Diana, Hannah and Barbara/LWA

Diana Cavendish

Name

Japanese
ダイアナ・キャベンディッシュ
English
Diana Cavendish

Vital statistics

Floor:
Female
Age:
16 years old
Birthday:
April 30
Zodiac sign:
Taurus (Earth)

Physical Attributes

Height:
168 cm (5 feet 6 inches)
Weight:
49 kg
Hair color:
Platinum blonde with tea green highlights
Eye color:
Blue
Dimensions:
B85/W57/H86

Status

Country:
England
Status:
Alive
School:
Luna Nova Magic Academy
Occupation:
Witch
Student

Relationship

Relatives:
Father without a name (deceased)
Bernadette Cavendish (mother, deceased)
Daryl Cavendish (aunt)
Meryl Cavendish (cousin)
Merrill Cavendish (cousin)
Beatrix Cavendish (ancestor)

Friends:
Hannah England
Barbara Parker
Atsuko Kagari (based on "Cavendish")
Lotte Jansson
Susi Manbavaran
Guest Student (based on VR Broom Racing)

Akko considers Diana her rival, though the feeling is clearly not mutual. Diana was born into a noble family of witches and is one of the top students at Luna Nova Academy. She is always surrounded by her two most devoted fans, Hannah and Barbara. During one of her missions, she seeks to find the most valuable artifact in Luna Nova Tower.
Diana's biography from the short film's official website.

Born into a prestigious family of witches in England, she is intelligent, possesses high magical abilities, and is considered the most outstanding student since the founding of Luna Nova Academy.
Description of Diana from the e-guide "Little Witch Academy: The Cup of Time".

"One of Akko's classmates, the daughter of a famous British witch family. Brilliant and talented in magic, she is considered the most capable student in Luna Nova's history. She also won the 1333rd Luna Nova Broom Racing Cup."
Diana's description from the official Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing website

"I am the heir to the ancient House of Cavendish, and it is my duty to protect it."
Diana

Diana Cavendish is one of the main characters of Little Witch Academia. She comes from the House of Cavendish, a wealthy mage family from England, and is the most outstanding student since the founding of Luna Nova. In the anime series, she enrolls at Luna Nova partly to fulfill her dream of becoming the head of the family, and also because she has known Andrew Hanbridge since childhood, as their families have been closely related for 500 years.

Diana is a young witch with pale skin, light blue eyes, and platinum-blonde hair with side-swept bangs and tea-green highlights. She is considered very beautiful.

Her Luna Nova uniform consists of a standard tunic, witch hat, shoes, and stockings. The hatband, shoes, and belt are blue.

Concept art shows that Diana originally had light brown hair with pale yellow highlights.

Diana is a serious, level-headed, and erudite woman. She comes from a long line of witches and is extremely devoted to her magical studies, as well as to the traditions and history of magic. Her status as Luna Nova's top student isn't just due to her heritage—she possesses self-discipline and maturity far beyond the average teenage girl.

She believes in the superiority of her magical philosophy, which differs from Akko's, and this is one of the reasons Akko considers her a rival (though Diana has never been a rival to Akko). Like most students, she considers Shining Chariot a fraud, but in reality, she appears to have been a fan. This is confirmed in the A New Beginning series, where she is among the crowd in a flashback, and in the Cavendish series. In Sense and Sensibility, Akko expresses hope that Diana will be able to achieve her goal, fulfill her mother's wishes, and love her and the academy with all her heart. At this moment, Diana feels understood and supported. By the end of the novel, she and Akko become friends.

Despite her outward callousness and arrogance, Diana is not without kindness or arrogance: she reprimands other students not out of malice, but out of frustration, and cares about others' academic performance, not just her own. This earns her trust and makes her willing to help other students whenever they ask for assistance.

Due to her pride in her abilities and a strong sense of responsibility, she refuses to take credit for others' accomplishments and always admits her mistakes, though she cannot contradict her teachers due to their trust in her (for example, she was unable to tell Ursula that she was the one who freed the dragon in the first OVA, and was unable to admit to the teachers that Akko was the one who awakened Papilyody in the second episode of the series).

