathering their things together. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “What are you, a little witch or something? How did you know?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Just as she was sure the witch would catch her, she broke free of the forest and into the clearing where Poppy Cottage stood. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Please go back and tell those who sent you that you did not find my son. Tell your fellow witches that you did not see him.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “There you go, little witches. That will explain everything you need to know about how your local government works,” Alaric said a little too loudly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And then came another cry, closer already, and then a third; and at that, all the witches seized their branches and leaped into the air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not a serious witch like her sister Morgan le Fay—for her head was too empty to take any great art seriously, even if it were the Mack one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The twins’ desertion shattered any hope I had left of defeating the malevolent witches. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I’m glad I’m not. Have you had a conversation about breaking the spell of the educated witch?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The crowd seemed to be made up mostly of witches around Mrs. Weasleys age. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It summoned up all its courage and let loose a mighty croak, which cracked the acorn to bits and freed the witch. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She was dropping cigar ash all over her lap, and I hoped she wasn't going to catch on fire before she'd told me how to recognise a witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Emily rounded a corner, passing the papier-mache witch hats decorated by sixth graders that lined the windows of the library. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All around, crooked branches like witches’ fingers make patterns where the sun crisscrosses through. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The witch would have cured the injury by now, but would probably not come after her until freeing Bahumat, since Kendra had such a big head start. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Nina Yegorova-Arefjeva, an armorer for the 46th Guards, said that “sometimes, when our planes were throttled back gliding in over the target, the Germans would cry out, ‘Night witches!’, and our crews could hear them.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My face is frozen and fractured in a witch’s snarl of grief. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Now no one would be pointed out as a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d have kept going anyway. But I never knew I’d shame you all like this. Aunt Rachel — what do they do to witches?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Seven, you should write an article for the Squawking Crow about that. I think a lot of witches would agree with you.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe he was like Doc. A magic man. A witch doctor.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “But what does a Ministry of Magic doV “Well, their main job is to keep it from the Muggles that there’s still witches an’ wizards up an’ down the country.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z If she had been a witch, she would have leaped straight off the mountain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I would also tell her about Miss Franny and the bear, and about meeting Gloria Dump and believing for just a minute that she was a witch. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Cordelia reads one about a man who gets cursed by a voodoo witch doctor and grows a big red lobster claw on his hand, which turns on him and attacks him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Take her out of herel The witch will put an evil eye on her!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He has gone further north to ask about this among some witches he knows and will contact you as soon as he returns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He sprinted back to the one-eyed witch, opened her hump, heaved himself inside, and slid down to meet his bag at the bottom of the stone chute. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I do not know how they went on after that” “It must be dreadful to have a witch for a mother,” said Gareth when he had finished. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at her shelves, filled with books in which the bad stuff that happened to people was caused by things like witches who lured people into the woods. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “No witches here anymore. We threw them over a cliff.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate the roasted birds, seasoning them with lemon juice, and then another witch brought some blueberries she’d found below the screen, and then the witches gathered around the fire. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you think’s in there—witches?” he asked. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The witches had never seen anything like them before, and mistrusted them at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “How well you read me, you witch!” interposed Mr. Rochester: “but what did you find in the veil besides its embroidery? Did you find poison, or a dagger, that you look so mournful now?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Circe and Medea are the only witches and they are young and of surpassing beauty—delightful, not horrible. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The stories were full of magic events and interesting people and witches and strange places. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I mean, when you weren’t being a witch?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She could practically feel the witch’s oven breath huffing at her back. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was looking for a witch made of snow with a sleigh pulled by wolves. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Miss Lilian was the snake in the garden, the witch in the gingerbread house, someone to fear even though she was dead. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z And there was no witch, no wraith blade, no evil corporate brain-thingy that had caused the change in him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z My teacher looks like the old witch who ate bad children for dinner. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z But Will couldn’t do what he intended, because at the same moment a witch landed her branch on the grass beside him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they left once more, so she could think of a plan to banish the witch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes witches cheat and use spells, but once you’re inside, spells only work for team members and only spells that are allowed for the scheduled sport. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Then I told her how The Grand High Witch had shot out the fiery white-hot sparks and how they had turned one of the other witches into a puff of smoke. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “I know. But Hannah needed me, and I needed her. She wasn’t a witch, Uncle Matthew. If you could only have known her — ” Matthew looked back at the constable. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z "Your father's going to give the old witch that book, right?" he whispered. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Some of these Navy men had been trained by her, but that didn’t stop them from playing tricks on her and calling her a “witch” and a “hag.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “The witch has hinted at something extraordinary,” the Cardinal said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you wanna run, just say the word,” Seven said, guessing Thorn might be worried about seeing witches from her old town, but Thorn just shook her head no. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A young witch with a pale, heart-shaped face and mousy brown hair was sitting at the table clutching a large mug between her hands. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I said, Do not mama me. Just leave my son alone. Tell your fellow witches that you did not find him!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She didn't look to me like a witch at all, but she couldn't possibly not be one, otherwise what on earth was she doing up there on the platform? The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It was from this girl’s brother that Ivy had first learned of the witch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z On her left sat Lee Scoresby, and on her right, a visitor: the queen of the Latvian witches, whose name was Ruta Skadi. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was an angry witch, not a happy one. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Until someone from the Hallmark store, a woman much nicer than the travel witch, kneels down to you. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And other worlds have witches, sisters; did you know that? The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean the white witch,” he said slowly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z One of the biggest reasons for that, as we know in South Africa, is that only witches have cats, and all cats are witches. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We took a couple of steps in silence, then Lori said, “Ding-dong, the witch is dead.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As the interview continued, there emerged all the contours of the battle, the idea that Reggie’s the victim of zealous prosecutors, a veritable witch hunt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I just remembered it is All Hallows Eve. This is the night the witches are supposed to ride abroad on broomsticks, and the spirits do all sorts of queer things.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Her voice, I noticed, had that same hard metallic quality as the voice of the witch I had met under the conker tree, only it was far louder and much much harsher. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The witch’s spell was broken now; the rest of the body was free to all who came. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A witch has been standing there behind me for some time, waiting for a moment of weakness. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Now what Pechvarry and his wife and the witch saw was this: the young wizard had stopped midway in his spell, and held the child a while motionless. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The witches’ spell had failed, but his father had healed him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And the magic flowed and flowed from the old witch into the new, the way water flows down the mourn tain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I’ve often thought the belief systems of the witch clans would reward investigation,” said Hallgrimsson, “but my own studies led me elsewhere.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The demoniac wizards and the hideous old witches who haunted Europe and America, too, up to quite recent years, play no part at all in the stories. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time the witch seemed unsure. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A witch was helping Lord Asriel, and she had flown that wire into the heights. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He could smell witches by their evil thoughts, and it was useless to lie to him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As the witch kept talking of the glory and the riches and the great power over men that a sorcerer could gain, he set himself to learn more useful lore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “She is talked about among witches. So you have come to make war?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In the movie, Kimberly Lou played a pretty college cheerleader who got hexed into a witch and started boiling the star football players in a basement cauldron. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch led Hazel through an empty white front hall. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Later that night, it would light up with the same color as the other witches in her coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z One by one, wizards and witches in dressing gowns and slippers descended from the upper floors to leave the bus. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In my frenzy, I somehow believed, I don’t know why I believed it, that only a witch doctor could help me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “So if you see a woman holding her nose as she passes you in the street," she went on, “that woman could easily be a witch." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what it means. I’d never try to harness the spirits of the dead. I’m no witch, Elias, I swear—” “I know that, Hel.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She remembered talking to the witch Ruta Skadi, who had asked, after seeing Will only once, if Serafina had looked into his eyes; and Serafina had replied that she had not dared to. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Yes, the did. But then she is a witch, and you are not. I can’t give you all of it because I need it to contact her, but this will be enough-Look after it.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: Well, there’s no time for a tour—we have a murderous witch to save the world from—but regard: The Church, St. Jerome’s ... Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z He smiled at the witch, who ran a cool hand across his cheek and gave him one more kiss. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The witch doctor then proceeded to divine the bones. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no such thing as a male witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z His mother said, “A grief counselor?” as if his father suggested he speak to a witch doctor. