Madam Mumblechook

Madame Mumblechook is the main antagonist in the Studio Ponoc film, Mary and the Witch's Flower.

She is the Headmistress of Endor College, loved by all her students and equally respected. As the film progresses her true nature of obtaining the Fly-by-Night flower starts to show. In a flashback, she is shown to care for her students and becomes overjoyed when Mary 's Great-Aunt Charlotte gives her the flower. She later uses this flower in an experiment to give the students unlimited magic. (The experiment fails in both the flashback shown and later on when the subject is Peter.) she is an archenemy of Mary Smith and Peter.

Personality
When introducing herself to Mary, she is shown to be polite and welcoming towards her. However, she turns harsh when she believes Mary to be a trespasser (the punishment being that trespassers will be transformed 'into something other than themselves').

During a flashback, she can be seen placing a plaster onto the forehead of an injured student showing that she cared for them before being corrupted by the Fly-by-Night.

Once she has obtained said flower, she discovers the location of Peter by reading a piece of paper she obtained from Mary, off-screen and when Mary returns home she discovers that Mumblechook had captured Peter and the only way to free him was to bring the Headmistress the flower she desired.

During the experiment, Mumblechook believes nothing can go wrong but once Peter has been overtaken by a goo like substance (the flower) she tries stopping it by casting a spell. Unfortunately, her magic is stolen and she remained passed out where her defeat is unknown at the end of the film when Peter is rescued and returned home by Mary.

Trivia

 * Madam Mumblechook is based by the character on Yubaba from Spirited Away as the lead main antagonist and both evil Sorceress.