Milo jumped back in fright and quickly grabbed Tock to make sure that his alarm didn't go off-for he knew how much witches hate loud noises. "Don't be frightened," she laughed "I'm not a witch-I'm a Which." "Oh," said Milo, because he couldn't think of anything else to say. "I'm Faintly Macabre, the not-so-wicked Which," she continued, "and I'm certainly not going to harm you."