Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25857155-20150213020036/@comment-50.37.24.192-20150218065748

Her sister is an allusion to the Wicked Witch of the East. In the 1939 MGM film, the Wicked Witches of the East and West are sisters (in the books, they are merely members of the same coven). Her name, Scarlet, is also based on the 1939 film-- the Wicked Witch of the East's RUBY slippers (Ruby and Scarlet both being synonymous with red) Also, forgot to mention this, Scarlet's death (being crushed) is another alusion to the Wicked Witch of the East. Because the Wicked Witch is crushed by Dorothy's house.