Cavendish's boundless sense of duty is revealed in the episode of the same name—she is willing to leave her beloved Luna Nova Academy of Magic and abandon the remnants of her childhood to preserve her family's legacy. She doesn't judge Akko for being chosen for the role she's strived to fulfill her entire life, and wishes her nothing but success. Her behavior at Luna Nova appears more noble: she didn't boast about being a descendant of one of the Nine Old Witches and kept her orphan past a secret, seeking neither undeserved respect nor pity. Despite her outward pride, she lacks self-confidence: despite her prestige and high position at the school, she hesitates to admit that she feels anything less than contempt for Shiny Chariot. This may explain why she surrounds herself with sycophants, though she doesn't allow Hannah and Barbara to praise her excessively.

Diana was born into a 1,500-year-old family of witches. They wield considerable influence in the magical world and have access to knowledge unknown even to the Luna Nova faculty. Thanks to her heritage, she was born with "talent in her blood." Although this remains unchanged in the anime series, as a child, she was unable to perform magic due to Chariot's use of the Dream Fuel Spirit, which, in turn, was part of Croix's plan to use the Noir Fuel Spirit for a decade. Nevertheless, through rigorous training from an early age, she became the most skilled witch in her class, and some say, in the entire world.

Diana can use an extremely complex annihilation spell to neutralize any magic, including powerful fusion magic, which enhances the effects of spells. She can also create extremely powerful illusions and determine who is affected by them, perform a plant rejuvenation ritual invented by her family, and use exceptional water summoning magic. With her wand, Diana can create beams, powerful energy blasts, and even protective energy barriers. She can also animate and control statues—an advanced technique not taught even to upperclassmen. She has achieved such heights in transformation that she can transform a mouse into a strong and beautiful white horse and reverse any damage by altering the flow of time. She is highly skilled in astrology, as she typically accurately predicts the future, demonstrates a high level of mastery of object manipulation magic, and has an extensive knowledge of the history of magic and various magical languages. She also outperforms most of Luna Nova's students in broomstick riding, and even surpasses Amanda O'Neill in speed.

Diana comes from a family of skilled healers and has a keen understanding of health and healing, allowing her to more effectively utilize restorative magic.

"Diana" probably comes from an ancient Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine."
• Diana is also the name of a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion who was considered the patroness of the countryside and nature, hunters, wildlife, childbirth, crossroads, the night and the Moon, and the counterpart of Artemis in Greek mythology.

The surname "Cavendish" means "pasture of Cafna" and is derived from the Old English personal name "Cafna", which existed before the 7th century, and which in turn is derived from the word "caff", meaning "bold, daring", and "edys", meaning "enclosure or pasture".
• 'Cavendish' could also be interpreted as a joke about her distinctive green-tinged blonde hair, as 'Cavendish' is a common variety of banana popular in the UK.
The Cavendishes are a British noble family that has been one of the wealthiest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century.

Hannah England

Name
In Japanese:
ハンナ・イングランド
In romanized transcription:
Hanna Ingurando

Vital statistics

Floor:
Female
Age:
16 years old
Height:
About 158-160 cm

Physical Attributes

Hair color:
Reddish-brown
Eye color:
Walnut
Skin color:
Pale

Status

Country:
England
Status:
Alive
Occupation:
Student
Witch

Relationship

Friends:
Diana Cavendish
Barbara Parker
Avery
Andrew Hanbridge
Atsuko Kagari
Amanda O'Neill
Constance Amalia von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger
Yasminka Antonenko
Susi Manbavaran
Lotte Jansson

Hannah England (Numbu Snape) (from Little Witch Academia) is a British Avalar pureblood witch, a student at Luna Nova, and a designer for the LN sector. She is best friends with Barbara Parker and Diana Cavendish.

Hannah is a girl of average height. She has wavy reddish-brown hair, which she wears in a ponytail with a yellow ribbon. Her hazel eyes are determined, and her eyebrows are quite thick. The standard Luna Nova Academy uniform consists of a dark blue skirt and jacket with matching buttons in the center, a white shirt and tie, and a plain blue belt. She wears long socks in the same color as her jacket and dark brown shoes. In her original design, Hannah had dark blue hair in pigtails instead of her red ponytail.

