Witch Week reference to Lowood School from Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre", although in "Witch Week" the miserable conditions of the school are often used for comic effect. In almost every version of the book published, the class the story focuses on has a different name, according to the age group the publishers were aiming the book at the time. For instance: Early in 1992 the science fiction writer Orson Scott Card reviewed reissues of several Diana Wynne Jones novels. He wrote concerning "Witch Week": Thus it is that underneath what seems to be rather low comedy—brooms that demand to be taken riding
The Demon Headmaster bring order and control to the world, under his leadership of course. Not much else is revealed about him or the origin of his power. His name is never mentioned, as he is always referred to by various titles, such as The Headmaster and The Computer Director, though it's known that he does "have" a name - in fact a central plot point of The Demon Headmaster Takes Over is finding it. In 1996, the Demon Headmaster books were adapted by the BBC to make a television series based on the books. The series proved popular with the children of