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The real historical puzzle, we might think, is not this eighteenth-century loss of belief in witches and demons, but the progressive re-enchantment of the world in the nineteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Well, if you don’t want a replacement, you can try this rat tonic,” said the witch, reaching under the counter and bringing out a small red bottle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Monsters and vampires and witches and stuff don’t scare me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps he thought she was some kind of a witch. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But there was something far worse here than dirt, a kind of frightening witches’ Sabbath. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy in the moonless forest, keeping watch for the witch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “But a witch guided the launch in,” said Mrs. Coulter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "That would give each and every witch down there a double dose at least. We could turn them all into mice." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Only,” said Bagman, smiling awkwardly, “well — I know I’ve been a bit of an idiot —” One or two wizards and witches in the surrounding seats smiled indulgently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Raymond was afraid of her, and Héctor said she looked like a witch. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z An older witch, maybe sixteen or so, was jogging toward them with a huge smile on her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was just after Lyra had been taken, just after Will had come down from the mountaintop, just after the witch had killed his father. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Hill’s Guard was printed in large, elaborate gold lettering on the back of their witch’s cloaks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Jack went off on the sleigh with the white witch, without warning or word. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Somewhere outside, the flap and swish of air through cloud-pine needles and witch garments told that the witches were keeping them company into the upper airs. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the whole village saw witches and devils everywhere, and fear lived in every cottage. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Seven’s favorite holiday, and she couldn’t believe that the Gran had asked them to be the honored witches during the traditional yearly parade. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I started putting the poison in his tea before I came to Nsukka. Sisi got it for me; her uncle is a powerful witch doctor.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The townspeople fought them off, but three witches were badly injured. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of fear, even terror, that McCarthy created inspired other organizations to conduct similar witch hunts. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I work on my Ibo report and peek out the window at all the little witches and firemen and brides and monsters. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The young witch in the front row shrieked: Pink pages flew everywhere as she and her fellows jumped up, looking around for the source of the commotion. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ma doesn’t look anything like the witches you see on TV. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Some kids started cackling like witches, waggling their fingers to be scary. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The witches were swooping so thickly above them that three fell in flames at the first shot alone, but it was soon clear that the real target was the zeppelin. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not a psychiatrist or a witch hunter and I’m not going to start now.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Just as she hides her baldness with a wig, she must also hide her ugly witch's feet by squeezing them into pretty shoes." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He saw a covering of brown kudzu over three winter-dead trees, twisting them into strange, almost human shapes: they could have been witches, three bent old crones ready to reveal his fortune. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She’d take the bald-headed witches who turn children into mice—and The Odyssey, with the Cyclops and the enchantress who transforms his warriors into pigs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I found this path in the woods and met this weird old lady who lived in a shack. I think she’s a witch. A real one.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Lyra, intrigued and eager to fly, held it above her head and jumped, and ran about in the snow trying to be a witch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Thus witches often claim to be responsible for events that would have happened anyway. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Like, last year, some old witch died and her tea set was sold to an antiques shop. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The witch’s daemon gave a cry of anger, and Lyra clutched Pantalaimon to her and said, “Don’t look! Don’t look!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I tell Fina about how Gram always carried a parasol and wore these long flowy dresses and how that made kids in the village think she was a witch but she didn’t mind. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But I also knew that Gran and all the other witch doctors and rootworkers and healers before her put up with a lot more than voices in a marsh, or some silly girl’s jokes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The old witch would stumble into the sapling grove and fall over a cliff—Nhamo hoped. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dimness, he could see the witches who had been guarding Lyra all sitting or standing still. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She read through every page of every book her gran owned, but none of them contained advice on how to reverse a witch’s curse. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But when the witch was about, the bird ignored her utterly. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Aware that in nearby villages women have been hanged as witches for something as simple as showing too much interest in “evil vermin.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She couldn’t believe that some witches wanted to give Spares more rights. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “What if the whole thing, bringing the Nightbeast here, was like a magic accident too, then? It’s hard to believe any witch would go that far just to hurt Spares,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “There’s a witch who lives wherever it’s winter.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Ruta Skadi was four hundred and sixteen years old, with all the pride and knowledge of an adult witch queen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was desperate for warmth, but could only search for it in the witch’s eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z People said it was because they didn’t trust the bridge’s integrity, but the real reason was the witch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Not yet. When I am, I shall master the fear. But we had better tefl Lord Faa about the witches, because the men might not have seen them.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Not much company, but you can always chat with the witch.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “She admits it! She’s one of those root witches that poison people’s minds. My mom says you can’t expect anything from them. They don’t know any better.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hazel could not resist, she looked up at the witch’s eyes and searched them, desperately. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It was made thousands and thousands of years ago by a witch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Hazel let herself live for a moment in the witch’s unwanting eyes, and then broke away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The witches kept out of the way, though both children knew they’d be there in a second if any danger threatened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hollister led them to a round table decorated for Halloween with a giant paper spider, a witch’s cauldron, and cotton-strewn webs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. It’s just...the white witch...She wouldn’t have taken him if he didn’t want to go.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z There was even a hat, she noticed, and she picked up the short red witch’s hat and put it on. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Startled awake by the lechuzas’ bloodcurdling screams, Pita sat up and screamed almost as loudly as the winged witches. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘It’s full of tiny dark streets and there are very few people about in the witching hour.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In a place that accepted infanticide and witch trials, anything was possible. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The last visit was fresh in his mind: Mama harassing Olanna, calling her a witch, hooting, and, worst of all, threatening to consult the dibia in the village. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Twig had insisted on dressing as an evil witch/candy cane hybrid for Halloween, even though nobody really celebrates Halloween in France, and Twig’s mom said she was being embarrassing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was a body still, and not a skeleton, because the witch had laid a spell to preserve him from corruption. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Kids said she was a witch capable of witch deeds, unspeakable boilings and tearings apart and transformations if she caught us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He said to himself, “That cat is a witch.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “There are terrible witches in every coven,” said Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe they figured if the legend was true, the witch would get you out of their way.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z "A witch will never do silly things like climbing up drainpipes or breaking into people's houses. You'll be quite safe in your bed. Come along. I'll tuck you in." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She put her hands together like a fairytale witch casting a spell. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All the noses of all the witches in that room went up in the air, and all the nostrils began to suck and sniff. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The leader of these witch doctors said that there was only one way to find a new chief and that this was the way they should use. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Everything she was telling me about witches had actually happened and I had better believe it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Hazel huddled in the furs, trying to take in the witch in front of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The witch called something in return, but again Lyra couldn’t hear it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I met the witch who lives down in the meadow. It was she who gave me the courage.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A spell that took witches years to perfect and that she, a Witchling and a Spare, was about to attempt. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z No, she was the witch in the story. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z A flight of angels, armed with spears and swords, had emerged from the Clouded Mountain to meet the witches head-on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “They rely on witch and wizard parents to enforce their offspring’s obedience while within their walls.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Madam Malkin was a squat, smiling witch dressed all in mauve. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Yambe-Akka was the goddess who came to a witch when she was about to die. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite doing all that, however, I still had doubts that the witch doctor’s prescription alone would cure me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He supposed he had been pleasant in his way, but he had also seemed vain and, whatever he said to the contrary, much too surprised that a Muggle-born should make a good witch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Unless you figure out a way, you won’t have a chance to do either,” Seth said.“Then we have reached an impasse,” the witch apologized. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "My grandmother will understand perfectly," I said."She knows all about witches." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Seven shivered at the thought of another evil witch being out there somewhere, but she couldn’t worry about that now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Tia and Plip Flapper, the Stormville witch, waited on the other side of the finish line, crouched down, screaming support for each of their toads. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Harry’s dead parents, who had been a witch and wizard themselves, were never mentioned under the Dursleys’ roof. