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* In the \'\'Literature/{{Discworld}}\'\' Witches series, it is hinted in \'\'Literature/LordsAndLadies\'\' that the one thing Granny Weatherwax fears is the emergence of a witch who is more powerful than she is, who will compete for supremacy - and win. In the Tiffany Aching trilogy, such a novice witch \'\'does\'\' arise. Granny realises this, and neatly aces the dilemma by taking on Tiffany\'s teaching herself. This makes the prospect of a fight between them absolutely unthinkable, and Granny realises that while Tiffany will inevitably eclipse her, this is so far in the future as to resolve the problem: Granny will be dead or \
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* In the \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Discworld}}\\\'\\\' Witches series, it is hinted in \\\'\\\'Literature/LordsAndLadies\\\'\\\' that the one thing Granny Weatherwax fears is the emergence of a witch who is more powerful than she is, who will compete for supremacy - and win. In the Tiffany Aching trilogy, such a novice witch \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' arise. Granny realises this, and neatly aces the dilemma by taking on Tiffany\\\'s teaching herself. This makes the prospect of a fight between them absolutely unthinkable, and Granny realises that while Tiffany will inevitably eclipse her, this is so far in the future as to resolve the problem: Granny will be dead or \\\"retired\\\" by then and the succession of Alpha Witch is assured without bloodshed or catastrophic destruction. In the meantime, Granny is free to express occasional seemly pride.
Firstly, Granny Weatherwax \\\'\\\'isn\\\'t\\\'\\\' really Tiffany\\\'s teacher. She teaches her some stuff, yes, as do Miss Tick, Nanny Ogg, Mrs Proust, and really most senior witches who have more than a couple of lines, but she\\\'s formally apprenticed to Miss Level, and subsequently Miss Treason. Granny doesn\\\'t really have the patience to formally train anyone, although she did her best with Esk.
Secondly, given that there is no record of there \\\'\\\'ever\\\'\\\' being a fight for the title of alpha witch of the kind described, it seems like a weird thing for Granny to worry about. One day someone might beat her at the Witch Trials, and she\\\'d probably lose a lot of face as a result, but bloodshed? (Although admittedly, Granny would probably \\\'\\\'prefer\\\'\\\' being taken down in a rain of spells to being embarassed in front of her fellow witches.) The closest we get is the staring contest in L&L, and that makes very clear that by \\\'\\\'wanting\\\'\\\' to publically take down the alpha witch with a show of power, Diamanda has misunderstood witchcraft so badly that she\\\'s already lost.
And finally, there\\\'s no suggestion in the books that Granny sees taking on Tiffany, to the extent that she does, as being preventing Tiff becoming a rival. She\\\'s good enough at headology to realise that if someone ever \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' combine Diamanda\\\'s ambition with enough power, skill and understanding to make it stick, it\\\'s not going to be the hardworking sheep-girl who, if she \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' that powerful (and I\\\'m not sure the books ever say she is), has never really thought about it because that\\\'s not how she thinks.
Firstly, Granny Weatherwax \\\'\\\'isn\\\'t\\\'\\\' really Tiffany\\\'s teacher. She teaches her some stuff, yes, as do Miss Tick, Nanny Ogg, Mrs Proust, and really most senior witches who have more than a couple of lines, but she\\\'s formally apprenticed to Miss Level, and subsequently Miss Treason. Granny doesn\\\'t really have the patience to formally train anyone, although she did her best with Esk.
Secondly, given that there is no record of there \\\'\\\'ever\\\'\\\' being a fight for the title of alpha witch of the kind described, it seems like a weird thing for Granny to worry about. One day someone might beat her at the Witch Trials, and she\\\'d probably lose a lot of face as a result, but bloodshed? (Although admittedly, Granny would probably \\\'\\\'prefer\\\'\\\' being taken down in a rain of spells to being embarassed in front of her fellow witches.) The closest we get is the staring contest in L&L, and that makes very clear that by \\\'\\\'wanting\\\'\\\' to publically take down the alpha witch with a show of power, Diamanda has misunderstood witchcraft so badly that she\\\'s already lost.
And finally, there\\\'s no suggestion in the books that Granny sees taking on Tiffany, to the extent that she does, as being preventing Tiff becoming a rival. She\\\'s good enough at headology to realise that if someone ever \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' combine Diamanda\\\'s ambition with enough power, skill and understanding to make it stick, it\\\'s not going to be the hardworking sheep-girl who, if she \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' that powerful (and I\\\'m not sure the books ever say she is), has never really thought about it because that\\\'s not how she thinks.
