Character Relationship Map: Hocus Pocus 2

Characters

• Winifred Sanderson (played by Bette Midler) — protagonist

  Lead Sanderson witch, seeks power via Magicae Maxima, manipulative and vengeful

• Becca (played by Whitney Peak) — supporting

  A modern Salem teen who unknowingly lights the Black Flame Candle, reviving the witches again.

• Izzy (played by Belissa Escobedo) — supporting

  Becca's best friend, resourceful and loyal during the witch crisis.

• Cassie (played by Lilia Buckingham) — supporting

  Former friend of Becca and Izzy, mayor's daughter, caught in the witch plot.

• John Pritchett (played by Thomas Fitzgerald) — minor

  Historical figure Winifred was forced to marry in 1653.

• Billy Butcherson (played by Doug Jones) — supporting

  Resurrected zombie fiancé of Winifred, seeks revenge on her

• Gilbert (played by Sam Richardson) — supporting

  Magic shop owner who tricks teens into reviving the witches.

• Mayor / Reverend Traske (played by Tony Hale) — supporting

  Antagonistic historical figure who banished Winifred, or modern mayor.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Billy Butcherson → Winifred Sanderson (Romantic Undead Fiancés) — Their former engagement remains a significant supernatural connection.

  Billy is described as Winifred's resurrected zombie fiancé.

• Gilbert → Becca (Professional Shopkeeper And Customer) — Their commercial interaction initiates the resurrection plot.

  Gilbert owns the magic shop and gives Becca a candle for her birthday.

• Cassie → Mayor / Reverend Traske (Family Daughter) — Cassie's family connection makes her blood valuable to the witches' spell.

  The plot identifies Cassie as the mayor's daughter.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Cassie → Billy Butcherson (Alliance Final-Stage Ally) — Cassie is part of the group that witnesses Billy's return and fading.

  Billy returns to the girls after Cassie participates in the reuniting spell.

• Izzy → Billy Butcherson (Alliance Final-Stage Ally) — Izzy and Billy occupy the same closing alliance after the crisis.

  Billy rejoins the girls after the reuniting spell and the witches' spells are undone.

• Becca → Billy Butcherson (Alliance Final-Stage Ally) — Billy shares the aftermath with the surviving magical group.

  Billy rejoins Becca and the other girls after Winifred fades away.

• Winifred Sanderson → Cassie (Conflict Ritual Captor) — Cassie becomes the substitute blood source for the power spell.

  The witches kidnap Cassie and plan to use her blood after escaping the salt circle.

• Winifred Sanderson → Izzy (Conflict Witch And Opponent) — Izzy is imprisoned and later helps undermine Winifred's ritual.

  The witches trap Izzy and Becca in the basement before hunting the mayor.

• Winifred Sanderson → Becca (Conflict Witch And Opponent) — Becca becomes a direct opponent of Winifred's attempt to gain absolute power.

  Winifred's witches trap Becca, pursue her, and try to complete the power spell using the gathered ingredients.

• Gilbert → Billy Butcherson (Conflict Manipulative Recruiter) — Gilbert exploits Billy's resurrection for the ritual.

  Gilbert digs up Billy and tricks him into helping collect ingredients before revealing that he needs Billy's head.

• Gilbert → Winifred Sanderson (Narrative Revival Accomplice) — Gilbert's scheme restores Winifred's access to the modern world.

  Gilbert admits that he tricked the girls into reviving the witches after reading how to make the candle.

• Mayor / Reverend Traske → Izzy (Alliance Warned Ally) — Izzy participates in the effort to protect the mayor.

  Becca and Izzy jointly head to the Traske house to warn the mayor.

• Mayor / Reverend Traske → Becca (Alliance Warned Ally) — Becca treats the mayor as someone who must be protected from the witches.

  Becca and Izzy go to the Traske house to warn the mayor about the witches.

• Izzy → Cassie (Social Reconciled Friends) — Their reconciliation restores the former friendship group.

  The three girls make up before the witches escape and kidnap Cassie.

• Mayor / Reverend Traske → Winifred Sanderson (Conflict Banisher And Banished) — The historical Traske's punishment creates Winifred's long-term grievance.

  The Reverend Traske banishes Winifred after she defies church authority and refuses marriage.

Story Analysis

A vengeful witch seeks absolute power, while three Salem teenagers transform a supernatural crisis into a new coven.

Plot Progression

1. Banishment and Black Magic — In 1653, Winifred is banished after rejecting John Pritchett and defying church authority. In the forest, she receives a magic book, and her revenge begins a lasting conflict with the Traske line.
2. The Candle's Consequences — In 2022, Becca and Izzy light a Black Flame Candle during Halloween. The witches return, escape their first encounter with the girls, and Gilbert reveals that he engineered their resurrection.
3. A Bloodline Reawakens — Winifred discovers the mayor's descent from the Reverend Traske and plans Magicae Maxima. The girls escape captivity, warn the mayor, reunite with Cassie, and face the witches at the garage.
4. The Cost of Power — The witches kidnap Cassie and assemble the spell in the forbidden forest. Becca discovers her natural magic while the girls attempt to disrupt the ritual and learn its terrible price.
5. A Coven in the Night — Winifred gains absolute power but loses what she values most. Becca, Izzy, and Cassie cast a reuniting spell, after which the girls preserve the spell book and continue their magical path.