<Ul> <Li> Alma LeFay Peregrine (née Bentham)--Miss Peregrine is the headmistress of the school . She is a delicate woman who enjoys a pipe and adores her charges, although she can be strict at times . She lived in Miss Avocet's loop when she was young and she can turn into a peregrine falcon . (Which is why her name is Miss Peregrine .) </Li> <Li> Esmeralda Avocet--Miss Avocet is an elderly woman from the early to mid-Victorian period in England . Her time loop was invaded by wights and hollowgasts, forcing her to retreat to Miss Peregrine's loop . She can turn into an avocet . </Li> <Li> Miss Finch--Very little is known about her . She can transform herself to a finch and has an aunt who stays in finch form . </Li> <Li> Balenciaga Wren--Miss Wren is the headmistress of a menagerie for peculiar animals . She can turn into a wren . </Li> <Li> Millicent Thrush--Miss Thrush has a loop in London for Peculiar Children . She can turn into a thrush . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Alma LeFay Peregrine (née Bentham)--Miss Peregrine is the headmistress of the school . She is a delicate woman who enjoys a pipe and adores her charges, although she can be strict at times . She lived in Miss Avocet's loop when she was young and she can turn into a peregrine falcon . (Which is why her name is Miss Peregrine .) </Li> <Li> Esmeralda Avocet--Miss Avocet is an elderly woman from the early to mid-Victorian period in England . Her time loop was invaded by wights and hollowgasts, forcing her to retreat to Miss Peregrine's loop . She can turn into an avocet . </Li> <Li> Miss Finch--Very little is known about her . She can transform herself to a finch and has an aunt who stays in finch form . </Li>

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