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Scary Godmother is an eccentric fairy-witch who lives in the Frightside with her "broommates" Skully Pettibone, Bug-a-boo. She serves as the deutragonist during the films and acts as, like her name suggests, Hannah's scary godmother.

Personality[]

Scary Godmother is usually very energetic, sweet, motherly, and welcoming. She loves having company over and throwing parties. However, she can be serious when it comes to chores (especially with Harry) and a tad rude when someone upsets her.

Appearance[]

Scary Godmother is a tall and slender fairy-witch with light green skin (though it's been depicted as white in the film adaptation). She sports curly, vibrant red hair and her eyes are a striking blend of bright light blue and graphite gray. Alongside her appearance, dainty, dark-violet bat wings are present on her back.

As for her attire, she is seen wearing green and violet striped leggings, worn beneath a low-cut, long-sleeved black dress that flares out into a tutu, alongside violet heels with whimsically curled toes.

Perched atop her head is a black witch's hat with a matching brim, with a tiny black spider dangling from the hat on a delicate strand of web.

Biography[]

Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular[]

Movie[]

While Hannah is sobbing in the Spook House after being ditched by Jimmy, Scary Godmother appears in front of her in a combination of sparks and light, posing dramatically. Despite her grand entrance, however, Hannah doesn't seem to notice her, too fixated on her cries to see her. Confused by this, Scary Godmother tries again, posing once more as she summons brighter lights to highlight her arrival. This is again ignored by Hannah, who is still sobbing. Settling for a different approach, Scary Godmother floats beside her, mimicking her cries and confusing Hannah, who asks her why she's crying. In response to this, Scary Godmother explains that she loves the sound of 'Boo' from 'BooHoo' before laughing maniacally and introducing herself, blowing a cobweb, and handing it over to Hannah for her to wipe her tears. While Hannah accepts the cobweb, she asks Scary Godmother if she arrived because she was scared, and Scary Godmother agrees, telling Hannah that she arrives whenever she needs her while helping Hannah stand up. Scary Godmother then asks what made her so afraid and, when Hannah admits that she was scared of Monsters, Scary Godmother laughs, cheerily telling Hannah that some of her best friends are monsters. Shen then invites Hannah over to the Fright Side, summoning a broom and flying off.

Once at the Fright Side, Scary Godmother rummages through her home, peeking under tables and checking inside pumpkins. When Hannah asks her what she's looking for, Scary Godmother explains that 'Skully' is supposed to arrive by now, since he said he would earlier. When Hannah screams at Skully's arrival, Scary Godmother reassures her that he isn't going to harm her and later compliments him when he announces that he got his bones bleached for their Halloween Party. When Hannah asks her about the party, Scary Godmother tells her that she and her broommates throw one every year, causing Hannah to respond by saying she likes parties. As Skully explains the importance of the party, he asks who Hannah is, prompting Scary Godmother to introduce her, stating that she's her new friend, making Skully welcome her heartily. Unfortunately, Skully ends up scaring Hannah to the point of fainting, angering Scary Godmother, who pulls him aside to scold him. Once Hannah regains consciousness, Scary Godmother looks around the house and, without missing a beat, she decides to decorate the place for the party, using her magic to move the furniture, light the fireplace, play music, and even set up lanterns, earning praises from both Skully and Hannah.