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She moved so fast it was as though she had Disapparated; one moment she was there, the next, she had squeezed between two guffawing witches and vanished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She knew Thorn was right and that she had to adjust her attitude unless she wanted to stay a Forever Witchling: witches who never formed a coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There were witches in the woods, they stole beauty from swans and then rotted from the inside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It was rather frightening, this vast sculpture of a witch and a wizard sitting on ornately carved thrones, looking down at the Ministry workers toppling out of fireplaces below them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Have you got the symbol reader?” said the witch, in a voice so like the high wild singing of the Aurora itself that Lyra could hardly hear the sense for the sweet sound of it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The witch turned her into a warthog because she loved nobody. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z That’s what happens when a witch claims someone as her own—someone to be protected above all else. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “No leave alone with witch doctor. Maybe he cut her into steaks for dinner.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a witch buried at the edge of the graveyard, it was common knowledge. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She didn’t look back at the little fire in the wide darkness, at the sleeping children and her witch companions. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was only a witch’s charm, and the power that held this doorway was not moved at all. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The lift doors opened; the old witch with the anthill hair left, and Ron darted past her out of sight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was hard to see anything here, but the witch said, “If you are brave and your heart is true, make your wish and jump.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “If you don’t expel the muteyo, everyone will think you’re witches. I think that will please the Spirit Medium very much.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And rising through it in ones and twos and larger groups as well came small black shadows, those ragged figures of such elegance, witches on their branches of cloud-pine. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z That would be like wearing a sign that said, “Hello, I am a witch.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She knew how much magic and effort that much enchantment took, and she could think of a few places where their resources would be of better use, especially if witches like Pixel were going hungry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I look to Agent Magnus, wondering if maybe somebody should do something about the witch battle going on above, but he doesn’t seem the least bit interested. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The witch stopped outside the tent Mrs. Coulter had gone into, and fitted an arrow to her bowstring. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra crouched low beside a rock, watching for a witch dive. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Serafina Pekkala moved closer, even among the tight throng of men around the witch, and none of them felt her presence at their very elbows. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I was glad when the witches came.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her white arms gleamed in the firelight; her eyes glittered so brightly that even the farthest witch could see the play of expression on her vivid face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Some very mysterious things go on in the world of witches." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And she might have said that to him, but at that moment a witch flew down. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, guess what, Sherie? Someone was watching. And I’m done sitting back and being quiet for you, you thieving little witch.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Yet Franklin fit neither model: she was neither affable housewife nor cauldron-stirrer in a boiled wool robe, neither Madonna nor witch. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If big Daddy-O was going to blow his stack over a witch doctor, here’s one cat that wasn’t going to miss it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For all you know, a witch might be living next door to you right now. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Normal people didn’t talk to water spirits, only ngangas did—or witches. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “And there is a witch who shoves little boys into ovens and eats them.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Villalobos was a real nice witch, but she was not a fighter. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Because the ugly witch turned her into one—that was why. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z "They are! They are!" chorused the English witches. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He growled and gibbered at them like a witch hare and those nearest to him fell back in fear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in case she became a famous writer, Lynn practiced writing little stories in her diary: Once upon a time a funny witch cast a spell on all the world’s creatures. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was no mention of prowlers; no mention of anyone having seen a witch; no mention of footprints on the lawn: track shoes and sneakers size six. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch turned away and bent to pick up the pine branch that lay on the ground beside her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Three witches were killed. And our Town Uncle was taken.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z We always wait to trade with him when his witch of a wife isn't around because he's so much nicer. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “The witch, Lee! You said the witch! Remember?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easy to head in the other direction from the lair of the witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The wizened witch started whispering in his ear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They were nice, these two witches, and Seven hoped they’d also be blabbermouths. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Among the people she implicated as witches were two old women who lived several doors from us, from whom I had often received morsels of food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst, the very worst thing you could call anyone was a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You arrested your witch?” asked Matthew with impatience. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z From inside the pit came the cries of some fearsome thing—a beast or a witch or a demon—so she crossed herself and hurried her steps. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Serafina looked back to the discussion at the table, because she heard the word witch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If this place was in a storybook, there’d be witches in those woods. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A name Gran used for a witch doctor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “But at least we don’t have a witch around our house!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She eyed Thorn, trying to formulate a way to get her out of these terrible witches’ path. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Why do the witches talk about me?” she said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The witches helped to move the wagons farther along the road, over the bridge and away from the trees where the Specters had come from. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The hole poked in the bottom of the eggshell was not to keep the witches from going to sea, as Cordelia said. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Good luck choosing a man over your friend, you witch.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘Three thousand six hundred and twenty-six,’ said the witch as the warthog princess ran from the hut and out again into the forest. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The witch looked down at him and smiled, and he knew he would do anything to earn that smile. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z So the witch was fine—or so the story goes—most of the time because everyone else lived on the other side of the river and didn’t bother her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Maybe she used the hearing aids to tune in to some other world and she was a witch, or she practiced voodoo at home or something. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Emily rounded a corner, passing the papier-mache witch hats decorated by sixth graders that lined the windows of the library. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “But, yes—Gale was once a disagreeable human witch. She had terrible personal hygiene, plus extreme—ah, digestive issues.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She’d light my application on fire, cackling like a mad witch. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z "You say a witch did this to me?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Just as I opened the door from the boys floor, I stumbled onto Mr. Farrow and that freakishly unhot witch from downstairs, Mrs. Singer. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For good measure, she forbade Felicia to visit her best friend, Herminia, whose father everyone denounced as a witch doctor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I listened outside after I brought the food. Father says witches send animals to dig up bodies.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "What other things must I look for to recognise a witch?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The Grand High Witch stood on the very centre of the platform, and those dangerous eyes of hers travelled slowly around the audience of witches who were sitting so meekly before her. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “But the witch would tell us at once,” said Mrs. Coulter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she sent away for voodoo dolls and carefully followed the instructions some witch doctor in the West Indies wrote about how to relieve Natalie’s condition. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore, to use the expressive, if not elegant, language of a schoolgirl, “He was as nervous as a witch and as cross as a bear”. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But no one calls; neither Tiny nor Jane even shows up online; and it's colder than a witch's tit in a steel bra, so I just stay in the house and catch up on homework. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z At night when these witches go to sleep their heads separate from their bodies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Tonight," the old woman said, "I am going to tell you how to recognise a witch when you see one." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I was probably the only teenager in the state who wasn’t scared of the witch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Coming right up,” said the barista witch before walking back to the counter to make their lunch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “You tear down houses and rescue witches. You say every bit of you can heal if only people would use it.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He ran a hand through his unruly brown hair and looked down at the witch with fierce anger in his eyes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Prime seats!” said the Ministry witch at the entrance when she checked their tickets. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Seven couldn’t help but look over at the House Hyacinth witches standing in a cluster and laughing at her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Ruta Skadi couldn’t see the invisible gateway, but she didn’t need to: witches could navigate better than birds. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an accident and a witch hunt; the prosecution felt the defense had insulated itself from science and reality. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And all the way through, I was living in constant terror that one of the witches in the back row was going to get a whiff of my presence through those special nose-holes of hers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Of course not—what about her would gladden a witch? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He was the most powerful witch in Ravenskill after the Gran. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I knew that Rosie was evil, not evil like a witch, but evil in other ways. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “But sah, they are bad, from the witch doctor. They are devilish.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z How the witches could keep their balance in the sudden turns and halts and forward darts, let alone aim and shoot, was beyond Will’s understanding. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You poor dear,” said the witch, with a voice like bells. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Nobody wants to be told that their daughter is a witch. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He could not help thinking of the witch, but neither could he help admitting that the apple was delicious. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z With a bang like a gunshot, the cracker flew apart to reveal a large, pointed witch’s hat topped with a stuffed vulture. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z To her surprise, the witch made no move to stop her but merely cackled louder. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, it is. Seven, I don’t want you to get your hopes up. Unfortunately, there are some powerful witches who oppose the amendment.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was only just dawning on Harry how many witches and wizards there must be in the world; he had never really thought much about those in other countries. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but saw no one else. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I looked at Fiona like she was some kind of a witch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z James was describing the witch’s house, listing the kinds of candy used for various parts of the building. