Long live Locasta Tattypoo. The forgotten witch. The first guardian. The best of the North.
Her most famous act in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is subtle and easily overlooked: she kisses Dorothy on the forehead. That kiss is not maternal affection. It is a powerful protective charm—a stasis ward —that renders the girl invulnerable to harm from anyone who means her ill will. “No one will dare injure you,” Locasta says, “because they will know you are under my protection.” locasta tattypoo
The Wicked Witch of the East ruled the Munchkins with terror. The Wicked Witch of the West ruled the Winkies with fire and wolves. Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, ruled the Quadlings but was largely isolationist. And Locasta? Locasta held the North—a buffer zone against the most dangerous threats from the western mountains. Long live Locasta Tattypoo