I am rereading school for good and evil
And I have realised that there is a clear chain of order when it comes to who comes up with the plans.
Obviously Agatha is at the top and is the one everyone turns to but when Agatha isn’t there or sometimes when she is unsure it is Hester who is the next person everybody turns.
Not Sophie or Tedros despite the fact that both seem to believe that they are the next in line. None in the book ever actually turns to them for help and if they do it is only because neither Hester nor Agatha is here and after book 4 Nicola isn’t there either.
Which I find so funny cause they are the two that believe themselves to be the leaders of the group that they believe that they are good and evils school captain. But in reality it is Agatha and Hester who actually earn that title.
That is because both Hester and Agatha actually worked for it. They were top of there class because they put in the hard work. Neither Sophie nor Tedros did that they just had it handed to them on a silver platter just because both are objectively beautiful and got Agatha to do all the hard work.
If it weren’t for Agatha basically doing all of Sophie’s work and the school master and Evelyn Sader rigging the results Sophie would be a nothing. She was neither talented, smart nor dedicated at anything. She did not deserve to be dean of evil nor is she evil’s greatest hope.
You know who is tho. Hester. Hester is the smartest never in the school for evil and sometimes even in both schools. She has a talent that she had practically perfected even before she came to school (which based on how the other never talents are described in the beginning wouldn’t have of been easier) she is really smart like actually smart. She is described as having a read extra just for fun and having an amazing memory. She is the most dedicated person at that school. Her whole backstory with her mother shows that she is there to prove that she is better than her mother that she will succeed. Plus her whole backstory in general and baring in mind that that is only what she said voluntarily and based on Hester being a closed offf person i imagine there is a lot more that she doesn’t say. But she over came her backstory she is the only person in that book who is able to put there feelings aside and go what is nessary no one else does that or at least not as effectively. Sophie constantly thinking about her self and endangers everyone. Tedros fainted when he sees Merlin and disappears for a week when he sees his mother and lancerlot. Dot’s relationship with her father and Robin Hood cause some issues along the way. Even Agatha struggles to not think about Sophie, Tedros and her mum and do what is right. ( the last three are valid and are not hate considering that they are just teenagers) but it goes to show how strong Hester actually is, not just physically but mentally. Hester also gets stabbed and just doesn’t cry like she is the strongest and smart character in the book. She is also often referred to as the most powerful character with her demon being there best weapon throughout the series.
Hester deserves that spot as evils captain and the only reason Sophie got it was because of plot armour both from the tale of Sophie and Agatha and the fact that she is the main character in the book.
If it weren’t for everything that happened in the woods Sophie wouldn’t have stood a chance next to Hester and it infuriated me that people claim she is the strongest or best witch cause she ain’t she is just the best at acting like she is and that is it.
(This did just kinda turn into a Sophie hate rant and Hester appreciation post but my point still stands)