Hannah used to be a stuck-up girl who hated Muggle-born witches and often mocked Akko for her ineptitude. While she's shed some of these traits, she still maintains a haughty demeanor and still admires Diana more than Akko, though she's come to respect the latter. Like Barbara, Hannah is cowardly and hides behind Diana when in danger. Hannah loves fashion and has discovered that Akko is a surprisingly good model for her dresses (at least in miniature). Hannah enjoys photographing people in her outfits, her friends at work, and generally anything beautiful and unusual.

Hanna is a very sarcastic girl. She is quite disrespectful of Atsuko Kagari and her friends due to her poor magic skills and her struggles at Luna Nova, as well as the fact that she is friends with Diana, who also has a difficult relationship with her. Due to her behavior in "Don't Stop Me Now," she and Barbara help Akko by turning their brooms into pathetic carriages so they can participate in races because Atsuko couldn't fly hers. She also criticizes her friend Barbara for secretly having a crush on Nightfall. Despite all these bad qualities, they are overly afraid of the monsters and dangerous places Diana takes them to, believing that they should be the ones being feared, not the other way around. However, after the events depicted in "Cavendish" and "Sense and Sensibility," Hannah and Barbara thank Atsuko for helping Diana return to Luna Nova Academy. They admit that even they themselves couldn't have done it, and eventually become her friends, as shown in the final episode.

Hannah and Barbara quickly became friends with Diana after they joined Luna Nova, drawn mainly by her reputation. They both enjoyed teasing Atsuko Kagari for her Muggle heritage, but after Akko helped Diana return to Luna Nova, they grew grateful to him and began befriending his group.

In "Sushi, You Shrunk Me!", the duo are horrified when Jasmine vomits in the dining room, and even more so when Diana inspects the mess she's made. The next day, when Hannah and Barbara are making unflattering comments about Akko's friends, the shrunken witch appears before them and attacks them, screaming. Diana explains why she's in such a state, and they decide to demonstrate their power over the tiny Akko by insulting her for being born to a Muggle family. Enraged, Diana decides to shrink them even smaller so Akko can exact revenge. Diana orders them to treat Akko with respect, reminding them that she saved her life, and the girls quickly apologize to Akko out of fear. After Diana restores them to their original size, Hannah and Barbara join the other seven witches on a mushroom hunt and agree to Akko's offer to join the Kids Next Door (but only because Diana is up for it).

Later, Hannah shrinks several of her outfits and tries them on Akko, taking photos of her and admiring her appearance. They are both surprised when Diana allows Akko to lie on top of her, and sadly realize that Diana is in love with her. The next morning, they watch as Akko drinks the antidote and regains consciousness, and cower in fear when Constanze drinks the rest of the growth potion. Soon, the Nine Witches join the KND and become Sector LN.

In the movie Field Day, Hannah and Barbara watch their friends participate in Field Day.

In Sector LN, when Sheila Frentic easily defeats their friends, Hannah and Barbara bow before her and beg for mercy. Hannah takes photos while Amanda battles Chris Uno and Akko battles Sheila. When the witches attempt to escape Bobopolis, they attack Quark's comet with a golden statue of Diana, but it's ineffective until Diana uses the statue's remains to create a Dwayne Johnson-esque bounce house. At Disneyland, Hannah takes a photo of a performance of "Rapunzel" and accidentally hits an actress in the eye with the flash.

When they enter the Negaverse, Hannah and Barbara's Negatives take them to "Mecha-Chaos," where the duo must fight for their lives despite the unyielding resilience of their counterparts. The Positives demand that the Negatives never do such a thing again to save their own lives, and the Negatives, unfortunately, agree. Hannah and Barbara are offended when Diana calls them cowards, and, unable to bear the negative comparisons, they leave the picnic.

In "Rings of Power," Hannah and Barbara are devastated when the Brudals kidnap Diana. They are overjoyed when their friends return with a rescued Diana.