After Jimmy and his friends talk amongst themselves about the whereabouts of Hannah, Scary Godmother and Skully are busy preparing for the party. When the bell rings, Scary Godmother announces that she'll answer it, asking Skully for his opinion over her outfit, getting bashful when Skully compliments her. The door rings again and Scary Godmother uses her magic to open it, revealing Harry. When Hannah calls Harry a monster, Scary Godmother quips to Skully that he is only one to his mother before reassuring Hannah that Harry is not a threat, encouraging the wolf to enter, which Harry accepts graciously. As Harry is about to fight Skully, Scary Godmother breaks the two apart, inviting Harry over to introduce Hannah, whom Harry mistakes for Ophelia St. Tartar, a celebrity who plays one of the characters in the Spectral Six series, whom he is a huge fan for. While Harry is chattering, Scary Godmother silently mocks him before making a small treat intended to shut Harry up, successfully doing so. Once Harry is unable to speak, Scary Godmother finally introduces Hannah properly before scolding Skully once more for teasing Harry behind his back. All of them are interrupted by the door ringing and Scary Godmother offers to answer it, pushing Skully and Harry away. Answering the door, Scary Godmother is met with the vampire family - Count Max, Ruby, and Orson. Although Hannah is terrified, Scary Godmother doesn't seem to be bothered by their presence, welcoming them cheerfully and even offering them snacks, which Max and Orson accept while Ruby declines, stating that she is watching her figure. Scary Godmother then tells them to move to another room but stops when she doesn't see them moving. Once she realizes her mistake, she informs Hannah that vampires need to be invited before entering a house, which she proceeds to do dramatically, with Hannah following along clumsily. Scary Godmother then tells them to help themselves with the food, prompting the vampires to try and attack Hannah, where Scary Godmother intervenes quickly and tells them that she's her friend, making the vampires back away immediately. She later introduces the family to Hannah, pushing the young girl towards Orson, and encouraging Hannah to talk to him when she tries to hide behind her.

Later on, through the party, Scary Godmother overhears Bug-a-Boo talking from the basement, asking her if they've already started the party, Scary Godmother assures him that the party is not complete without him, encouraging Bug-a-Boo to come up and join them. When Bug-a-Boo does join, however, Scary Godmother watches nervously as he and Hannah scream at each other, garnering the attention of the guests inside the house. After they're done screaming, Scary Godmother tries to comfort Hannah, telling her to take a deep breath before watching helplessly as Hannah screams once more. When Bug-a-Boo scares Hannah off, she chases after the two, telling Bug-a-Boo that he's scaring the girl away because of his actions. A long chase ensues, with the rest of the guests going around the house in a conga line until Hannah jumps over for her flashlight and shines it on Bug-a-Boo, abruptly stopping the monster from pursuing her, and ending the chase. When Hannah is confused because of her flashlight not working, she is confused and Scary Godmother makes up a quick excuse, telling Hannah that the flashlight only hurts monsters in the closet, whereas Bug-a-Boo is a monster who haunts under beds, earning a thankful comment from Bug-a-Boo. After Hannah tells Bug-a-Boo to stay away, the monster is saddened and attempts to leave, with Scary Godmother, later the other guests, trying to get him to stay. When Hannah finally reconciles with Bug-a-Boo, Scary Godmother hopefully asks him if he'll choose to stay now, joyfully announcing the actual start of the party when Bug-a-Boo tells her he's staying, resulting in a dance party.

After the dance party, Scary Godmother is seen complimenting Ruby on her dress, which makes Ruby bashful. When Max expresses his distaste towards Ruby's 'modern clothing', Scary Godmother tells him to act calm, especially considering how Max can see her ankles, so it shouldn't be too shocking to see Ruby's, with Skully encouraging her sentiment. She then compliments Ruby's taste, telling Max that she thinks Ruby looks nice.

When Harry eats all the food on the snack table, Scary Godmother loudly calls for a 'broommate huddle', having a small meeting with Bug-a-Boo and Skully over the empty snacks despite the party not ending yet. She lightly admonishes Skully when he suggests eating Harry and agrees when Bug-a-Boo suggests ordering pizza, to the delight of the other guests. Once the pizza arrives though, Scary Godmother is surprised when she is met with a stack of pizza boxes and even more shocked at the price of it. She tries to ask the others for any money but is met with no results until Skully suggests scrounging Bug-a-Boo for some cash that's stuck to his body. Her, Skully, and Hannah manage to get enough to pay for the pizzas, and, after paying, Scary Godmother angrily catches Harry trying to steal the pizzas and uses her magic to restrain him, pulling him towards her as she makes verbal jabs at him, calling him 'insensitive, boorish, and a person with lousy table manners'. When Harry begs Scary Godmother to let him go, telling her he'll do anything, Scary Godmother agrees, listing down all the chores Harry will do for next Halloween while allowing the other guests to grab their pizza from Harry's grasp. After her rant, she finally lets Harry go and storms off, leaving Harry disheartened.

