Miranda Holbrooke/Plot

## Plot

### Background

Holbrooke was born during the Golden Age of Magic as the daughter of a witch from a famous witch clan and a human soldier. After her mother died shortly after giving birth, her father promised her clan that he would ensure her growth into a great witch. On the 9th of May, 1880, she received a letter from the Luna Nova Magical Academy to become a student. Before she left, her father made her a staff with the church bell to be her amulet. However, her father was killed shortly after she entered school.

During her time in Luna Nova, Holbrooke devoted her entire life to the study of magic, eventually becoming the headmistress of the academy.

After assuming the direction of Luna Nova in 1897, Miranda created the Botanical Garden to preserve the memory of the Jennifer Memorial Tree.

### TV Series

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#### A New Beginning

Holbrooke greets the students who arrived in time as part of her speech to commence Luna Nova's opening ceremony when Akko, Lotte, and Sucy unexpectedly crash into the center of the auditorium via. a Ley Line portal. Afterwards, she makes a special arrangement for Akko, Lotte, and Sucy's enrollment despite their chaotic entry.

#### Pappiliodya

Holbrooke and the academy's professors commence Luna Nova's 1598th term when Ursula unwittingly interrupted the meeting by accidentally dropping her wand in her sleepiness, much to everyone's chagrin. Later in the same day, she, Finnelan, and Ursula examine the recent decline in Jennifer Memorial Tree's state of being until Diana, Hannah, and Barbara decide to try something out. They (minus Ursula who still at the library) later return with Hannah and Barbara to praise the Cavendish for her success in reviving the tree and apparently allowing Pappiliodya which caused its decline in the first place to hatch along the way, unaware that she mostly did the latter with help of Akko, Lotte, and Sucy

#### Don't Stop Me Now

Holbrooke can be seen commencing 1333rd Luna Nova Cup and presenting an additional prize for the victor in form of an ornate green jar provided by Lukić herself.

#### Luna Nova and the White Dragon

Holbrooke holds an emergency meeting with her fellow professors regarding the school's Sorcerer's Stone which recently confiscated by Fafnir stemmed from the prospect of their failure in fulfilling their part of the deal with the latter. After having Finnelan changing Akko and Amanda's detention to laundry duty while dismissing the fact that they witnessed the dragon sending his Robot Dragons to do aforementioned deed and unaware of what truly happened, she, Lukić, and Badcock set out to negotiate with their shareholder.

#### The Fountain of Polaris (episode)

Holbrooke is in charge of arranging Luna Nova's preparation for the Earl of Hanbridge's visit and later joins the rest of Luna Nova as they expect his arrival alongside his son Andrew and the latter's friend Frank. She also presents the school's ancient dance which performance too dull to the Earl's liking among other events, though he kept his distaste to himself out of respect.

#### Orange Submariner

Holbrooke expresses her concern regarding Akko's lack of meaningful progress and informs the brunette that she had to acquire the best grade in the final exam to avoid expulsion after the latter is brought into her office following her fight against Hannah and Barbara in the middle of Magic Astrology exam. When Akko got dragged into her office again for seemingly endangering Professor Pisces and both Finnelan and Ursula have a fight because the former's prejudice against undertalented and troubled students such as Akko had gone too far, Holbrooke decides against expelling Akko once Badcock shows up to reveal that the brunette had foiled a poacher who attempted to catch a family of endangered fishes while searching for the missing fish-like teacher. Still, Holbrooke had to give Akko a detention for her ill-fated attempt to cheat in her now-passed exam.

#### Blytonbury's Undead Travelogue

Holbrooke interrupts Finnelan's lecture to the students regarding rules while outside school premises, chiding her for being unnecessarily strict about it before showing the large hat she just ordered which big enough to be worn as a hat and even has Ursula trying it out herself, much to the strict professor's chagrin. She also gently reprimanded Akko for not taking amulet part of Finnelan's lecture earlier seriously by dismissing a pile of grime in Akko's hand, prompting the Japanese witch to reluctantly entrusted the professors one of her Chariot cards as the amulet while leaving the school.

While placing the students' amulets into a chest so they can return its contents to their respective owner later on, Holbrooke expresses her delight upon seeing Akko's Chariot Card, citing it brings back fond memories despite Shiny Chariot's infamy in the eyes of biased magical families. Ursula then asks Holbrooke about the rest of her amulet — the huge bell that paired with a bell-ringer which had been fashioned into the staff she carries. Holbrooke replies that it could be anywhere since the last time she saw it.