Hannah is quite skilled in the basics of magic. Her primary skill is weaving magical cloth, which enhances her team's strength, defense, and other attributes. She carries a camera for taking photos or videos, and sometimes uses it for spying: she transforms into a fly and secretly films people. Her camera is capable of projecting volumetric holograms of people, which she can use in combat. She seems to be quite adept at videography and can spot editing errors in the shortest shots. Her power level is 1524.

Like her friend Barbara, Hannah is a coward and tries to hide behind Diana in the presence of stronger opponents. Hannah's magical camera drains her own energy when she uses volumetric holograms, so using objects that are stronger than her in real life requires more energy. To use the holograms, she needs to photograph the objects at the moment they use their power.

Barbara Parker

Name
In Japanese:
バーバラ・パーカー
In romanized transcription:
Bābara Pākā

Vital statistics

Floor:
Female
Age:
16 years old
Height:
About 160 cm

Physical Attributes

Hair color:
Black
Eye color:
Turquoise
Skin color:
Pale

Status

Country:
England
Status:
Alive
School:
Luna Nova Magic Academy
Occupation:
The Witch's Apprentice

Relationship

Friends:
Diana Cavendish
Hannah England
Avery
Lotte Jansson (as of episode 25)
Constanze Amalia von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger
Amanda O'Neill
Atsuko Kagari
Susi Manbavaran
Yasminka Antonenko

Barbara Parker (The Numbu Saga) (originally from Little Witch Academia) is an Avalaran witch, a student at Luna Nova, and a botanist in the LN sector. She is best friends with Hannah England and Diana Cavendish.

Barbara is a girl of average height. She has perfectly straight, waist-length black hair and turquoise eyes. She wears eyelashes only at the bottom of her eyes, and her eyebrows are as thick as Hannah's. The standard Luna Nova Academy uniform consists of a dark blue skirt and jacket with matching center buttons, a white shirt and tie, and a simple blue belt. She wears long socks the same color as her jacket and dark brown shoes. In the original design, Barbara had dark hair, not black.

Barbara used to be a stuck-up girl who hated Muggle-born witches and often mocked Akko for her ineptitude. Although she has shed some of these traits, she still maintains a haughty demeanor and still admires Diana more than Akko, though she has come to respect the latter. Barbara is very passionate about Herbology and hopes to one day move to Flora to work in its Steam Gardens. She is also interested in fantasy and became friends with Lotte over Nightfall. Like Hannah, Barbara is a bit of a coward and hides behind Diana when in danger.

Barbara is a very sarcastic girl, especially towards Atsuko and her friends, due to her inept use of magic and poor performance in school. She is also friends with Diana, who also has a difficult relationship with her. Due to their attitude towards Atsuko, in "Don't Stop Me Now," Barbara and Hannah help Akko by turning their brooms into pathetic carriages so they can participate in races, as Atsuko was unable to fly hers. Despite their flaws, she and Hannah are afraid of the monsters and dangerous places Diana takes them to, believing that they should be the ones to inspire fear, not the other way around. However, after the events depicted in "Cavendish" and "Sense and Sensibility," Hannah and Barbara thank Akko for helping Diana return to Luna Nova Academy, something they admit even they themselves could not have accomplished. Moreover, like Lotte Jansson, she is a fan of the "Nightfall" novels, though she is afraid to admit it because Hannah dislikes them. However, in the epilogue of "Tree of Leaves," we see Barbara openly reading and discussing "Nightfall" with Lotte, demonstrating that she is no longer afraid to admit her love for these novels.

Hannah and Barbara quickly became friends with Diana after they joined Luna Nova, drawn mainly by her reputation. They both enjoyed teasing Atsuko Kagari for her Muggle heritage, but after Akko helped Diana return to Luna Nova, they grew grateful to him and began befriending his group.