As Hannah is about to leave, she recalls a ritual Jimmy told her, eliciting loud laughter from the monsters, with Scary Godmother asking Hannah if she truly believes that the others will eat her. After Bug-a-Boo reveals to Hannah that he regularly scares Jimmy, Scary Godmother kneels to her level, asking Hannah where Jimmy is to get back at him and his friends for scaring the young girl. She tells the others about the plan and heads to the Spook House with the others to begin it.

In order to scare Jimmy and his friends, Scary Godmother acts as the monsters' 'leader', instructing them to 'capture' Jimmy and his friends before they reach to the basement. When the kids are confused about where to go, she and the rest of the monsters promptly point them in the direction of the basement, where the kids run to immediately. When the kids have run away, Scary Godmother breaks her act and happily converses with the other monsters about how good their acting is. Once Hannah arrives with the other kids from the basement, she pretends to 'melt' due to Hannah's flashlight, amusing Orson. She is then seen impatiently waiting for Harry to finish his long monologue before gesturing him to hurry, to Harry's annoyance.

When Jimmy and his friends run out, Scary Godmother and the other monsters break from their act and bid Hannah farewell, with the former giving Hannah a special key, telling Hannah that if she ever needs her, then she can use the key to enter the Fright Side anytime. As Jimmy runs back in to fetch Hannah, Scary Godmother and the others go back to pretending to be dead and, once the two humans leave, she stands up and converses with Ruby and Orson about their acting, their talk being cut short when Harry stands up and asks if they still have any pizza left for him to eat, which results in Scary Godmother and the other monsters attacking Harry, ending the film.

Book[]

Unlike the movie, the book provides a more different execution with how the plot goes; from Scary Godmother appearing in front of Hannah already sobbing, as well as the exclusion of Harry and the vampire family. As an alternative to introducing the vampire fmaily, Scary Godmother insteads introduces Hannah to a group of bats instead before descending and meeting Skully, as well as Bug-a-Boo. The book ends the same way the film does, with Scary Godmother giving Hannah a key before bidding her farewell as she leaves the Spook House.

Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy[]

Movie[]

Book[]

Relationships[]

Hannah Marie[]

Hannah is Scary Godmother's godchild and friend. Throughout the movies and the books, she is seen helping Hannah through any obstacle that she may come across. She is very close to Hannah, as shown with how she temporarily steps out of her dazed state when she hears Hannah crying for help[1].

Skully Pettibone[]

Skully is Scary Godmother's broommate and best friend. They are often seen organizing parties and hanging out together around the Fright Side.

Bug-a-Boo[]

Bug-a-Boo is Scary Godmother's broommate and childhood friend. According to the books, her and Bug-a-Boo used to hang out during their school days and he is shown to be very loyal towards her, even being able to easily recognize her despite her dazed state and fairy costume[1].

Ruby[]

Ruby is Scary Godmother's friend. Although they do not interact much, Scary Godmother is more than willing to help Ruby in any way, with Ruby doing the same.

Harry[]

Despite being amicable, Scary Godmother bears a strong dislike towards Harry, although that hatred is less promiment in the movies. Her disdain towards Harry is so strong that she is easily pushed to her breaking point due to Harry's antics.

Trivia[]

  • Scary Godmother's appearance is heavily based off Jill Thompson herself.[2]
  • Scary Godmother is the first of her kind. Due to being a mixture of both a witch and a fairy, she was severely outcasted in her school and eventually, was given the role 'Scary Godmother' during her graduation.[1]
  • Scary Godmother was abandoned at a magic academy when she was a baby. She expresses no desire to know her birth parents, though.[1]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Scary Godmother - Ghoul's out for Summer
  2. Scary Jill Thompson?
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