The little hug is a surprise, too, though a pleasant one. She curls an arm around Aggie's shoulders, giving her a friendly squeeze in return.

"It is," she replies, giving the cottage a wary look. "I've never seen anything like this, but... Witches do seem to have close relationships with food, in my experience." Maybe she ought to be grateful that whoever built this cottage went for something glaringly off, as opposed to an ordinary-looking garden full of Cursed vegetables. Maybe it means this Witch isn't particularly cunning.

Not that subtlety is required, when you're using magic to ruin someone's life.