Elsewhere, Serafina Pekkala sees Mrs. Coulter torturing a witch to find out what the witch knows about Lyra. At the party, Lyra realizes that the Gobblers are actually the General Oblation Board, the organization that Mrs. Coulter … a witch.

First or all, her ability to 'control' or 'bewitch' people. Serafina goes to Svalbard, where she meets Lord Asriel’s servant, who tells her that Lord Asriel means to … Mrs Coulter has Witch abilities? In the audiobook read by Philip Pullman, the role of Marisa Coulter was taken by Alison Dowling. by aklebury » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:24 am . Hey, I noticed a couple of interesting passages in Northern Lights that suggests Mrs Coulter's daemon has the ability to seperate from her more than a normal person.

She has the unexplained ability to completely control people, kids and adults. Mrs Coulter was named the third biggest villain in the Big Bad Read poll after Lord Voldemort and Sauron. Coulter loses her temper when Lyra insists on wearing a purse containing the alethiometer in the house, and Lyra and Pan realize that Mrs. Coulter’s dæmon—a golden monkey —is spying on them. Mrs Coulter's dæmon was never named in the books, but took the name Ozymandias in … Mrs Coulter is a truly memorable villain, a mother-shaped monster of deceit and cruelty who, pace Charlotte Higgins, makes Medea look like a National Childbirth Trust leader. I've read through the trilogy twice now and the one thing that seems to stand out to me is that Mrs.Coulter is (or was?) Serafina kills the ailing witch to prevent her from telling Mrs. Coulter what she knows. Mrs Coulter's relationship with The Magisterium proved to be complicated Credit: BBC Others chipped in with theories that Mrs Coulter could be half witch …

The witch Serafina Pekkala eavesdrops on Mrs Coulter, Lyra's wicked mother, torturing a witch for the prophecy that concerns Lyra.