I will not be distracted by Dumbledore discussions!

I pretty much agree with this assessment of the Granny situation, Mercybow. I have been waiting for Pterry to kill Granny off for several books now. I think he intended to earlier, but he failed to come up with an adequate character to replace her. I think Agnes was supposed to be it, but he simply couldn't make her interesting enough.

As soon as we encountered Tiffany, I thought, "This is it, this is Granny's trainee and eventual replacement." Tiffany has all Granny's power and the same kind of rock hard core that makes Granny the character she is. I believe that as soon as Tiffany seems old enough (about 16, I guess), Pterry will finally kill Granny off.

But Katcal, I don't think Pterry would ever send Granny out in anything less than massive style. Remember, she's beaten Death once before! If Granny dies (or simply moves on somehow), I think it'll be a huge set-piece scene. I think Pterry's too fond of Granny to be able to refrain from it - and he is a little bit self-indulgent where his favourite characters are concerned (vis any recent Vimes book).