Olive Hawthorne

Olive Hawthorne was a white witch who lived in Devil's End.

Early life
Olive was born the elder of twin girls. She had trouble sleeping and had secret fears and phobias that she could not share even with her sister, Poppy. She dreamt of monsters invading the village. Shortly before she died, her grandmother had given her a necklace.

One night, Olive was awoken by a sound coming from the stables. She went downstairs and outside to investigate where she was confronted with a witch. She told Olive that her name was Lobelia, her great-aunt, and that the Hawthorne family's sole purpose was to protect Devil's End from the evil that it attracted and that becoming a white witch was Olive's birthright. Additionally, Lobelia handed Olive a grimoire that would help her and a bridel to aid in her sleep. Finally, she was told that she would have to choose between good and evil and that the right path would involve many sacrifices.

The next morning, she was awoken by her mother who asked her the whereabouts of Poppy. A large search of the village occurred for months but nothing was found. Olive was devastated. She remembered Lobelia's words regarding sacrifice and felt guilt that somehow she had caused her sister's disappearance.

Two years later during World War II, Olive met a Gypsy Witch who was selling luck charms. She offered Olive anything she wanted if she followed her master, including a reunion with Poppy. She heeded Lobelia's warnings and backed away but not before her eyes turned black. From this point she realised her apprenticeship was over and she was truly the guardian of Devil's End. (HOMEVID: White Witch of Devil's End)

The guardian of Devil's End
She spent weeks warning Professor Horner not to dig at the Devil's Hump tomb on Beltane, believing "the Prince himself is nigh". She was taken by the verger Garvin after failing to be hypnotised by and was tied up and put inside a chest in the village church. Sergeant Benton freed her, and they hid in the cavern beneath the church. Benton was rendered unconscious by a forcefield in the cavern, and Miss Hawthorne carried him to The Cloven Hoof pub when the Dæmon Azal killed Garvin. She saved Benton from an attacking Morris dancer by hitting him over the head with her reticule. Miss Hawthorne and Benton helped stop the villagers from burning the Doctor when they tricked them into believing he was a mighty wizard. (TV: The Dæmons)

Some time later she was present when the Master returned to his TARDIS following the Sea Devils incident. The Master threatened her with his TCE when the Doctor and Jo Grant arrived, before he made his get away, leaving her unharmed. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors)

Behind the scenes
The character was originally named Lady Olivia Featherstone. (INFO: The Dæmons)