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But the witch just shook its head at the others in their stinking animal skins, fur and feathers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A minute after the snow goose had appeared, the last of the children left the temple, and the only sound was the rush of air in the branches of the circling witches above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Spots and backaches, creaky bones, make this young witch into a crone.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Science fiction was a new idea at the time of the Thirty Years’ War, and Kepler’s book was used as evidence that his mother was a witch. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A few shot at her, but the arrows fell wideband then Lyra, looking up at the sky, saw the greater part of the witch flight peel off and turn back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z All the other girls in my class went as princesses or pop stars or witches. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “And if it was willing to risk its life to take the Uncle, it might mean that the Nightbeast is getting hungrier for grown witches.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Something landed in his eye,” the witch said, clasping her hands together. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It reminded me of a character in a book I’d read, and for a moment I wondered if Señora Oralia was a witch too. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Most people have forgotten me entirely, or remember me wrongly as a witch, not a Which. But it matters not, it matters not,” she went on unhappily, “for they are equally frightened of both.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z If that doesn’t sound like the makings of a witch’s brew,, then I’m the queen of England. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “You all know that a witch cannot walk through a door so marked by the sign of Christ!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he was not afraid because years before a witch doctor gave him a charm against evil spirits. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost their whole town, and even witches from other towns, had come to see the famous, stupendous Spares. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “An ordinary common or garden rat like this can’t be expected to live longer than three years or so,” said the witch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The Specters seemed to be earthbound, without the power of flight, luckily for the witches. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the wealthiest witches in town and thought they ran everything. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “With her cats. There’s always a cat or so around. People say she’s a witch.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Then the witch spoke to Duny in a tongue he did not understand, and made him say with her certain rhymes and words until the enchantment came on him and held him still. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It was not wise to mention the names of witches without warding off their evil with the sign of the holy cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Although I have heard it said that over there the witches are able to make the grown-ups eat their own children." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z An offering of woodlice will placate the Bowtruckle long enough to let a witch or wizard remove wand-wood from its tree. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You certainly seem to talk. I wonder if you have relatives in other villages. Did a witch put a curse on Rumpy’s foot? What do you do when someone gets sick? Do you have ngangas?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Every witch there knew what had happened next, and neither Will nor Lyra dreamed of it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jets of light flew from both wands, the floor around the witches’ feet became hot and cracked; both women were fighting to kill. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His family has a huge Halloween display on their front lawn every year, complete with witches and goblins. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z "It's the same with witches. In the great Headquarters where The Grand High Witch lives, there is always another Grand High Witch waiting in the wings to take over should anything happen." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Even assuming that she was a witch, however, it was odd behavior to come out on a night this cold, simply to look at an old ruin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, dear,” said the witch as she handed Harry a large stack of Cauldron Cakes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There were all kinds of things going on beneath it, and she saw that the witch consul was coming to a decision. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Hazel’s gaze snapped to the floor, lest she see herself in the witch’s eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z You must defeat the witch, Hecate had said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Do we need to take you to the witch?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Iorek, thank you for taking me there and back. I might not remember to tell Lord Faa about the witches, so you better do that instead of me.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if your witch was one of them.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “How are we still having a match? There is a crisis afoot!” one witch in the crowd walking to the race said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “And an old witch in the tower, and a dragon in the drawing room.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z But the witch—who was the only person in the woods who wanted nothing—was not what Hazel had to defeat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z These are people relieved of the burden of having to do magic for a reason—instead these witches and wizards do magic for fun. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time there was a couple with many cattle, but only one son. Their neighbors became jealous, so they hired a witch to put a curse on them.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked like dried up pieces of fruit, desiccated human faces—witches with metallic beaks for lips. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “What powers does he have?” said the witch, examining Scabbers closely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It generally avoids human contact, is more likely to allow a witch to approach it than a wizard, and is so fleet of foot that it is very difficult to capture. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Katie told her that the charm had failed since she was pregnant and the witch was not to blame. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “He knows more about water than anybody around here. He’s a water witch and a well-digger too. He’ll tell you. He’s put down half the wells in this part of the valley.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, of course, you wouldn’t know — Chocolate Frogs have cards inside them, you know, to collect — famous witches and wizards. I’ve got about five hundred, but I haven’t got Agrippa or Ptolemy.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He bade his daughter good luck, and ended his speech by saying, “If your man is a wizard, you must become a witch!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait!” shrieked one of the witches in the back row. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “People round these parts say you all are some kinda magic witches or something. I don’t believe in no witchcraft myself, but I do believe you people are up to no good.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Up close the witch teacher does not look so mean. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, there arrived the first of several witch clans, the sound of the air through their pine branches whispering in the dark sky for a long time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I really want to knit something, with a warm cup of hot cocoa, and watch cozy witch murder mystery shows on the telecast,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was clear that the bears were practiced at witch fighting, for they had moved at once into a defensive formation, and the witches moved just as smoothly into attack. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Rookwood?” said Mr. Crouch, nodding to a witch sitting in front of him, who began scribbling upon her piece of parchment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The small children believed she was a witch, but they were wrong. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleep came, and with it came my dream-fate which drew me to the witches’ Black Mass. I saw all, and it was exactly as my uncle had described it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted her to be a cannibal, a witch, a six-armed monster—the characters from their grandfather’s stories with which they populated their games. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In case one of us is discovered to be a witch, Nhamo thought. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch said to him, “You will not ever tell that word to the other children, if I teach it to you.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Lyra saw that three witches were holding a rope looped around a rock, anchoring the great buoyancy of the gas bag to the earth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "We'd get rid of every witch in England in one swoop!" she cried. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “This is a witch hunt,” she muttered quietly, looking out the window. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “The white witch only takes people who want to go.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Even dinner ladies witched at me from behind the shiny counters. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He’d caught witches; how different could it be to slay a demon? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And a second later, pitching down in a swirl of white limbs, black silk, and green twigs, the witch fell right at the feet of Father MacPhail, her bones crunching audibly on the rock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I did not mind leaving—what else was new?—but how could they send me back to that witch, who, in my nightmares, baked her for-show cookies out of foster children. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “She has been insisting to my father that you are a witch. She says no respectable woman could keep afloat in the water like that.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Hazel stumbled to the right, carrying Jack with her, and still he did not stop looking at the witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Something about the girl tugged at him, and he wished the witch were there to kiss him on the forehead and make it go away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “But I swear before all present, on my word as a freeman of the colony, that the girl is no witch.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z At once she rolled away, before the witch could shoot another, and tumbled down the slope toward the monkey. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “In two ways, Dr. Lanselius. First, I’m anxious to get in touch with a witch lady I met some years ago, in the fen country of Eastern Anglia. Her name is Serafina Pekkala.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When Seven turned back around, she was a senior witch and her back really hurt. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They had been sentenced to years on the island for criminal witches. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Dimly the witch saw what she had done, and through the horror that was enveloping her she tried to cry out: “What will you do to her? What will you do?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s wonderful, Joe. Hundreds of trees with buckets hanging around them like charm bracelets. And smoke coming out of the little brown house. It looks like the old witch’s house in Hansel and Gretel.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z She had on a big floppy hat with flowers all over it, and she didn’t have any teeth, but she didn’t look like a witch. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z All night long, I dreamed of trees coming to life and witches flying over them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The one who was studying to be a witch doctor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “So the good prince was a murderer and the evil queen wasn’t a witch after all. Is that supposed to be the lesson of all this? That I should be nice to her?” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Not only had he let Hagar stab him; he had let the nightmare witch catch him and kiss him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I used the eyedrops, along with the witch doctor’s medicine. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The moving picture on the front showed a curly-haired witch who was smiling toothily and pointing at a large sponge cake with her wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The witch’s eyes moved from Scabbers’s tattered left ear to his front paw, which had a toe missing, and tutted loudly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Hazel inhaled and stepped into the trees, and though the gaze of the witch tugged at her she did not look back. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The golden monkey, seeing Mrs. Coulter attacked, set Lord Roke down and sprang to her defense, just as the witch flew down, knife at the ready. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Standing in front of it, just before the shore of the lake, was the white witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I big fool, getting this old lady to talk. The witch doctor hear about you, Nhamo. He smack his lips, you bet. Get out the salt and pepper.