In "Sushi, You Shrunk Me!", Barbara enters Diana's room to retrieve her copy of "25 Shades of Blue" and nearly discovers a shrunken Akko in a jar. Barbara unknowingly carries the tiny witch out into the hallway, and Akko falls out of her hair. They are both horrified when Jasmine vomits in the dining room, and even more so when Diana inspects the mess. The next day, when Hannah and Barbara make unflattering comments about Akko's friends, the shrunken witch reveals herself and lashes out at them. Diana explains why she's in this state, and the girls decide to demonstrate their power over the tiny Akko by insulting her for her Muggle heritage. Enraged, Diana decides to shrink them even further so Akko can get revenge. Diana orders them to treat Akko with respect, reminding them that she saved her life, and the girls, out of fear, quickly apologize to Akko. After Diana changes their size, Hannah and Barbara join the other seven witches as they go mushroom hunting. They agree to Akko's offer to join the "Kids Next Door" (but only because Diana is up for it).

Later, Hannah shrinks several of her outfits and tries them on Akko, taking photos of her and admiring her appearance. They are both surprised when Diana allows Akko to lie on top of her, and sadly realize that Diana is in love with her. The next morning, they watch as Akko drinks the antidote and regains consciousness, and cower in fear when Constanze drinks the rest of the growth potion. Soon, the Nine Witches join the KND and become Sector LN.

In the movie Field Day, Hannah and Barbara watch their friends participate in Field Day.

In Sector LN, when Sheila Frentic easily defeats their friends, Hannah and Barbara bow before her and beg for mercy. Hannah takes photos while Amanda battles Chris Uno and Akko battles Sheila. As the witches attempt to escape Bobopolis, they attack Quark's Comet with a golden statue of Diana, but it's ineffective until Diana uses the statue's remains to create a Dwayne Johnson-esque bounce house. At Disneyland, Barbara accidentally encounters Capital B and Grantilda, whom they were tasked with finding. Barbara transforms into a mouse to follow them undetected and overhears their plan to meet King Mickey.

When they enter the Negaverse, Hannah and Barbara's Negatives take them to "Mecha-Chaos," where the duo must fight for their lives despite the unyielding resilience of their counterparts. The Positives demand that the Negatives never do such a thing again to save their own lives, and the Negatives, unfortunately, agree. Hannah and Barbara are offended when Diana calls them cowards, and, unable to bear the negative comparisons, they leave the picnic.

In "Rings of Power," Hannah and Barbara are devastated when the Brudals kidnap Diana. They are overjoyed when their friends return with a rescued Diana.

Barbara is quite proficient in the basics of magic. Spending a lot of time gardening with her mother, Barbara developed a passion for herbalism and became an expert in magical plants. She uses magical plants to combat enemies. Her power level is 1418.

Like her friend Hannah, Barbara is a coward and hides behind Diana in the presence of stronger opponents.

Luna Nova Academy is a renowned school specializing in training young witches in the arts of magic. Initially, it only accepted witches from magical families, but due to financial constraints, it was decided to allow witches without magical heritage to enroll. Students are divided into teams of three, each sharing a room and wearing a sash of the same color. These teams typically work together in group classes. Since the use of magic currently requires a national qualification, Luna Nova offers several specialized courses to obtain this qualification. After graduation, students can find various careers where they can utilize their magical skills.

The academy is located on a ley line, the St. Michael's ley line, as described by Alfred Watkins. The school has its own ley line terminal, facilitating ley line entry and exit. The campus includes the main hall, a large castle, and the Luna Nova Tower, where the Philosopher's Stone is kept. This stone absorbs magical energy from the ley line, allowing students and faculty to freely use their magic. Beneath the tower lies a deep labyrinth containing treasures and monsters, and beneath the chapel lies the entrance to the Blue Moon Abyss. Croix's laboratory was later established in the tower. The surrounding area is surrounded by Arcturus Forest and mountains.

In addition to dormitories and classrooms, the campus includes broomstick training areas, a clock tower, a large lake, a botanical garden, a library, a cafeteria, an observation tower, an auditorium, a courtyard, an aviary, and a pet cemetery. The entrance to the Polaris Fountain is also located in the north building. The Luna Nova reference archives are located in the outer section and require special permission to access.