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* In the \'\'Literature/{{Discworld}}\'\' Witches series, it is hinted in \'\'Literature/LordsAndLadies\'\' that the one thing Granny Weatherwax fears is the emergence of a witch who is more powerful than she is, who will compete for supremacy - and win. In the Tiffany Aching trilogy, such a novice witch \'\'does\'\' arise. Granny realises this, and neatly aces the dilemma by taking on Tiffany\'s teaching herself. This makes the prospect of a fight between them absolutely unthinkable, and Granny realises that while Tiffany will inevitably eclipse her, this is so far in the future as to resolve the problem: Granny will be dead or \
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* In the \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Discworld}}\\\'\\\' Witches series, it is hinted in \\\'\\\'Literature/LordsAndLadies\\\'\\\' that the one thing Granny Weatherwax fears is the emergence of a witch who is more powerful than she is, who will compete for supremacy - and win. In the Tiffany Aching trilogy, such a novice witch \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' arise. Granny realises this, and neatly aces the dilemma by taking on Tiffany\\\'s teaching herself. This makes the prospect of a fight between them absolutely unthinkable, and Granny realises that while Tiffany will inevitably eclipse her, this is so far in the future as to resolve the problem: Granny will be dead or \\\"retired\\\" by then and the succession of Alpha Witch is assured without bloodshed or catastrophic destruction. In the meantime, Granny is free to express occasional seemly pride.
Firstly, Granny Weatherwax \\\'\\\'isn\\\'t\\\'\\\' really Tiffany\\\'s teacher. She teaches her some stuff, yes, as do Miss Tick, Nanny Ogg, Mrs Proust, and really most senior witches who have more than a couple of lines, but she\\\'s formally apprenticed to Miss Level, and subsequently Miss Treason.
Secondly, given that there is no record of there \\\'\\\'ever\\\'\\\' being a fight for the title of alpha witch of the kind described, it seems like a weird thing for Granny to worry about. One day someone might beat her at the Witch Trials, and she\\\'d probably lose a lot of face as a result, but bloodshed? (Although admittedly, Granny would probably \\\'\\\'prefer\\\'\\\' being taken down in a rain of spells to being embarassed in front of her fellow witches.) The closest we get is the staring contest in L&L, and that makes very clear that by \\\'\\\'wanting\\\'\\\' to publically take down the alpha witch with a show of power, Diamanda has misunderstood witchcraft so badly that she\\\'s already lost.
And finally, there\\\'s no suggestion in the books that Granny sees taking on Tiffany, to the extent that she does, as being preventing Tiff becoming a rival. She\\\'s good enough at headology to realise that if someone ever \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' combine Diamanda\\\'s ambition with enough power, skill and understanding to make it stick, it\\\'s not going to be the hardworking sheep-girl who, if she \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' that powerful (and I\\\'m not sure the books ever say she is), has never really thought about it because that\\\'s not how she thinks.
Firstly, Granny Weatherwax \\\'\\\'isn\\\'t\\\'\\\' really Tiffany\\\'s teacher. She teaches her some stuff, yes, as do Miss Tick, Nanny Ogg, Mrs Proust, and really most senior witches who have more than a couple of lines, but she\\\'s formally apprenticed to Miss Level, and subsequently Miss Treason.
Secondly, given that there is no record of there \\\'\\\'ever\\\'\\\' being a fight for the title of alpha witch of the kind described, it seems like a weird thing for Granny to worry about. One day someone might beat her at the Witch Trials, and she\\\'d probably lose a lot of face as a result, but bloodshed? (Although admittedly, Granny would probably \\\'\\\'prefer\\\'\\\' being taken down in a rain of spells to being embarassed in front of her fellow witches.) The closest we get is the staring contest in L&L, and that makes very clear that by \\\'\\\'wanting\\\'\\\' to publically take down the alpha witch with a show of power, Diamanda has misunderstood witchcraft so badly that she\\\'s already lost.
And finally, there\\\'s no suggestion in the books that Granny sees taking on Tiffany, to the extent that she does, as being preventing Tiff becoming a rival. She\\\'s good enough at headology to realise that if someone ever \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' combine Diamanda\\\'s ambition with enough power, skill and understanding to make it stick, it\\\'s not going to be the hardworking sheep-girl who, if she \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' that powerful (and I\\\'m not sure the books ever say she is), has never really thought about it because that\\\'s not how she thinks.