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The witch said only Mr. Flux, or maybe the person who created him, could fix this.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Not war, Kaisa. We are going to free the children taken from us. And I hope the witches will help.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The witches heard the rumbling of a storm, and they saw the lightning play over the sea and the foothills, but it was a long way off. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "But you told me that witches look like ordinary women, Grandmamma. So how can I spot them?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z "An absolutely clean child gives off the most ghastly stench to a witch," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The Grand High Witch glared at the witches in the audience. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He flinched away as if she were a witch. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Cut the shirt off’ my girl Clean the wounds with witch hazel and pack them with turmeric. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Like any village witch she could brew up a love-potion, but there were other, uglier brews she made to serve men's jealousy and hate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z If they were lucky, they might see something to connect one of the two witches with the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The seats around them began to fill up, and Seven chuckled nervously as a real grown-up witch slid into the seat next to her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My father calmed me somewhat by saying that the skull was part of the witch doctor’s medicines. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her furious oaths made Beetle truly fear she was a witch, for only someone who had truck with the devil could know such words. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “A robot. Copper skeleton and all, like the witch. See?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dude, Joey, she does horrible things to me. Trust me. I know she’s a witch or something.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “We have no quarrel with you, Márez!” the evil voice called out, “we only want the witch!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only a certified idiot would set foot in there. Place is witched, and a deathtrap to boot.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Kids at school had teased her about her mother, calling her a witch and a lot of other names. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Who was that, do you think? Another witch? A sorceress?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Then, suspicion forming, tentatively, he said, “They say a witch is buried here.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The witch behind the counter was already advising a wizard on the care of double-ended newts, so Harry, Ron, and Hermione waited, examining the cages. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "The cleaner you happen to be, the more smelly you are to a witch." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Robert Oppenheimer was destined to become the most prominent victim of the witch hunt. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I saw the witches all looking at one another with deeply troubled expressions. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He gnawed the reindeer haunch, and a wild notion flew into Lyra’s mind as she remembered all those witches in the night sky; but she said nothing about that. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I had put my sister’s lives in the hands of a witch. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They were no match for her, even though there were four of them against one of her: She was a witch, as Harry knew, with prodigious skill and no conscience. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He turned his head and was shocked to see that the young witch they’d captured on the southern coast of the Wandering Isle had hold of him and was muttering to herself in Ravkan. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The other kids spread rumors about her—the witch’s child who lived in the old shack by the docks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “The white witch doesn’t feel things the way we do, do you understand? She’s all ice. That is her whole point.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The increased light led to my first face-to-face meeting with a witch doctor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way to tell if someone is a bodiless witch is by the deep wrinkle lines around her neck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch came and asked him questions and pronounced him delightful, but he could see no delight in her eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Does that mean we shall be birds, like witches’ dæmons?” said Pantalaimon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I want to ask her how she became a witch. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “This will be burned, by the tree where the witches dance—” she sang and swiftly put the evil load into the sack. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe there would be something she could use—something to put the white witch to sleep, or maybe a luck potion. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z ‘An ordinary chicken wouldn’t hunt out my things to break them. A witch must have trained it!’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quill is her middle name, and she goes by that instead because witches get all weird and starstruck if they figure out who she is,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z "Thank you, thank you, O Most Generous and Thoughtful One!" chorused the ancient witches. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z In addition to casting spells for curses and revenge, the witches often battle one another. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Seven had done everything she could think of: studied for her C.A.T. exams, attended every witching social event she could fit on her calendar. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Across the river in the grove of trees the witches danced. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Each House has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But now that I know Ma’s a witch, nothing seems normal. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The witch motioned to one of the chairs in a long, graceful gesture that made Adelaide’s swan arms look jerky and pained in comparison. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Pita flayed her arms and grunted from behind clenched teeth, resisting the witch’s poison. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z While he was at it, he might as well clean up the other witches who might be lurking on Karoyi Mountain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And I heard one witch at the end of the front row saying aloud, "All of them! We can't possibly wipe out all of them!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Once upon a time, there were good wizards and good witches, and they lived in a castle in the center of the wood. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Neither the high, evil witch nor her familiar. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was the old Mexican fairy tale of the Queen of the Clouds and the witch. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Dudley shrank nearer to his mother at the sight of the witch and wizard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “No, dummy, the one with the witch! It’s not called Begenied!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z A long time ago, back in the days when people still got pressed to death, a witch lived on this side of the river. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately, the road ahead is full of trials and tribulations. You have angered the witch and now you must pay for your transgressions.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I’ve seen the girl in Meeting, I says, sitting there decent as you please, and it goes against reason she could be a witch. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “It most certainly isn’t!” said the pale witch indignantly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And now it is time to hear from Hokey the house-elf, who worked for a very old, very rich witch by the name of Hepzibah Smith.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “It were forty years back, but that’s nothing to a witch. Some of ’em live to many times that.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z While she ate, some of the witches carried the dead cliff-ghast away, rebuilt the fire, and then set up a watch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Work for a clever witch, and none was more clever than Xan. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z GINNY: Harry, he was kidnapped by a powerful Dark witch, how can that be your fault? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z There were vampires and witches and ogres and worms that burned. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the witch took her own knife and split an alder sapling along its whole length. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Snape was running one of his hands over the one-eyed witch’s head, examining it closely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He looked at the white witch and Hazel could tell he was making a home in her gaze. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I suppose he is asleep?” said Ron quietly as the witch slid the compartment door closed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Never drive through the covered bridge by Hannibal’s Rest at night. You hear the witch scream right before she rips you to shreds and leaves your car empty by the side of the road.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I could see the witches quite clearly sitting at their two long tables in the centre of the room. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “But first you must defeat the witch. Unless you manage that...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The witch doctor then signalled the old woman to bring his medicine bag. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pointing at the trees, and as the witches looked down, they saw a stream of those spectral forms pouring across the grass, seeming to flow with no effort toward the people, their prey. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone could see it was three thirty—the peak of the witching hour—but Gen stared at the clock blankly. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Down from the dark swooped a raven, and Lyra knew it for a witch daemon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Serafina Pekkala!” she cried, and she threw her arms around the witch and hugged her so tightly that the witch laughed out loud, and kissed the top of her head. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced with hatred at the elder witch, who returned her look with compassion: she knew about love. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have a strange way about you, Dr. Grumman. You ever spend any time among the witches?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I understand there’s a witch somewhere in here.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z All the witches suddenly stopped and turned and looked towards the speaker. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z "But your main job, of course," my grandmother said, "would be to destroy every witch in the place. That really would be the end of the whole organisation!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z First up to speak was Mr. Dimblewit, a witch of medium height but enormous of mustache. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z From time to time the witches would see a spring high up, too high to climb to, and fly up to fill the children’s flasks. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if I never got back alive to my grandmother, the witches were still going to get the Mouse-Maker! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “I wanted to talk before you hurried away,” the witch soothed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her parents hadn’t realized this was a Halloween-themed concert, and the front benches were filled with zombies, witches, and fairies. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly it seemed to become aware of the circle of witches around it, and like an arrow it shot away, whole again, bounding swiftly off into the dark. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They brought the practice of witch hunting with them to what became Virginia and Massachusetts. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I spoke to witches from a world like ours, but profoundly different, for those witches live no longer than our short-lifes, and there are men among them, too, men-witches who fly as we do....” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere along the way I heard the story of Hansel and Gretel, and I knew that the end was not true, that the witch did not die in the oven. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “This seems like something a witch would do.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A liquid ache spread under her skin, and she walked out of the world like a witch, to a better, happier place. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could have spent every night on the island if I’d remembered about witch repellent sooner.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The children, meanwhile, were gathering on a little knoll some way off, staring at the witches and whispering together fearfully. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of witches on brooms flew overhead and then landed as one like a flock of birds. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “The witch is dead, my daughters are avenged! And you, cabroncito, who escaped me on the bridge will follow her to hell!