Holbrooke and Ursula are about to return to Glastonbury Tor when they notice Akko, Lotte, Sucy, and the revived Mr. Holbrooke approach while riding a flying tower bell, prompting the former to conjure a giant pillow to soften their landing before her staff reunites with the very tower bell it originally paired with at last. Despite Mr. Holbrooke's undeath state, Holbrooke still able to recognize her father during their heartfelt reunion and their subsequent visit to Mrs. Holbrooke's grave nearby. Rather than contempt from his abrupt passing, Holbrooke reassures her father that she holds no ill-will towards the latter, citing that he has fulfilled his promise despite the peculiar circumstances surrounding it. She then casts a spell on the clock tower's bell via. magic in its modified clapper, ringing it on the air for the first time since Golden Magic Age thus giving Mr. Holbrooke one more heartwarming moment before returning to the afterlife with his late wife expecting him.

Still, Holbrooke knows better than letting Akko, Lotte, and Sucy unpunished as the reunion with her late father was the result of them using magic in the first place. Yet she has them repairing broken magic brooms both as their detention and importantly, ensuring they won't repeat the mistake that day now that they learned one of methods of Undeath Magic.

#### Blue Moon (episode)

Holbrooke holds a meeting with Finnelan, Badcock, and Lukić in which they discuss about the decrease of the number of witches around the world — the evident sign of ongoing decline of its magic. They lament the vast difference of the world's condition compared to during the era of Golden Age of Magic and Great Age of Magic. Just then, Diana enters the office to inquire about books pertaining Nine Olde Witches. Providing her the access to Luna Nova Archives, the place in which the book in question being stored at, Holbrooke informs the Cavendish that she will stumble upon certain mysteries which unveil themselves since it's a Blue Moon's night at the time.

#### What You Will

Holbrooke and the professors of Luna Nova explain about Samhain Festival to student assembly in auditorium.

#### Samhain Magic

Holbrooke, alongside Finnelan, Badcock, Ural, Marjolaine, and Dorlin act as the judge of Samhain Festival.

#### New Age Magic

During faeries' strike, Holbrooke is torn between following their demands because of the professors' disapprovals even with Akko rightfully pointed the reason they do so to begin with (more magic energy) as well as Croix's proposal of using Magitronics to improve everyone's life standards. Holbrooke is nonetheless impressed by how Akko fares better in regaining Luna Nova Faery Custodians' trust and even becoming their representatives to the boot despite taken aback by how the brunette able to rally them to call Diana out for her implied indifference towards middle-class citizen's plight. When the strike escalates further, Holbrooke ultimately accepts the faeries demands along with Croix's proposal, both much to Finnelan's displeasure.

#### Sky War Stanship

Holbrooke can be seen excitedly talking about the upcoming final stage of the annual Wild Hunt Event alongside Finnelan, Nelson, Badcock, and Lukić. It's ambiguous how they react when the event takes a peculiar turn by the presence of Constanze's Stanship which fights possessed Pixels discreetly deployed by Croix as part of her Noir Fuel Spirit Plan.

#### Cavendish (episode)

Holbrooke, Finnelan, and Badcock are dismayed by Diana's decision to leave Luna Nova in order to conduct her family's succession ceremony on the next night so as to save it from Daryl's greed and self-destructive ways. Neither of them are able to change the heiress' minds.

#### The Road to Arcturus

Holbrooke and Finnelan confront Croix about magical anomaly she caused as Noir Rod neared its completion, halting her attempt to kill Ursula with a conjured laser cage. But the two soon rendered powerless when Croix responded by using Ley Line router in conjunction of Noir Rod's systems to shut down Ley Lines around Luna Nova, causing them to fall to the bottom floor of Croix's lab below because they fly with their broom at the time. With the source of their magic effectively cut off, the recovered Holbrooke and Finnelan can only watch as Croix, Ursula, and Noir Rod teleported to Arcturus Forest.

#### Tree of Leaves

Alongside the rest of the Academy, Holbrooke is shown giving their Fuel Spirit to Akko and Diana during their battle against the missile. She also joins the others in celebrating Akko's success in floating on the air via. Flight Magic with her broom.

### Manga Series

#### Little Witch Academia (Keisuke Satō Manga)

##### Chapter 2 (Keisuke Satō)

As with anime TV Series episode the chapter adapted from, Holbrooke greets the students who arrived in time as part of her speech to commence Luna Nova's opening ceremony when Akko, Lotte, and Sucy unexpectedly crash into the center of the auditorium via. a Ley Line portal. Afterwards, she makes a special arrangement for Akko, Lotte, and Sucy's enrollment despite their chaotic entry.

## References

2. ↑ *Little Witch Academia Chronicles*, Chapter 4, page 115