▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁person ▁as ▁a ▁myster ious ▁arist ocrat ▁who ▁arriv es ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁distinguished ▁ladies ▁from ▁the ▁iron ically ▁named ▁R SP CC ▁( Ro yal ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁to ▁Children , ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁real - life ▁National ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁to ▁Children ) ▁for ▁an ▁annual ▁convention . ▁In ▁her ▁dis gu ise , ▁she ▁is ▁dressed ▁entirely ▁in ▁black ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁" look ▁of ▁ser p ents " ▁and ▁" br illiant ▁s nake ' s ▁eyes ". ▁However , ▁soon ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁boy ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁R SP CC ▁is ▁really ▁a ▁c oven ▁of ▁English ▁w itch es ▁and ▁the ▁society ' s ▁chair w oman ▁is ▁revealed ▁as ▁she ▁the ▁fright ening ▁Grand ▁High ▁W itch ▁herself . ▁Rem oving ▁her ▁synth etic ▁face , ▁she ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁really ▁an ▁extremely ▁old ▁and ▁hide ous ▁h ag . ▁All ▁the ▁other ▁w itch es ▁are ▁ter r ified ▁of ▁her ▁immense ▁power , ▁r uth less ness ▁and ▁bound less ▁cruel ty . ▁Not ▁only ▁re lying ▁on ▁pot ions ▁and ▁other ▁prepared ▁sp ells , ▁she ▁has ▁over t ly ▁super natural ▁powers . ▁In ▁previous ▁meet ings , ▁The ▁Grand ▁High ▁W itch ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁custom ▁to ▁cas ually ▁murder ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁min ion ▁w itch es ▁simply ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁others ▁fear ful ▁of ▁her