Because you like Mrs. Whatsit in A Wrinkle in Time

An alien living in a temple shaped like a giant woman, Pearl enjoys ballet, fencing, and using her magical spear. See them in Steven Universe.

A Hollywood starlet with a vindictive streak, Madison Montgomery is one witch that you shouldn't cross. See them in American Horror Story.

If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

It turns out the girl of your dreams just might have dreams of her own. See them in (500) Days of Summer.

Buttercup is a farm girl turned princess who'd do anything to have her old life back. See them in The Princess Bride.

Stuck on a lifeboat with zoo animals without food and fresh water, Pi Patel uses his intelligence to face the greatest test of all: survival. See them in Life of Pi.

You won't like him when Bruce Banner is angry. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Selfishly taking her father’s place to fight in the Imperial Army, Hua Mulan risks treason if they find out she isn’t who she says she is. See them in Mulan.

Francis Freeman may be impervious to pain, but he sure knows how to inflict it. See them in Deadpool.

Effy Stonem is cool and collected with a wry smile on her face and a cigarette between her lips. See them in Skins.

Willow Rosenberg may be a witch who can defeat the forces of evil, but she still gets emotional over kittens on the Internet. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

George Weasley likes to invent quirky joke products, play Quidditch, and cause poor Mrs. Weasley a lot of anxiety. See them in Harry Potter Series.