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch teacher is talking, talking, fast like she is mad. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She told whether they had gotten a fright from a snake or whether a witch had put a curse on them or whatever. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That little witch, they called her, that little madam the enchantress, and not all of them seemed to be convinced of her powers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "I was just talking to myself!" cried the wretched witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z "Then we shall go through the records and get the names and addresses of all the witches in the whole wide world!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “You’re in bad shape yourself. You might have to see the witch doctor for those hands.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The witch opened up her arms to the air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z There, surely, the witch would never find them. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Someday my mother and I would show up and demand the release of Luke and our possessions—and then that witch would be sorry! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “The chances of that happening are not high, but even if it does, any witch can be a friend if you just give them a chance,” her mother said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z That night I clutch the gun tight to my chest, my fmger resting on the trigger, alternately aiming at the sight of the Youns and up in the sky for the witches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anna had a nasty disposition, and everyone knew that her great-grandmother had been a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra too lay down, with Pantalaimon curled at her neck, and watched the fire through half-closed lids, and listened sleepily to the murmur of the witches. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch swings the statue again and hits above my right ear, smashing my skull. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z What I didn’t tell her was that they probably weren’t coming, because they were afraid to go to a party at a witch’s house. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, the lady had heard that the child was the subject of a witches’ prophecy, but she did not know what it foretold. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “We have been questioning the wildlings we brought back from the grove. Several of them told an interesting tale, of a woods witch called Mother Mole.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Only someone wicked could eat witch's apples and come to no harm," he insinuated darkly. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The prince couldn’t topple a powerful witch on his own. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It was the night of the Black Moon Ceremony, and the very last thing Seven Salazar wanted was to be a Spare witch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a silence, in which they all three became aware of the witch’s daemon and his fixed stare at Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Follow the tales of witches and goblins, and unexplained happenings. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I could have told you that she wasn’t a witch. Witches don’t exist,” said Amanda. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z As wizards and witches attempted to consult the papers before them, sundry pixies and fairies whirled around their heads, giggling and jabbering. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you may have no more kisses,” the witch said, “or I’ll kiss you to death!” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The witch reached into her apron and produced a glass daffodil. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z "What time are those witches having supper in the Dining-Room?" she asked. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “That witch is going to eat the dog for dinner and you for dessert,” Stevie said. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She would have been exorcised to cast out the evil spirit, and if after many trials that did not work, she would have been burned as a witch for the good of the community. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was next to no chance that this woman was a Muggle: She was standing there gazing at a house that ought to have been completely invisible to her, if she was not a witch. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I asked, thinking that maybe witches had been in the coal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven’s parents, Thorn’s mother, and one other witch on the council voted against sending the Gran to the Tombs. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z We took turns stirring this witches’ brew as darkness crawled across the yard. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She was apparently a great expert on these creatures and she made it very clear to me that her witch stories, unlike most of the others, were not imaginary tales. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z A big group of witches filtered into the crowd, led by Thorn’s and Seven’s parents. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The frog didn’t know how it could possibly save a witch from so great a spell. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Well, witch,” she said, “did you think I don’t know how you make yourself invisible?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A barista witch slid up to their table. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly all the other witches, more than eighty of them, were beginning to scream and jump up out of their seats as though spikes were being stuck into their bottoms. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And there was a witch in the woods. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Her wandering eye would transform the stalagmites and stalactites into sculptures of hanging alligators, witches’ claws, or the face of her hated history teacher. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The air around the three older witches rippled like water, and suddenly they looked like completely different witches. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The witch doctor offered the diagnosis: appeasement of the spirits through sacrificing a white chicken twice a year. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “They say there’s a witch in uncons—unconsecrated ground,” he said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z At first they all laughed but this witch said Okay go ahead laugh if you want to but as I tell the story it ivill begin to happen. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Seeing things, eh? It was a skilled witch or wizard-who put the boy’s name in that goblet. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Um, maybe you’ve seen him. His name’s Jack. He’s got freckles and a blue coat. He was with a woman on a sleigh, a witch or an elf? Dressed all in white...” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z "A person who studies witches and knows a lot about them," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Several people told me that they had never seen an Indian witch before. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The other witches were moving through the scattered wagons, looking at the victims in dismay. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch clambered up into the coach and pulled open the unicorn's mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The wispy little witch beside Crouch began to rock backward and forward in her seat, whimpering into her handkerchief. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Moses cackled like a old witch in the darkness while I continued climbing stairs. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then the witch turned to Will, and he felt the same tingle of intensity, but like Lyra he controlled his expression. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruth was Ugly Foot because she could spread her toes out in the shape of a witch’s claw. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The middle chapter looks at belief in supernatural agency—witches, demons, poltergeists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The vision rippled again, and Mr. Pepperhorn was speaking to a shadow of a witch, who the Witchlings could not see. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I want his daughter and his red witch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They burned the fields, the chicken coops, the bicycles, and even the cradles of newborn babies, in a noontime witches’ Sabbath that nearly made Trueba die of joy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Was the witch so scary they couldn’t speak of her? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A storm, attempted murders, witches, wizards, invisible spirits, revolutions, characters drinking until they’re dead drunk, an angry monster named Caliban—can you believe it? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She had been despised as an underhanded and conniving witch since her days with Caesar. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the first week of our stay my father received word that the witch doctor would now receive him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The animal was panting, wild-eyed, kicking furiously, but the witch’s hands were merciless. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Trees were silhouetted beyond the rocks, and she could see the cleft where she had hidden from the witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor searched my father’s face with his bleary eyes; he picked up the bones and shells, slowly shook them in his gnarled, jet-black hands and threw them on the mat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The answer is, of course: to ensure that future generations of witches and wizards enjoy their strange beauty and powers as we have been privileged to do. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t I just love to twist this little witch's nose until it's pointing the wrong way around!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Their machines are big and shiny and they whir and hum, but do they really know more than some Stone Age witch doctor with a rattle and a gourd full of ground-up frog bones? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The man lowered the rifle from his shoulder and waited, looking from Serafina to the other witches, and up to their dæmons too, who circled in the skies above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This witch was the same age as the beautiful children, and as she and they grew, she was jealous of the girl, and jealous of the boys, too. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Wait,” he said, looking up at the white witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Many claim she’s only a myth—the bodiless witch, an ordinary person by daytime and a witch at night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch did not step toward them, she did not call to them, she merely stood there, completely still, the center of this desolate universe, while the air bowed to her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Of all the witches in all the world, Seven would never understand why she got stuck with the likes of Valley Pepperhorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The children pile aboard witch planes that prowl the skies at night, capable of traveling to Zambia and London in a single minute. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Hazel shivered and clattered as the witch appraised her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Your grandsire commanded it. A woods witch had told him that the prince was promised would be bom of their line.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He urged the men forward and they answered as a chorus, “Give us the witch!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel might have plunged into a mysterious fantasy woods after an evil witch with a pack of wolves at her disposal, but at least she’d brought a compass. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He braved the witch woman’s goofer without incident and made it twenty-six miles before he was discovered snoozing in a hayloft. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But it was hard to think of the little girl as a horrible witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why,” said the witch, “he’s right out there.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But I didn't become really excited until she got on to the subject of witches. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z So that didn’t seem particularly homicidal, but maybe he’s trying to relax me, ease me into his lair, like the witch in Hansel and Gretel. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Very carefully, he edged out of the room and behind the statue of the one-eyed witch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The witches were democratic, up to a point; every witch, even the youngest, had the right to speak, but only their queen had the power to decide. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had difficulty in finding a bed in Hogsmeade, Seamus told Harry and Ron, for wizards and witches were pouring into the village, preparing to pay their last respects to Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z An old witch sat in a niche, quivering her wax hands over some orange-and-blue tarot cards. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z "I thought there were a lot more witches than this in England." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “He never said! Was it a girl? A witch?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Grandma might not know anything about fighting witches.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “You see?” said the witch, her voice in Hazel’s ear. