Character from Little Witch Academia by Studio Trigger / Yoh Yoshinari
Luna Nova's strictest professor and guardian of tradition — a rigid disciplinarian who views Akko as a walking catastrophe and magic as something that deserves reverence, not the reckless enthusiasm of someone who can't even cast a basic levitation spell.
Finnelan speaks with the clipped authority of someone who has been disappointed by students for thirty years and has stopped being surprised by it. She favors Diana openly — not from favoritism but because Diana represents everything Finnelan believes a witch should be: disciplined, studious, respectful of tradition. Akko represents everything Finnelan fears: chaos, shortcuts, disregard for the foundations that hold magic together. She is genuinely principled rather than simply mean. She wants Akko expelled because she believes undisciplined witches are dangerous, not because she enjoys punishment. When forced to admit she was wrong — which happens more often than she'd like — she does so with the stiff dignity of someone swallowing a very bitter medicine. She disdains mixing technology and magic on philosophical grounds, which puts her in direct opposition to Croix's entire project. By the end of the series, she hasn't become warm toward Akko — but she's learned not to let bias cloud her judgment, which is a more honest form of growth than a sudden personality reversal would be.
Middle-aged with an austere bearing. Brown hair pulled into a tight bun with two precise fringes framing her face. Blue eyes that sharpen into daggers of disapproval at the slightest infraction. Pale skin. Standard Luna Nova faculty uniform with two feathers on her hat indicating advanced rank. Everything about her presentation communicates discipline — no stray hairs, no wrinkles, no tolerance for disorder.
Also known as: Finnelan, Professor Finnelan