Maud Moonshine
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Maud Moonshine is a fictional character
in The Worst Witch
books by Jill Murphy
. She is best friends with Mildred Hubble
and Enid Nightshade and has a strong rivalry with Ethel Hallow and Drusilla Paddock.
after growing jealous
of Mildred's apparent friendship with the new girl, Enid Nightshade. She later reverts back to Mildred after Ethel locks them in a store cupboard and makes friends with Enid. She is short and chubby with glasses
and hair worn in bunches
(in A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch
she wore pigtails
and in The Worst Witch Saves the Day
she has curly bunches instead of straight ones). She is fiercely loyal to Mildred and Enid and has stood up to Ethel many times, most notably in The Worst Witch All at Sea
where she reprimands Ethel about eavesdropping on a conversation between her and Enid about Mildred acting strangely. There is also some confusion regarding Maud's surname. Her surname isn't revealed in the books (though Miss Hardbroom refers to her as Maud "Spellbody" in The Worst Witch All at Sea). The 1980s Halloween
television movie gave her surname as "Warlock
" and the TV series gave her surname as "Moonshine". Since the TV series was more popular than the television movie, "Moonshine" has become stuck as Maud's surname for good.
Maud was played by Emma Brown
. Her chubbiness is dropped but her small stature, bunches, glasses, and loyalty towards her friends remain intact. She has also sprung to Mildred's defense several times, such as in the episode "Learning the Hard Way" where she comments to Miss Hardbroom that Mildred would never have any confidence if she kept shouting at her. It is actually the TV series that originally gave Maud's surname as Moonshine. Maud was played by Danielle Bachelor in the 80's Halloween movie.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch is a series of children's novels written and illustrated by Jill Murphy and published by Puffin Books. The first book was published in 1974. They have become some of the most outstandingly successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 4 million copies....
books by Jill Murphy
Jill Murphy
Jill Murphy is a London-born English children's author, best known for The Worst Witch series and the Large Family picture books...
. She is best friends with Mildred Hubble
Mildred Hubble (The Worst Witch)
Mildred Hubble is a major character in The Worst Witch children's book series by Jill Murphy. She is the main protagonist in all the books. She is friends with Maud Moonshine and Enid Nightshade and has a strong rivalry with Ethel Hallow and Drusilla Paddock....
and Enid Nightshade and has a strong rivalry with Ethel Hallow and Drusilla Paddock.
In the books
Maud Moonshine is first introduced as Mildred's best friend. She breaks off her friendship with Mildred in The Worst Witch Strikes AgainThe Worst Witch Strikes Again
The Worst Witch Strikes Again is the second novel in The Worst Witch series by Jill Murphy. The book was published in 1980 and features a new character, Enid Nightshade...
after growing jealous
JEALOUS
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of Mildred's apparent friendship with the new girl, Enid Nightshade. She later reverts back to Mildred after Ethel locks them in a store cupboard and makes friends with Enid. She is short and chubby with glasses
Glasses
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and hair worn in bunches
Bunches
Bunches are a hairstyle in which the hair is parted down the middle and gathered into two symmetrical bundles, like ponytails, secured near the scalp...
(in A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch is the third novel in The Worst Witch children's book series by Jill Murphy. It was preceded by The Worst Witch Strikes Again and was succeeded by The Worst Witch All at Sea...
she wore pigtails
Pigtails
In the context of hairstyles, the usage of the term pigtail shows considerable variation. According to most dictionaries, a pigtail is a braid of tightly woven hair. The name is based on the short, thin and kinked tail of a pig, referring to the way a short, tight braid may stand out from the...
and in The Worst Witch Saves the Day
The Worst Witch Saves the Day
The Worst Witch Saves the Day is the fifth novel in The Worst Witch children's boom series by Jill Murphy. The book was published in 2005 and features Agatha Cackle disguised as new teacher, Miss Granite.- Plot :...
she has curly bunches instead of straight ones). She is fiercely loyal to Mildred and Enid and has stood up to Ethel many times, most notably in The Worst Witch All at Sea
The Worst Witch All at Sea
The Worst Witch All at Sea is the fourth book in the Worst Witch children's book series by Jill Murphy. It is notable as the only novel that isn't set in Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but by the sea instead. This book was published in 1993.- Plot :...
where she reprimands Ethel about eavesdropping on a conversation between her and Enid about Mildred acting strangely. There is also some confusion regarding Maud's surname. Her surname isn't revealed in the books (though Miss Hardbroom refers to her as Maud "Spellbody" in The Worst Witch All at Sea). The 1980s Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
television movie gave her surname as "Warlock
Warlock
The term warlock in origin means "traitor, oathbreaker".In early modern Scots, the word came to be used as the male equivalent of witch ....
" and the TV series gave her surname as "Moonshine". Since the TV series was more popular than the television movie, "Moonshine" has become stuck as Maud's surname for good.
Maud Moonshine in the TV series
In The Worst Witch (TV series)The Worst Witch (TV series)
The Worst Witch is a British ITV television series about a group of young witches at a Magic Academy. The series stars Georgina Sherrington and Felicity Jones, and is based on The Worst Witch books by Jill Murphy. It aired for a total of 3 series between 1998 and 2001 before being followed by...
Maud was played by Emma Brown
Emma Brown
Emma Brown is the title of a manuscript by Charlotte Brontë, left incomplete when she died in 1855. It was completed by Clare Boylan and published as a novel in 2003.-Original manuscript:...
. Her chubbiness is dropped but her small stature, bunches, glasses, and loyalty towards her friends remain intact. She has also sprung to Mildred's defense several times, such as in the episode "Learning the Hard Way" where she comments to Miss Hardbroom that Mildred would never have any confidence if she kept shouting at her. It is actually the TV series that originally gave Maud's surname as Moonshine. Maud was played by Danielle Bachelor in the 80's Halloween movie.
See also
- List of major characters in "The Worst Witch" series
- The Worst WitchThe Worst WitchThe Worst Witch is a series of children's novels written and illustrated by Jill Murphy and published by Puffin Books. The first book was published in 1974. They have become some of the most outstandingly successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 4 million copies....