Florence Zimmermann

Character
Name:	Florence Zimmerman
Occupation:	witch
Relationships:	Jonathan Barnavelt, Lewis Barnavelt, Rose Rita Pottinger
Fandom:	The House with a Clock in Its Walls, The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)
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Florence Zimmermann by shumwe (2018)

Florence Zimmermann is a main character in the YA novel The House with a Clock in Its Walls, its sequels, and the movie of the same name.

She is a witch and a close friend and neighbour of Jonathan Barnavelt and his nephew, Lewis Barnavelt.

In the novels, only a few facts about Florence's earlier life are mentioned while the film supplies her with a backstory that has very few roots in the source material. Some fans of the movie would like to know more about her life before she moved to New Zebedee:

i'd like to see Florence Zimmerman's backstory; what happened to her daughter? She had a husband, and Selena says that they "won't be killed" if The Clock works but...how did they die? Why did she survive?
I might turn this into a headcanon post but truly...what happened?

tumblr post by notmanagingmymischief (2022), ^{Archived version}

Pairings

• Florence Zimmermann/ Carol Aird is the non-canonical same actor femslash pairing of Florence and Carol Aird from the 2015 movie Carol. Both characters were portrayed by the actress Cate Blanchett.
• Florence Zimmermann/Jonathan Barnavelt tag on the Ao3 (non-canonical pairing)

Fanworks

Florence Zimmermann and Rose Rita Pottinger by queensabriel (2018)

Example Fics

• Tea and a Warm Blanket by sahrap-stan on tumblr (Florence/Reader, Cate Blanchett/Reader, 2021) (offline, archived url)
• The Warlock's Apprentice, ^{Archived version} by OC_Femslash (Florence/Reader, 2023)

Archives & Resources

• Florence Zimmermann tag on the Ao3