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z All I could hear were the voices of the ancient witches burbling their silly sentences about "How kind Your Grandness is" and all the rest of it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Seth flung a handful of salt at the witch. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “And how can Will be a witch? I thought all witches were female.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And then Serafina understood something for which the witches had no word: it was the idea of pilgrimage. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they carried the little witch into the dark passageway that led backstage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “And it wouldn’t be necessary for me to ask you if I could get the information any other way. That was why I asked about the witch lady first.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And I had heard that Ultima could lift the curses laid by brujas, that she could exorcise the evil the witches planted in people to make them sick. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as they rounded the clump of trees behind which Harry had first heard the dragons roar, a witch leapt out from behind them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z "I nipped out when the ancient witches were coming in," I told her. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She was a sternlooking witch who wore her hair in a tight bun; her sharp eyes were framed with square spectacles. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Her father’s family wouldn’t want her either when they learned she was a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We raced through the night, a clan of untouchable witches. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Not the part about being a witch. I wouldn’t mind if you were a witch.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Mary took the spyglass from her pocket and handed it to the witch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Neville Longbottom had been sent letters from all the witches and wizards in his family, all giving him different advice on what to choose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z At this point, the disgusting old Grand High Witch began to do a sort of witch's dance up and down the platform, stamping her feet and clapping her hands. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “The witches have talked about this child for centuries past,” said the consul. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Maybe those girls at school were right, and I was a witch. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Do you remember the name of the woman, you know, the one who was the witch?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z "Does every single country in the world have its witches?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Oh. There was a witch. She scratched me.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Salvation can be found only through the Seven. This witch has doomed them all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “He’s not a witch. The owls don’t carry him messages.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Illnesses, bad luck and unemployment were caused by witchcraft, and only the timely intervention by my ancestral spirits—through a powerful witch doctor as an intermediary—could relieve anyone of such suffering. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Save me!" cried the wretched witch in the front row. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Please, Mrs. Coulter, the witch hasn’t spoken yet; we shall learn more from her. Cardinal Sturrock himself says that she’s only hinted at it.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo understood that most witches were tolerated, as you might tolerate a bad dog in the neighborhood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman beckoned that we sit, cross-legged, opposite the witch doctor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Fra Pavel said, “No, because that is the question I am now preparing to put to the alethiometer. We shall find the answer, whether from the witch or from the books of readings.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother of the dead Alphagus had been a Spanish witch, and she had put an enchantment on Sir Urre of Hungary, so that none of the wounds could ever heal up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack and the white witch took off in the sleigh, and in the blink of an eye they were in the woods behind the sledding hill. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z They were blessed with all these fairy gifts, gifts the witch had been denied at her own christening. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Im not turning my back to the guards. Maybe if we get a bit of color, we’ll be bought and hauled off into Soviet slavery like the witch wants,” he said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Surely not from his father and the witch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Well, your papa is practically a bogatyr, right? So no witch would come here.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Now, Fra Pavel,” said the Inquirer of the Consistorial Court of Discipline, “I want you to recall exactly, if you can, the words you heard the witch speak on the ship.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I give you a witch with hair like spider legs, and you give me a kindly spirit that helps you do hard things?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Thorold was an elderly man, but he was healthy and vigorous, and he felt flattered by the attention of this young witch and her beauty, as any man would. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Trade?” the witch asked theatrically, smacking her lips. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The witch moved her hands in the air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The white witch would not have taken him if he didn’t want to go. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “You are a very small girl,” said the witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z One was a witch, and she took him for her own. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He was eating something right out of the witch’s hand. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z How could this crazy witch know about her pajamas? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Randall retained the services of a witch to goofer his property so that no one with African blood could escape without being stricken with hideous palsy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Milo jumped back in fright and quickly grabbed Tock to make sure that his alarm didn’t go off—for he knew how much witches hate loud noises. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Archaic relics,” the Gran had explained, with the power to absorb magic from other witches and control them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z That was the point where she was supposed to sound tough, like she was someone to be reckoned with, like she was the sort of person witches should listen to. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And so the weeks passed, in a rattling, bone-jarring sort of a way, in the witch's caravan, for the witch, and the bird, and the dormouse, and the fallen star. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The business of the witch doctor had somehow seemed unwholesome. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Harry realized that Ron had covered nearly every inch of the shabby wallpaper with posters of the same seven witches and wizards, all wearing bright orange robes, carrying broomsticks, and waving energetically. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She was an evil woman from a scary old story, kind of like the witch from Hansel and Gretel, but worse, because she supposedly lived around here. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “However, we continue to hear truly inspirational stories of wizards and witches risking their own safety to protect Muggle friends and neighbors, often without the Muggles’ knowledge. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Most have gone back to their homelands. All the witches are waiting, Serafina Pekkala, with fear in their hearts, for what will happen next.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They agreed to launch a pamphlet campaign against what Jefferson called “the reign of witches.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She pointed a gloved finger as sharp as a needle at the witch who had spoken. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Prepare yourself, daughter of Pluto. If you succeed against the witch, we will meet again.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We’re too late,” said the witch in the woolen dressing gown, shaking her head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “That witch downstairs didn’t see you, did she?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He answered questions about mining, and silly Tarzan questions about witch doctors and wild animals. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z There were secrets, and there were witches in white, and somewhere there was Jack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In the minute or so when it was coming closer, the light became fiercer and brighter, and he saw the witch’s face, quite calm, almost amused, and utterly fearless. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I come from a country where people are more likely to visit sangomas—shamans, traditional healers, pejoratively known as witch doctors—than they are to visit doctors of Western medicine. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She kind of reminds me of a cackling witch, but not in a bad way. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, you know, I’m a Spare witch, with an impossible task and a Nightbeast to defeat.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But the fact remains that all witches are women. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z That night, the witches would come for me in my bed. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “It’s the only forest around here with caves, and I’m pretty sure the Nightbeast is currently hibernating. Otherwise, it would be roaming around freely and eating witches.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He saw a wizened witch flit out of the frame of her picture and into the one next to it, which contained a wizard with a walrus mustache. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Oh, if only there were a way of telling for sure whether a woman was a witch or not, then we could round them all up and put them in the meat-grinder. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “They—they don’t kill witches, do they?” said Tendai, who remembered some horrible stories. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And Serafina stamped again and clapped her hands with the other witches, and they shook their throats to make a wild ululation that tore at the air like claws. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The dress is long enough, no one will see them. Anyway, don't witches always go barefoot?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I turned and left him, left the shore and ship, and went up through the woodland hushed and shady to find the subtle witch in her long hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The mudbean house was mostly empty at this time of day, as adult witches were busy at work and younger witches were still at school. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She belongs to us, but one day her magic will fade and she will wander back into the Bog and we won't have a witch anymore. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But Lyra came running before the witch could answer. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron was rummaging through the little witch’s handbag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His witch finder would smell everyone’s hands and discover who was responsible. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "The dirtier you are," she had said, "the harder it is for a witch to smell you out." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Kingdoms get the princes they deserve, farmers’ daughters die for no reason, and sometimes witches merit saving. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I wish I was a witch, Pan, then you could go off and find him and take messages and all, and we could make a proper plan….” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "What in heaven's name are you talking about, you stupid witch?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Thimble and Leaf and the rest of the witches they’d come with moved their fingers ever so slightly in the air on their way to Dimblewit and his witches. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When it was securely fixed, he threw the free end out, and at once six witches darted toward it, caught hold, and began to pull, urging the cloud-pine branches toward the Polar Star. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Being burned as a witch is not safely enough off the agenda. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z The argument went on about whether Myanda was a witch or merely unlucky, and Tendai realized it was useless to expect help from the boys. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Seven leaned closer to the cauldron, her witch’s hat nearly falling in before she grabbed it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A witch friendly to the Church reports that he is assembling a great army, including forces that may be angelic. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Any witch knows a few of these words in the Old Speech, and a mage knows many. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The little snow bunting dæmon lay twitching on the rock as the Specter moved toward the witch herself, and then whatever Lena Feldt had undergone before was doubled and trebled and multiplied a hundredfold. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch tilted her head back, resting it against his shoulder as he drove forward, inch by miserable inch, each wave pulling them back, as if the sea was unwilling to relinquish its hold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "You were the bird in the witch's caravan," he told the woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was illegal to use that kind of magic against another witch, but there was nobody to report them to. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A pair of witches broke away from the queue for the lift and bustled off. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Also, is the woman in white that Ivy sees in the forest a witch? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Voices cried “Happy New Year!” and gloating laughter rolled down from the lulls through the darkness like a witch’s glee. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The witch teacher sits down next to me and scratches her head. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z They had been using those freaky necklaces they’d worn during the battle in the valley to not only absorb power from other witches but to influence the Grans through powerful and corrupted magic. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The last time I heard it, I listened to all the words, even the nonsense ones, and whoever wrote that song didn’t know anything at all about witch doctors. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Any good witch knows how to build a tool with what’s on hand.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It scuttled away at once through the legs of the witches and wizards in front of him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I thought you’d be in jail by now, with all the other witches.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Can you read me something out of a book to do my legs good? Do you know a story with a cure for old age and death in it, little witch that you are?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Are you a witch, or are you an hour?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He had stopped noticing the fantastic cloud shapes now and was thinking longingly of the train miles below, where you could buy ice-cold pumpkin juice from a trolley pushed by a plump witch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It had worked: they still had some witches helping them, and he thought she was one. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in front of the girls, ready to protect them from the witch’s rage. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Seven had thought it impossible to believe that she could ever be the second-most-powerful witch in her town, since a Spare had never ever been an Uncle before. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She hid her face and tried not to think of balls of witch fire or the hooting of Grandfather Owl. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Dogs howl with fear when witch animals come around. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, we must. And what of your witch?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Around the inn the wind was screaming like a witch in her madness. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z If Chipo’s baby died, they would be sent away as witches. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “That is what those witches promised, but they lied. They kept me hungry; they hurt my cucos so they could not help me,” snarled the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When the witch teacher smiles back I think maybe she will not eat me. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “The beautiful princess entered, and she saw a witch sitting at a table counting pieces of gold. “‘Three thousand six hundred and twenty-two,’ said the witch. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z As Roy rode away on his bike, he pondered the possibility that Mullet Fingers was better off roaming the woods than living at home with a witch for a mother. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Ultima burning the evil load of the sack exactly where the three witches had danced when my uncle saw them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Used to be a notion that witches killed folks with the blood from this root,” Mr. Chris said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “But of course it was just a tale. Anyhow, about witches. But it’s absolutely true that if anybody eats it, his heart will stop in a day.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “My witch is captured. Our companions have been driven away! I am lost!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "There are not as many witches in England as there are in Norway," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “And nowhere have those traits been more apparent than in our three young witches, and newly minted Spare coven.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When the witch doctor walked around outside, he would come back and lean over Tabitha and suddenly pull some kind of bone away from her. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They had come to Aeaea, the realm of Circe, a most beautiful and most dangerous witch. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba Joseph frowned, not entirely pleased with a tale about a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the back of the shop, a boy with a pale, pointed face was standing on a footstool while a second witch pinned up his long black robes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There, once they had eaten, the witches assembled. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is something coming,” said the witch in a tone that carried clearly to Mrs. Coulter’s shelter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "Yes," my grandmother said, "it gives the English witches great pleasure to stand back and watch the grown-ups doing away with their own children." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The witch praised him and the children of the village began to fear him, and he himself was sure that very soon he would become great among men. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I held my hands out in front of me and said in a deep voice, “I am a witch. I will place a spell on you if you harm me.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you discover this name the witch spoke of?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I insisted on going along with him, though I felt a vague terror at having to meet a witch doctor face-to-face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z An aged witch stood in front of him, holding a tray of what looked horribly like whole human fingernails. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z We don’t know how the witch got hold of the Time-Turner. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z My mother did not have the one hundred cents to take them to the clinic, and no witch doctor, our last resort, was willing to treat them on credit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Neighbors! There is a witch in my son’s house! Neighbors!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The witch consul lived in a green-painted wooden house within sight of the sea, and when they rang the bell it jangled loudly in the quiet street. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She found a witch doctor who came and looked at poor little Tabitha. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It had pictures stuck in it, cutout pictures of fairies and witches, trolls and dragons, goblins, nymphs, and ancient trees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was swinging wildly as strong winds buffeted the gas bag, and the witches pulling the rope were barely managing to hold it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I will not let this witch control him. She will not succeed. I will consult the dibia Nwafor Agbada when I return home; the man’s medicine is famous in our parts.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Hogwarts Express was usually reserved for students and they had never seen an adult there before, except for the witch who pushed the food cart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “The clearing of the witches is straight ahead.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t believe in witches at all, do you, Shad?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to tell her about the witch and the wild dogs, and wonder what they meant. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “The witch put a...a...a curse on you!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Buildings around them began to rumble, witches looked around in confusion, but most important, the crackling energy of the gazebo fell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I said yes, and as a result, I can still hear the witch's shrill cackle every time I reach for a broom. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The wispy witch beside him gave a great gasp and slumped in her seat. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As Harry passed the one-eyed witch, he remembered the Invisibility Cloak — it was still down there, but he didn’t dare go and get it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Little figures black against the snow and the fire came tottering or running from it, and witches flew down to help drag them away from the flames. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They had no witch or sorcerer, and seemed not to recognize the young wizards’ staffs for what they were, admiring them only for the precious stuff they were made of, wood. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He knew the reason he would not eat from the communal bowl was because he might come from a family of witches. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh!” said the witch, her head slowly tilting to the side. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “What are you going to do? Will you look for my witch?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They told my mother that she needed to find a witch doctor to get rid of the curse. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Serafina might have noticed, but something else happened: she held up her hand and lifted her head, as did all the other witches. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Level eight,” said the witch’s cool voice, “Atrium.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A long high scream of orders, and the force divided itself into two: one to keep off the witches, the bigger part to overcome the bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Good God! No wonder your heart went wonky! There’s a witch’s brew of chemicals in that soil. I want you to promise me never, never to go there again.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for her receding chin Turtle Wexler looked every inch the witch, her dark unbraided hair streaming wild in the wind from under her peaked hat, a putty wart pasted on her small beaked nose. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do we take her to the witch in the morning?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I want to scream when I see the witch’s costume hanging on a hook in the corner like somebody’s in it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z May I remind you this is a very powerful witch. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z "No, no!" begged the witch in the front row. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “It’s true—look!” the witch shrieked, and unfortunately for the Witchlings, the crowd looked at first shocked but then angry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z For the village boy in the bakery all those years ago had been right—one glance from a witch is enough to put even the most determined child under her spell. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “No. Before she could utter it, another witch, who had been present under a spell of invisibility, managed to kill her and escape.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Listen to this: ‘If the terrified wizards and witches who waited breathlessly for news at the edge of the wood expected reassurance from the Ministry of Magic, they were sadly disappointed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The queen most certainly was a witch and could very well have been on her way to great evil. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “So were you always a witch?” he asked. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z What was worse, what was far, far worse, was that witches were still with us. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The way she held her hand was like a nightmare, like a Halloween ghost, like someone under a witch’s spell in a fairy tale. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It required the constable and two sturdy members of the Watch to conduct a timid witch up Carpenter’s Lane, along Broad Street, up Hungry Hill to the Town House. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But I was a witch who had power over a bonobo Bouain liked, a bonobo that he felt linked back to his home, so I hoped I might be safe. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Thorn said as the three witches gathered in their circle to complete the ceremony. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to be accused of being a witch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He ordered his men to prepare food and water for a journey and then he set off with his daughter in the direction indicated by the witch doctor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "Grandmamma," I said, "if it's a dark night, how can a witch smell the difference between a child and a grown-up?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Give us the witch!” they chanted and moved forward, but my father held his ground. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She longed to duck underneath them and lean out of the window to see what the world looked like now that the witching hour was at hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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